First Installment of #SDpreps Hoops Media Poll

Posted on December 8, 2025 by - Sports

Basketball

The Preseason South Dakota Prep Media Basketball Poll has been released. Teams are ranked by points received and first-place votes are in parentheses.

 

Boys

Class AA

  1. Lincoln (11) 78
  2. Brandon Valley (6) 58
  3. Huron 43
  4. Mitchell 38
  5. O’Gorman (1) 15

Receiving votes: Jefferson 13, Harrisburg 12, Washington 6, Roosevelt 3, Spearfish 2, Tea Area 2.

 

Class A

  1. SF Christian (16) 176
  2. Lennox 135
  3. West Central (2) 127
  4. Clark/Willow Lake 103
  5. Hamlin 86
  6. Pine Ridge 68
  7. St. Thomas More 62
  8. Groton Area 46
  9. RC Christian 40
  10. Dakota Valley 37

Receiving votes: Dell Rapids 29, Vermillion 21, Winner 17, Madison 16, Baltic 12, Flandreau 5, Hill City 4, Mobridge-Pollock 4, Cheyenne-Eagle Butte 1, Mahpiya Luta 1.

Class B

  1. Castlewood (10) 149
  2. Wessington Springs (2) 124
  3. St. Mary’s (4) 110
  4. Wall (1) 109
  5. Viborg-Hurley (1) 108
  6. Freeman 98
  7. Lyman 54
  8. Aberdeen Christian 50
  9. De Smet 37
  10. Parkston 35

Receiving votes: Sully Buttes 31, Bridgewater-Emery 25, Howard 17, Leola/Frederick Area 14, Gregory 9, Wolsey-Wessington 7, Lemmon 6, Estelline/Hendricks 5, Deubrook Area 2.

 

Girls 

Class AA

  1. O’Gorman (16) 88
  2. Brandon Valley (2) 72
  3. Washington 45
  4. Jefferson 26
  5. Stevens 17

Receiving votes: Mitchell 16, Spearfish 3, Aberdeen Central 2, Rapid City Central 1.

Class A

  1. SF Christian (11) 173
  2. Mahpiya Luta (7) 160
  3. Hamlin 120
  4. Dakota Valley 119
  5. Sioux Valley 94
  6. Wagner 88
  7. Vermillion 62
  8. Mobridge-Pollock 52
  9. Lennox 39
  10. Flandreau 29

Receiving votes: West Central 19, Aberdeen Roncalli 11, Clark/Willow Lake 6, St. Thomas More 4, Groton Area 4, Mount Vernon/Plankinton 3, Miller 2, Canton 2, Lakota Tech 2, Pine Ridge 1.

 

Class B 

  1. Bennett County (15) 176
  2. Sanborn Central/Woonsocket 131
  3. Centerville (3) 108
  4. Lyman 106
  5. Parkston 96
  6. Harding County 75
  7. Ethan 72
  8. Deubrook Area 39
  9. Colman-Egan 37

T-10. St. Mary’s 31

T-10. Freeman 31

Receiving votes: Corsica-Stickney 23, Arlington 21, Lemmon 11, De Smet 11, Kadoka Area 6, Waubay-Summit 6, Gayville-Volin 5, Warner 2, Northwestern 1, Chester 1, Avon 1.

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South Dakota Power 5 Poll  (Week of Dec. 8)
Top five teams; 1st place votes are listed in parentheses
Teams receiving votes are the total number of votes, not 1st place votes
*Team rankings based on the majority of the votes from voters
 
Boys’ Class AA
1. Sioux Falls Lincoln (5)
2. Brandon Valley (3)
3. Huron (1)
4. Mitchell
5. Sioux Falls Jefferson (1)
Receiving Votes: Spearfish 4, O’Gorman (1) 3, Sioux Falls Roosevelt 2, Sioux Falls Washington 2, Harrisburg 2, Tea Area 1
Boys’ Class A
1. Sioux Falls Christian (10)
2. West Central (1)
3. Lennox
4. Hamlin
T5. Clark/Willow Lake
T5. St. Thomas More
Receiving Votes: Groton Area 3, Pine Ridge 2, Madison 1, Hill City 1, Dell Rapids 1, Rapid City Christian 1
Boys’ Class B
1. Castlewood (5)
2. Viborg-Hurley (3)
3. Wall (1)
T4. St. Mary’s (1)
T4. Wessington Springs (1)
5. Freeman
Receiving Votes: De Smet 3, Lyman 2, Howard 1, Parkston 1, Gregory 1, Lemmon 1
Girls’ Class AA
1. O’Gorman (10)
2. Brandon Valley (1)
3. Sioux Falls Washington
T4. Rapid City Stevens
T4. Sioux Falls Jefferson
5. Mitchell
Receiving Votes: Aberdeen Central 1
Girls Class A
1. Sioux Falls Christian (7)
2. Maĥpíya Lúta (4)
3. Dakota Valley
4. Hamlin
T5. Wagner
T5. Mobridge-Pollock
Receiving Votes: Sioux Valley 3, Vermillion 2, St. Thomas More 2
Girls’ Class B
1. Bennett County (10)
2. Centerville (1)
3. Sanborn Central/Woonsocket
4. Lyman
5. Parkston
Receiving Votes: Harding County 5, St. Mary’s 3, Ethan 2, Waubay/Summit 2, Freeman 1, Corsica-Stickney 1, Deubrook Area 1

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