#SDpreps Media Hoops Poll (Week of Feb. 16th)

Posted on February 16, 2026 by - Sports

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Polls

The South Dakota Prep Media Basketball Poll for the week of Feb. 16 is listed below, ranking the top-five teams in Class AA, top-10 teams in Class A and Class B, the team’s record, points received and ranking in the previous poll. First-place votes are listed in parentheses.

Boys

Class AA

  1. Lincoln (20) 16-0 100 1
  2. Roosevelt 14-2 64 2
  3. Tea Area 12-4 45 5
  4. Huron 13-4 40 4
  5. Watertown 13-3 27 RV

Receiving votes: Harrisburg 22, Spearfish 2.

 

Class A

  1. West Central (19) 18-0 199 1
  2. SF Christian (1) 15-1 181 2
  3. Clark/Willow Lake 15-2 159 3
  4. Hamlin 15-2 137 4
  5. Lennox 11-5 110 5
  6. St. Thomas More 12-5 92 6
  7. Groton Area 13-4 78 9
  8. Vermillion 13-5 50 7
  9. Stanley County 14-2 39 10
  10. Mahpiya Luta 15-3 36 8

Receiving votes: Cheyenne-Eagle Butte 11, Sioux Valley 4, Pine Ridge 3, Dakota Valley 1

 

Class B

  1. Castlewood (17) 16-2 197 1
  2. De Smet 12-5 169 3
  3. Freeman (2) 16-2 165 4
  4. Viborg-Hurley (1) 15-3 131 2
  5. Wessington Springs 14-4 110 8
  6. Aberdeen Christian 14-2 108 6
  7. Parkston 15-3 69 7
  8. Wall 13-4 66 5
  9. Sanborn Central/Woonsocket 14-3 23 RV
  10. Sully Buttes 13-5 21 9

Receiving votes: Estelline-Hendricks 19, Deubrook Area 11, Lyman 10, Leola/Frederick Area 1.

Girls 

Class AA

  1. Brandon Valley (20) 16-0 100 1
  2. O’Gorman 16-1 80 2
  3. Washington 12-3 60 3
  4. Stevens 13-4 32 4
  5. Aberdeen Central 11-5 26 5

Receiving votes: Mitchell 1, Spearfish 1.

 

Class A

  1. Mahpiya Luta (20) 180 200 1
  2. Hamlin 16-1 178 2
  3. Lennox 15-3 150 T-3
  4. Wagner 15-2 140 T-3
  5. SF Christian 15-4 121 5
  6. Sioux Valley 15-2 97 6
  7. Clark/Willow Lake 15-2 85 7
  8. Roncalli 14-4 39 9
  9. West Central 14-4 36 10
  10. St. Thomas More 13-5 21 8

Receiving votes: Rapid City Christian 19, Mobridge-Pollock 12, Lakota Tech 2.

 

Class B 

  1. Lyman (19) 17-1 197 1
  2. Parkston 16-2 159 2
  3. Colman-Egan (1) 18-0 154 4
  4. Ethan 16-1 151 5
  5. Bennett County 15-3 111 3
  6. Centerville 16-2 108 6
  7. Chester 15-2 79 7
  8. Harding County 17-1 50 8
  9. Waubay-Summit 17-2 27 T-10
  10. Gayville-Volin 14-3 25 RV

Receiving votes: Highmore-Harrold 13, Corsica-Stickney 10, Sanborn Central/Woonsocket 10, Wall 6.

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South Dakota Power 5 Poll  (Week of Feb. 16)
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 (13)
  2. Sioux Falls Roosevelt
  3. Tea Area
  4. Huron
  5. Watertown

Receiving Votes: Harrisburg 5, Spearfish 2, O’Gorman 1

 

Boys’ Class A

  1. West Central (13)
  2. Sioux Falls Christian
  3. Clark/Willow Lake
  4. Hamlin
  5. Lennox

Receiving Votes: St. Thomas More 2, Maĥpíya Lúta 1, Stanley County 1, Vermillion 1, Groton Area 1

 

Boys’ Class B

  1. Castlewood (13)
  2. De Smet
  3. Freeman
  4. Viborg-Hurley
  5. Aberdeen Christian

Receiving Votes: Parkston 4, Wessington Springs 2, Wall 1

 

Girls’ Class AA

  1. Brandon Valley (13)
  2. O’Gorman
  3. Sioux Falls Washington
  4. Rapid City Stevens
  5. Aberdeen Central

Receiving Votes: Mitchell 1

 

Girls’ Class A

  1. Maĥpíya Lúta (13)
  2. Hamlin
    3. Lennox
  3. Wagner
  4. Sioux Falls Christian

Receiving Votes: Sioux Valley 5, Clark/Willow Lake 2

 

Girls’ Class B

  1. Lyman (12)
  2. Parkston
  3. Colman-Egan (1)
  4. Ethan
  5. Bennett County

 

Receiving Votes: Centerville 4, Harding County 1

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