The South Dakota Prep Media Basketball Poll for the week of Jan. 12 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 (23) 8-0 115 1
2. Roosevelt 6-1 91 3
3. Harrisburg 4-2 35 5
4. Spearfish 5-0 32 4
5. Huron 5-2 23 2
Receiving votes: Mitchell 20, Tea Area 15, Watertown 14
Class A
1. West Central (23) 8-0 230 2
2. SF Christian 5-1 197 1
3. Clark/Willow Lake 7-0 192 3
4. St. Thomas More 5-1 139 4
5. Mahpiya Luta 8-0 131 5
6. Hamlin 4-1 103 8
7. Groton Area 6-3 76 9
8. Vermillion 5-2 70 10
9. Cheyenne-Eagle Butte 7-1 44 RV
10. Lennox 3-3 28 6
Receiving votes: Dakota Valley 24, Madison 22, Stanley County 8, Flandreau 1.
Class B
1. Viborg-Hurley (20) 8-0 226 1
2. De Smet (3) 7-0 205 2
3. Castlewood 6-1 180 3
4. Sully Buttes 5-1 139 4
5. Aberdeen Christian 5-1 128 5
6. Wessington Springs 6-2 102 6
7. Wall 6-3 94 7
8. Freeman 5-2 77 9
9. Deubrook Area 6-1 39 10
10. Estelline-Hendricks 7-1 26 RV
Receiving votes: Parkston 22, Lyman 14, Marty 10, St. Mary’s 2, Bridgewater-Emery 1.
Girls
Class AA
1. Brandon Valley (23) 6-0 115 1
2. O’Gorman 5-1 86 2
3. Washington 7-0 72 3
4. Aberdeen Central 6-1 47 4
5. Tea Area 6-2 13 5
Receiving votes: Rapid City Stevens 12.
Class A
1. Mahpiya Luta (22) 8-0 229 1
2. Lennox (1) 9-0 207 2
3. Hamlin 6-0 180 3
4. Sioux Valley 6-0 159 4
T-5. SF Christian 6-2 119 6
T-5. Wagner 6-1 119 7
7. Dakota Valley 5-2 89 5
8. West Central 6-1 63 8
9. Roncalli 7-1 52 9
10. Mobridge-Pollock 5-2 24 10
Receiving votes: Clark/Willow Lake 12, Lakota Tech 12.
Class B
1. Lyman (13) 5-0 214 2
2. Parkston (4) 8-0 200 3
3. Bennett County (5) 4-2 179 4
4. Ethan 7-1 129 5
5. Centerville (1) 7-2 126 1
6. Harding County 9-0 115 6
7. Colman-Egan 7-0 108 7
8. Chester 8-1 63 9
9. Sanborn Central/Woonsocket 5-1 61 8
10. Gayville-Volin 7-1 27 NR
Receiving votes: Corsica-Stickney 22, Highmore-Harrold 11, Lemmon 9, Waubay-Summit 1.
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South Dakota Power 5 Poll (Week of Jan. 12)
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 (14)
2. Sioux Falls Roosevelt
3. Huron
4. Harrisburg (1)
5. Spearfish
Receiving Votes: Tea Area 7, Watertown 4, Mitchell 3
Boys’ Class A
1. West Central (15)
2. Sioux Falls Christian
3. Clark/Willow Lake
4. St. Thomas More
5. Maĥpíya Lúta
Receiving Votes: Lennox 2, Groton Area 1, Vermillion 1, Stanley County 1
Boys’ Class B
1. Viborg-Hurley (13)
2. De Smet (2)
3. Castlewood
4. Sully Buttes
5. Aberdeen Christian
Receiving Votes: Wessington Springs 3, Wall 3, Deubrook Area 1, Estelline/Hendricks 1
Girls’ Class AA
1. Brandon Valley (15)
2. O’Gorman
3. Sioux Falls Washington
4. Aberdeen Central
5. Rapid City Stevens
Receiving Votes: Tea Area 6
Girls’ Class A
1. Maĥpíya Lúta (15)
2. Lennox
3. Hamlin
4. Sioux Valley
5. Sioux Falls Christian
Receiving Votes: Wagner 4, Dakota Valley 2
Girls’ Class B
1. Lyman (10)
2. Parkston (2)
3. Centerville (2)
4. Bennett County (1)
5. Harding County
Receiving Votes: Colman-Egan 3, Chester 2, Gayville-Volin 2, Ethan 2, Highmore-Harrold 1, Sanborn Central/Woonsocket 1
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