South Dakota Prep Media Basketball Polls – January 26, 2026

Basketball Polls

The South Dakota Prep Media Basketball Poll for the week of Jan. 26 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.

The South Dakota Prep Media Basketball consists of media members from across the state of South Dakota.

Boys

Class AA
1. Sioux Falls Lincoln (26) 9-0 130 1
2. Sioux Falls Roosevelt 10-1 104 2
3. Spearfish 7-0 46 4
4. Harrisburg 5-3 43 3
5. Watertown 9-1 41 5
Receiving votes: Huron 18, Tea Area 8.

Class A
1. West Central (25) 13-0 259 1
2. Sioux Falls Christian (1) 9-1 233 2
3. Clark/Willow Lake 11-1 209 3
4. Hamlin 8-1 174 6
5. Mahpiya Luta 11-1 130 5
6. Lennox 6-4 118 9
7. St. Thomas More 8-3 108 4
8. Groton Area 9-3 97 7
9. Vermillion 7-4 46 10
10. Stanley County 10-1 34 RV
Receiving votes: Cheyenne-Eagle Butte 12, Flandreau 5, Dakota Valley 4, Pine Ridge 1.

Class B
1. Viborg-Hurley (24) 11-1 257 1
2. De Smet (1) 9-2 223 2
3. Castlewood (1) 10-2 215 3
4. Freeman 10-2 158 7
5. Wall 9-3 153 6
6. Aberdeen Christian 8-2 88 8
7. Wessington Springs 9-4 86 5
8. Parkston 10-2 77 10
9. Sully Buttes 7-3 63 4
10. Deubrook Area 9-2 51 9
Receiving votes: Estelline-Hendricks 23, Lyman 19, Sanborn Central/Woonsocket 6, Timber Lake 5, Bridgewater-Emery 4, Marty 2.

Girls 

Class AA
1. Brandon Valley (26) 10-0 130 1
2. Bishop O’Gorman 8-1 104 2
3. Sioux Falls Washington 8-1 70 3
4. Aberdeen Central 8-3 41 4
5. Rapid City Stevens 9-2 39 5
Receiving votes: Tea Area 3, Mitchell 2, Jefferson 1.

Class A
1. Mahpiya Luta (26) 12-0 260 1
2. Lennox 13-1 233 2
3. Hamlin 9-1 196 3
4. Wagner 9-2 179 4
5. Sioux Valley 8-1 157 5
6. Sioux Falls Christian 9-3 124 7
7. Clark/Willow Lake 10-1 100 9
8. West Central 9-3 69 6
9. Aberdeen Roncalli 9-2 41 8
10. Lakota Tech 10-2 26 RV
Receiving votes: Mobridge-Pollock 20, Rapid City Christian 14, St. Thomas More 7, Dakota Valley 4.

Class B 
1. Lyman (23) 11-0 256 1
2. Parkston 10-1 223 2
3. Bennett County (3) 8-2 205 3
4. Ethan 8-1 161 4
5. Colman-Egan 11-0 151 6
6. Centerville 11-2 137 5
7. Sanborn Central/Woonsocket 10-1 108 T-7
T-8. Corsica-Stickney 8-2 55 9
T-8. Chester 10-2 55 T-7
10. Harding County 11-1 34 10
Receiving votes: Gayville-Volin 29, Waubay-Summit 7, Wall 5, Highmore-Harrold 4.

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South Dakota Power 5 Poll  (Week of Jan. 26)
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 (16)
2. Sioux Falls Roosevelt
3. Spearfish
4. Huron
T5. Watertown
T5. Harrisburg
Receiving Votes: Tea Area 4

Boys’ Class A
1. West Central (16)
2. Sioux Falls Christian
3. Clark/Willow Lake
4. Hamlin
5. Maĥpíya Lúta
Receiving Votes: St. Thomas More 6, Lennox 4, Groton Area 3, Stanley County 1

Boys’ Class B
1. Viborg-Hurley (13)
2. De Smet (2)
3. Castlewood (1)
4. Freeman
5. Wall
Receiving Votes: Parkston 3, Sully Buttes 3, Wessington Springs 2, Deubrook Area 2, Lyman 1, Aberdeen Christian 1

Girls’ Class AA
1. Brandon Valley (16)
2. O’Gorman
3. Sioux Falls Washington
4. Rapid City Stevens
5. Aberdeen Central

Girls’ Class A
1. Maĥpíya Lúta (16)
2. Lennox
3. Hamlin
4. Sioux Valley
5. Wagner
Receiving Votes: Clark/Willow Lake 3, Sioux Falls Christian 1, Rapid City Christian 1

Girls’ Class B
1. Lyman (15)
2. Parkston
3. Bennett County (1)
4. Centerville
5. Ethan
Receiving Votes: Colman-Egan 7, Waubay/Summit 1, Gayville-Volin 1, Sanborn Central/Woonsocket 1, Corsica-Stickney 1, Deubrook Area 1

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