South Dakota Prep Media Basketball Polls – February 9, 2026

Basketball Polls

The South Dakota Prep Media Basketball Poll for the week of Feb. 9 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 polls are voted upon by media members from across South Dakota.

Boys

Class AA
1. Sioux Falls Lincoln (21) 14-0 110 1
2. Sioux Falls Roosevelt 13-1 84 2
3. Harrisburg 10-3 58 4
4. Huron 11-4 40 5
5. Tea Area 10-4 12 RV
Receiving votes: Watertown 8, Spearfish 7, Brandon Valley 1.

Class A
1. West Central (20) 17-0 209 1
2. Sioux Falls Christian (1) 13-1 190 2
3. Clark/Willow Lake 14-2 168 3
4. Hamlin 12-2 142 4
5. Lennox 10-5 103 6
6. St. Thomas More 11-4 100 5
7. Vermillion 12-4 90 7
8. Mahpiya Luta 14-2 67 8
9. Groton Area 11-4 47 9
10. Stanley County 14-2 14 RV
Receiving votes: Pine Ridge 7, Wagner 7, Flandreau 7, Cheyenne-Eagle Butte 3, Sioux Valley 1.

Class B
1. Castlewood (16) 13-2 202 2
2. Viborg-Hurley (4) 14-2 182 3
3. De Smet 11-4 168 1
4. Freeman (1) 13-2 147 4
5. Wall 13-3 126 5
6. Aberdeen Christian 12-2 95 6
7. Parkston 14-3 65 7
8. Wessington Springs 12-4 58 8
9. Sully Buttes 11-4 30 10
10. Estelline-Hendricks 14-2 28 RV
Receiving votes: Deubrook Area 19, Leola-Frederick Area 13, Lyman 12, Sanborn Central/Woonsocket 10.

Girls 

Class AA
1. Brandon Valley (21) 14-0 105 1
2. Bishop O’Gorman 14-1 84 2
3. Sioux Falls Washington 12-1 63 3
4. Rapid City Stevens 11-4 32 4
5. Aberdeen Central 9-5 17 5
Receiving votes: Mitchell 13, Spearfish 1.

Class A
1. Mahpiya Luta (21) 16-0 210 1
2. Hamlin 13-1 184 2
T-3. Lennox 15-3 151 3
T-3. Wagner 13-2 151 4
5. Sioux Falls Christian 13-3 129 5
6. Sioux Valley 13-2 89 7
7. Clark/Willow Lake 13-2 82 6
8. St. Thomas More 13-3 41 10
9. Aberdeen Roncalli 12-3 34 8
10. West Central 12-4 26 RV
Receiving votes: Rapid City Christian 24, Mobridge-Pollock 17, Lakota Tech 2.

Class B 
1. Lyman (14) 14-1 199 1
2. Parkston (4) 15-1 184 2
3. Bennett County (3) 14-2 168 3
4. Colman-Egan 16-0 137 T-4
5. Ethan 14-1 128 T-4
6. Centerville 15-2 112 6
7. Chester 14-2 71 8
8. Harding County 16-1 51 9
9. Sanborn Central/Woonsocket 13-3 48 7
T-10. Corsica-Stickney 11-4 18 10
T-10. Waubay-Summit 15-2 18 RV
Receiving votes: Gayville-Volin 10, Highmore-Harrold 8, Wall 3.

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South Dakota Power 5 Poll  (Week of Feb. 9)
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. Harrisburg
4. Huron
5. Tea Area
Receiving Votes: Spearfish 8, Watertown 5

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

Boys’ Class B
1. Castlewood (9)
2. Viborg-Hurley (6)
3. De Smet (1)
4. Wall
5. Freeman
Receiving Votes: Parkston 3, Aberdeen Christian 2, Leola/Frederick Area 2, Deubrook Area 1

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

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

Girls’ Class B
1. Parkston (9)
2. Lyman (6)
3. Bennett County (1)
4. Ethan
5. Centerville
Receiving Votes: Colman-Egan 8, Harding County 2, Waubay/Summit 1

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