2026 South Dakota Preseason High School Football Polls

South Dakota Prep Media Preseason Football Polls

The preseason South Dakota Prep Media Football Poll is listed below, ranking the top-five teams and points received. First-place votes are listed in parentheses.

Class 11AAA
1. Lincoln (16) 95
2. Brandon Valley (3) 69
3. Jefferson (1) 67
4. Harrisburg 42
5. O’Gorman 23

Receiving votes: Washington 4.

Class 11AA
1. Pierre (19) 97
2. Huron 62
3. Yankton 59
4. Tea Area 37
5. Sturgis (1) 24

Receiving votes: Watertown 12, Spearfish 9.

Class 11A
1. SF Christian (20) 100
2. Lennox 72
3. Dell Rapids 60
4. West Central 38
5. Madison 19

Receiving votes: Dakota Valley 9, Canton 1, Tri-Valley 1.

Class 11B
1. Elk Point-Jefferson (13) 87
2. St. Thomas More (4) 79
3. Winner (2) 48
4. Deuel (1) 37
5. Sioux Valley 24

Receiving votes: Clark/Willow Lake 15, Mobridge-Pollock 5, Rapid City Christian 3, McCook Central/Montrose 1, Hot Springs 1.

Class 9AA
1. Parkston (19) 99
2. Hamlin (1) 74
3. Bon Homme 47
4. Platte-Geddes 28
5. Bridgewater-Emery/Ethan 15

Receiving votes: Viborg-Hurley 10, Hanson 8, Hill City 8, Britton-Hecla 7, Garretson 2, Sioux Falls Lutheran 2.

Class 9A
1. Freeman (14) 84
2. Howard (4) 75
3. Elkton-Lake Benton (1) 45
4. Kimball/White Lake 28
5. Castlewood (1) 25

Receiving votes: Faulkton Area 14, Alcester-Hudson 13, Lyman 7, Philip 5, Harding County/Bison 2, Ipswich 1, Sully Buttes 1.

Class 9B
1. St. Mary’s (11) 89
2. Wall (9) 87
3. Warner 54
4. Avon 41
5. Colman-Egan 23

Receiving votes: Herreid/Selby Area 6.

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South Dakota Preseason Power 5 Polls

11AAA

1. Sioux Falls Lincoln (7)
2. Brandon Valley (5)
3. Sioux Falls Jefferson (1)
4. Harrisburg
5. O’Gorman

Receiving Votes: Sioux Falls Roosevelt (1) 1, Sioux Falls Washington 1, Rapid City Central 1

11AA

1. Pierre T.F. Riggs (12)
2. Yankton (2)
3. Huron
4. Sturgis Brown
5. Watertown

Receiving Votes: Tea Area 9, Spearfish 3, Brookings 1

11A

1. Sioux Falls Christian (14)
2. Lennox
3. Dell Rapids
4. West Central
5. Madison

Receiving Votes: Canton 2, Dakota Valley 1, Milbank 1, Tri-Valley 1

11B

1. Elk Point-Jefferson (7)
2. St. Thomas More (6)
3. Clark/Willow Lake
4. Deuel (1)
5. Winner

Receiving Votes: Sioux Valley 5, Mobridge-Pollock 4, Wagner 2, Woonsocket/Wessington Springs/Sanborn Central 2, Rapid City Christian 2, Mt. Vernon/Plankinton 1, Hot Springs 1

9AA

1. Parkston (8)
2. Hamlin (2)
3. Britton-Hecla
4. Hill City
5. Bridgewater-Emery/Ethan (2)

Receiving Votes: Hanson 4, Viborg-Hurley (1) 3, Platte-Geddes 3, Florence/Henry (1) 1, Tripp-Delmont/Armour/Andes Central/Dakota Christian 2, Garretson 1, Sioux Falls Lutheran 1, Gregory 1, Stanley County 1

9A

1. Howard (6)
2. Freeman (4)
3. Alcester-Hudson (1)
4. Elkton-Lake Benton
5. Ipswich (1)

Receiving Votes: Philip 5, Castlewood (2) 4, Kimball/White Lake 4, Sully Buttes 3, Canistota 2, Harding County/Bison 2, Faulkton Area 2, Timber Lake 1, Corsica-Stickney 1

9B

1. Wall (10)
2. St. Mary’s (4)
3. Avon
4. Warner
5. Colman-Egan

Receiving Votes: Herreid/Selby Area 4, Leola/Frederick Area 1, Kadoka Area 1, Jones County 1, Northwestern 1, Deubrook Area 1