South Dakota Prep Media Football Polls – August 24, 2026

The South Dakota Prep Media Football Poll for the week of Aug. 24 is listed below, ranking the top-five teams in each class, record, total points and previous ranking. First-place votes are listed in parentheses. The polls for Class 11AAA-11A remain unchanged from the preseason rankings.

Class 11AAA

1. Sioux Falls Lincoln (16) 95
2. Brandon Valley (3) 69
3. Sioux Falls Jefferson (1) 67
4. Harrisburg 42
5. Bishop O’Gorman 23
Receiving votes: Sioux Falls 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. Sioux Falls 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 (10) 1-0 83 1
2. St. Thomas More (8) 1-0 82 2
4. Winner (1) 1-0 41 3
4. Deuel 1-0 39 4
5. Sioux Valley 1-0 23 5
Receiving votes: Clark/Willow Lake 17.

Class 9AA

1. Parkston (19) 1-0 99 1
2. Bon Homme 1-0 73 3
4. Platte-Geddes 1-0 54 4
4. Viborg-Hurley 1-0 27 RV
6. Hamlin 0-1 16 2
Receiving votes: Britton-Hecla 13, Hanson 4, Garretson 3.

Class 9A

1. Freeman (14) 1-0 84 1
2. Howard (4) 1-0 76 2
4. Castlewood (1) 1-0 46 5
4. Elkton-Lake Benton 1-0 41 3
5. Kimball/White Lake 1-0 30 4
Receiving votes: Lyman 4, Alcester-Hudson 3, Philip 1.

Class 9B

1. St. Mary’s (14) 1-0 89 1
2. Wall (5) 1-0 75 2
3. Warner 1-0 60 3
4. Avon 1-0 40 4
5. Colman-Egan 1-0 16 5
Receiving votes: Herreid/Selby Area 5.

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South Dakota Power 5 Poll

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 (8)
2. St. Thomas More (6)
3. Clark/Willow Lake
4. Deuel
5. Winner

Receiving Votes: Sioux Valley 8, Wagner 1, Beresford 1

9AA

1. Parkston (14)
2. Viborg-Hurley
3. Platte-Geddes
4. Bon Homme
5. Britton-Hecla

Receiving Votes: Hamlin 7, Garretson 3, Hanson 2, Hill City 2, Bridgewater-Emery/Ethan 1

9A

1. Howard (8)
2. Freeman (4)
3. Elkton-Lake Benton
4. Castlewood (2)
5. Kimball/White Lake

Receiving Votes: Alcester-Hudson 3, Philip 2, Sully Buttes 2, Ipswich 1

9B

1. St. Mary’s (9)
2. Wall (4)
3. Avon (1)
4. Warner
5. Colman-Egan

Receiving Votes: Herreid/Selby Area 1