The South Dakota media preps high school football poll for the week of October 1-6. Team are listed by first place votes in parenthesis, overall record, total votes, and previous rank.
Class 11AAA
- Sioux Falls O’Gorman (30) 6-0, 150, 2
- Sioux Falls Roosevelt 5-1, 115, 1
- Sioux Falls Washington 4-2, 92, 3
- Brandon Valley 4-2, 59, 4
- Watertown 5-1, 34, 5
Received Votes: None
Class 11AA
- Pierre (30) 5-1, 150, 1
- Yankton 3-3, 113, 3
- Harrisburg 3-3, 81, 2
- Mitchell 3-3, 61, RV
- Brookings 3-3, 27, 5
Received Votes: Huron 18
Class 11A
- Dakota Valley (27) 6-0, 147, 1
- Tea Area (3) 6-0, 123, 2
- Madison 5-1, 90, 3
- Hot Springs 5-1, 48, RV
- West Central 3-3, 29, 4
Received Votes: Lennox 6, Todd Country 4, Dell Rapids 3
Class 11B
- Canton (29) 6-0, 149, 2
- Bridgewater-Emery/Ethan 5-1, 103, 1
- Mount Vernon/Plankinton (1) 6-0, 95, 3
- Sioux Falls Christian 5-1, 72, 4
- Winner 4-2, 23, 5
Received Votes: Beresford 4, Lead-Deadwood 4
Class 9AA
- Wolsey-Wessington (29) 7-0, 148, 1
- Bon Homme (1) 6-1, 116, 2
- Gregory 5-1, 87, 3
- Garretson 6-0, 52, 4
- Arlington/Lake Preston 6-0, 45, 5
Received Votes: Hamlin 1, Webster Area 1
Class 9A
- Britton-Hecla (27) 6-0, 147, 1
- Canistota/Freeman (3) 6-0, 110, 2
- Clark/Willow Lake 6-1, 97, 4
- Warner 5-2, 40, 3
- Timber Lake 7-0, 37, 5
Received Votes: Alcester-Hudson 17, Howard 2
Class 9B
- Sully Buttes (28) 6-0, 147, 1
- Colome (2) 6-0, 118, 3
- Colman-Egan 6-0, 90, 4
- Castlewood 5-1, 49, 2
- Wall 6-0, 37, 5
Received Votes: Faulkton Area 7, Harding County 2