The South Dakota Prep Media football polls for the week of Aug. 20 are listed below, ranking the top-five teams in each class. First-place votes received are indicated in parentheses. (The poll in the 11AAA, 11AA and 11A classes was unchanged from the preseason edition.)
Class 11AAA
- Sioux Falls Washington (26) 138
- Sioux Falls O’Gorman (2) 97
- Sioux Falls Roosevelt 83
- Brandon Valley 67
- Sioux Falls Lincoln 28
Received Votes: Rapid City Stevens 5, Rapid City Central 5, and Watertown 1
Class 11AA
- Mitchell (22) 133
- Pierre (3) 103
- Harrisburg (3) 96
- Yankton 53
- Huron 19
Received Votes: Sturgis 10, Brookings 5, and Douglas 1
Class 11A
- Dakota Valley (14) 113
- Madison (10) 104
- Tea Area (4) 95
- St. Thomas More 68
- Dell Rapids 24
Received Votes: West Central 9, Milbank 6, and Belle Fourche 1
Class 11B
- Sioux Falls Christian (27) 1-0 139
- Bridgewater-Emery/Ethan (1) 1-0 109
- Mount Vernon/Plankinton 1-0 67
- Canton 1-0 62
- Winner 0-1 19
Received Votes: Aberdeen Roncalli 13, Woonsocket/Wessington Springs/Sanborn Central 7, Beresford 2, and Sioux Valley 1
Class 9AA
- Gregory (14) 1-0 123
- Wolsey-Wessington (12) 1-0 121
- Irene-Wakonda (1) 1-0 72
- Webster Area (1) 1-0 52
- Bon Homme 1-0 15
Received Votes: Miller/Highmore-Harrold 10, Garretson 9, Baltic 8, Arlington/Lake Preston 5, North Border 3, and Kimball/White Lake 2
Class 9A
- Britton-Hecla (25) 1-0 135
- Corsica-Stickney (3) 1-0 103
- Warner 1-0 78
- Clark/Willow Lake 1-0 56
- Canistota/Freeman 1-0 24
Received Votes: Howard 17 and Timber Lake 7
Class 9B
- Sully Buttes (23) 1-0 131
- Castlewood (2) 1-0 96
- Colome (2) 1-0 84
- Colman-Egan (1) 1-0 74
- Harding County 1-0 24
Received Votes: Faulkton Area 10 and Wall 1
