The South Dakota high school football media poll for the week of September 21, 2020. Schools are listed by record, total points, and previous ranking. First place votes are shown in parenthesis.
Class 11AAA
- Sioux Falls Roosevelt (22) 4-0, 110, 1
- Brandon Valley 3-1, 86, 2
- Harrisburg 4-0, 68, 3
- Sioux Falls Lincoln 3-1, 44, 4
- Sioux Falls Washington 2-2, 11, NR
Received Votes: O’Gorman 10, Watertown 1
Class 11AA
- Yankton (19) 4-0, 107, 1
- Brookings (3) 4-0, 85, 2
- Pierre 2-1, 70, 3
- Mitchell 3-1, 46, 4
- Huron 2-2, 20, 5
Received Votes: Sturgis 1, Douglas 1
Class 11A
- Tea Area (17) 3-0, 105, 1
- Dell Rapids (5), 4-0, 93, 2
- Madison 2-2, 43, 3
- Canton 1-2, 31, 5
- Dakota Valley 2-2, 28, RV
Received Votes: West Central 21, Milbank 5, Sioux Falls Christian 4
Class 11B
- Winner (17) 4-0, 104, 1
- Bridgewater-Emery/Ethan (4) 5-0, 92, 2
- Sioux Valley 4-1, 60, 4
- McCook Central/Montrose 3-1, 29, 3
- St. Thomas More 3-1, 25, 5
Received Votes: Mobridge-Pollock (1) 19, Woonsocket/Wessington Springs/Sanborn Central 1
Class 9AA
- Viborg-Hurley (22) 4-0, 110, 1
- Lemmon/McIntosh 4-0, 86, 2
- Hamlin 5-0, 59, 3
- Platte-Geddes 4-0, 48, 4
- Hanson 4-0, 12, RV
Received Votes: Baltic 8, Deuel 7
Class 9A
- Howard (21) 4-0, 109, 1
- Canistota/Freeman 4-1, 87, 2
- Warner (1) 4-0, 57, 3
- De Smet 4-1, 44, 4
- Gregory 3-1, 17, 5
Received Votes: Wall 11, Philip 2, Ipswich/Edmunds Central 2, Britton-Hecla 1
Class 9B
- Wolsey-Wessington (21) 4-0, 109, 1
- Langford Area (1) 4-1, 77, 4
- Colman-Egan 2-1, 40, 2
- Dell Rapids St. Mary 3-2, 37, T5
- Herreid/Selby Area 4-1, 27, RV
Received Votes: Kadoka Area 25, Alcester-Hudson 15
