The South Dakota Prep Media Football Poll for the week of Aug. 25 is listed below, ranking the top-five teams in each class, record, total points and previous ranking. First-place votes are listed in parentheses. Classes 11A-11AAA remained unchanged from the preseason poll.
Class 11AAA
T-1. Brandon Valley (8) 67
T-1. Lincoln (7) 67
3. Harrisburg 42
4. Jefferson 37
5. O’Gorman (1) 23
Receiving votes: Washington 4.
Class 11AA
1. Pierre (15) 79
2. Yankton 48
3. Brookings 44
4. Tea Area (1) 25
5. Watertown 24
Receiving votes: Spearfish 18, Aberdeen Central 2.
Class 11A
1. SF Christian (14) 78
2. Lennox (1) 56
3. Dell Rapids (1) 54
4. West Central 31
5. Madison 7
Receiving votes: Rapid City Christian 6, Dakota Valley 5, Canton 3
Class 11B
1. Winner (18) 1-0 97 1
2. Elk Point-Jefferson (1) 1-0 74 3
3. St. Thomas More (1) 1-0 64 4
4. Wagner 1-0 24 5
5. Sioux Valley 0-1 19 2
Receiving votes: Clark/Willow Lake 14, Mount Vernon/Plankinton 3, Hot Springs 2, Mobridge-Pollock 2, Woonsocket/Wessington Springs/Sanborn Central 1.
Class 9AA
1. Elkton-Lake Benton (14) 1-0 92 1
2. Hamlin (4) 1-0 73 2
3. Viborg-Hurley (2) 1-0 60 4
4. Freeman/Marion/Freeman Academy 1-0 48 5
T-5. Hanson 1-0 9 RV
T-5. Hill City 1-0 9 RV
Receiving votes: Parkston 8, Leola/Frederick Area 1.
Class 9A
1. Wall (17) 1-0 96 2
2. Warner (1) 1-0 71 4
3. Harding County/Bison (1) 1-0 46 5
4. Alcester-Hudson (1) 37 NR
5. Centerville 1-0 21 RV
Receiving votes: Howard 12, Estelline-Hendricks 7, Platte-Geddes 6, Wolsey-Wessington 4.
Class 9B
1. Sully Buttes (15) 1-0 91 1
2. Avon (4) 1-0 77 2
3. Dell Rapids St. Mary 1-0 53 4
4. Faulkton Area (1) 0-0 52 3
5. Corsica-Stickney 1-0 18 RV
Receiving votes: Herreid/Selby Area 4, Canistota 2, Arlington 1, Burke 1, Sioux Falls Lutheran 1.
