The 2025-2026 Preseason South Dakota Prep Media Basketball Poll has been released. Teams are ranked by points received and first-place votes are in parentheses.
Boys
Class AA
1. Sioux Falls Lincoln (11) 78
2. Brandon Valley (6) 58
3. Huron 43
4. Mitchell 38
5. Bishop O’Gorman (1) 15
Receiving votes: Sioux Falls Jefferson 13, Harrisburg 12, Sioux Falls Washington 6, Sioux Falls Roosevelt 3, Spearfish 2, Tea Area 2.
Class A
1. Sioux Falls Christian (16) 176
2. Lennox 135
3. West Central (2) 127
4. Clark/Willow Lake 103
5. Hamlin 86
6. Pine Ridge 68
7. St. Thomas More 62
8. Groton Area 46
9. Rapid City Christian 40
10. Dakota Valley 37
Receiving votes: Dell Rapids 29, Vermillion 21, Winner 17, Madison 16, Baltic 12, Flandreau 5, Hill City 4, Mobridge-Pollock 4, Cheyenne-Eagle Butte 1, Mahpiya Luta 1.
Class B
1. Castlewood (10) 149
2. Wessington Springs (2) 124
3. St. Mary’s (4) 110
4. Wall (1) 109
5. Viborg-Hurley (1) 108
6. Freeman 98
7. Lyman 54
8. Aberdeen Christian 50
9. De Smet 37
10. Parkston 35
Receiving votes: Sully Buttes 31, Bridgewater-Emery 25, Howard 17, Leola/Frederick Area 14, Gregory 9, Wolsey-Wessington 7, Lemmon 6, Estelline/Hendricks 5, Deubrook Area 2.
Girls
Class AA
1. Bishop O’Gorman (16) 88
2. Brandon Valley (2) 72
3. Sioux Falls Washington 45
4. Sioux Falls Jefferson 26
5. Rapid City Stevens 17
Receiving votes: Mitchell 16, Spearfish 3, Aberdeen Central 2, Rapid City Central 1.
Class A
1. Sioux Falls Christian (11) 173
2. Mahpiya Luta (7) 160
3. Hamlin 120
4. Dakota Valley 119
5. Sioux Valley 94
6. Wagner 88
7. Vermillion 62
8. Mobridge-Pollock 52
9. Lennox 39
10. Flandreau 29
Receiving votes: West Central 19, Aberdeen Roncalli 11, Clark/Willow Lake 6, St. Thomas More 4, Groton Area 4, Mount Vernon/Plankinton 3, Miller 2, Canton 2, Lakota Tech 2, Pine Ridge 1.
Class B
1. Bennett County (15) 176
2. Sanborn Central/Woonsocket 131
3. Centerville (3) 108
4. Lyman 106
5. Parkston 96
6. Harding County 75
7. Ethan 72
8. Deubrook Area 39
9. Colman-Egan 37
T-10. St. Mary’s 31
T-10. Freeman 31
Receiving votes: Corsica-Stickney 23, Arlington 21, Lemmon 11, De Smet 11, Kadoka Area 6, Waubay-Summit 6, Gayville-Volin 5, Warner 2, Northwestern 1, Chester 1, Avon 1.
