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South Dakota Prep Media Basketball Polls - December 15, 2025

Craig Wollman

The South Dakota Prep Media Basketball Poll for the week of Dec. 15 is listed below, ranking the top-five teams, the team’s record, points received and ranking in the previous poll. First-place votes are listed in parentheses.

Boys

Class AA
1. Sioux Falls Lincoln (23) 1-0 119 1
2. Huron 1-0 79 3
3. Mitchell (1) 0-0 49 4
4. Sioux Falls Roosevelt 2-0 40 RV
5. Bishop O’Gorman 1-1 37 5
Receiving votes: Brandon Valley 17, Harrisburg 9, Rapid City Central 5, Washington 3, Spearfish 2.

Class A
1. Sioux Falls Christian (23) 1-0 239 1
2. West Central (1) 1-0 209 3
3. Clark/Willow Lake 1-0 185 4
4. St. Thomas More 2-0 137 7
5. Lennox 0-1 136 2
6. Groton Area 1-0 128 8
7. Rapid City Christian 1-0 59 9
8. Hamlin 0-1 49 5
9. Dakota Valley 0-0 46 9
10. Vermillion 1-0 35 RV
Receiving votes: Madison 29, Pine Ridge 29, Winner 14, Mahpiya Luta 10, Baltic 8, Britton-Hecla 2, Cheyenne-Eagle Butte 2, Flandreau 1, Parker/Marion 1, Sioux Valley 1.

Class B
1. Castlewood (20) 1-0 227 1
2. Wessington Springs (1) 1-0 207 2
3. St. Mary’s (2) 1-0 176 3
4. Viborg-Hurley 1-0 161 5
5. Wall (1) 1-0 157 4
6. Lyman 1-0 96 7
7. Freeman 0-1 84 6
8. Aberdeen Christian 0-0 68 8
9. De Smet 1-0 67 9
10. Bridgewater-Emery 1-0 15 RV
Receiving votes: Estelline-Hendricks 14, Sully Buttes 14, Parkston 11, Howard 8, Leola-Frederick Area 7, Wolsey-Wessington 3, Deubrook Area 1.

Girls 

Class AA
1. Brandon Valley (24) 1-0 120 2
2. Bishop O’Gorman 1-1 87 1
3. Sioux Falls Washington 1-0 72 3
4. Sioux Falls Jefferson 1-0 50 4
5. Aberdeen Central 2-0 22 RV
Receiving votes: Mitchell 3, Spearfish 2, Rapid City Stevens 2, Sioux Falls Roosevelt 2.

Class A
1. Mahpiya Luta (20) 1-0 232 2
2. Lennox (3) 1-0 183 9
3. Hamlin 1-0 177 3
4. Sioux Valley (1) 2-0 156 5
5. Dakota Valley 0-0 140 4
6. Sioux Falls Christian 2-1 132 1
7. Wagner 0-0 99 6
8. Mobridge-Pollock 1-0 78 8
9. West Central 1-0 34 RV
10. Flandreau 1-0 32 10
Receiving votes: Canton 21, Aberdeen Roncalli 12, Lakota Tech 11, Miller 5, Vermillion 4, St. Thomas More 2, Pine Ridge 2.

Class B 
T-1. Bennett County (12) 1-1 207 1
T-1. Sanborn Central/Woonsocket (4) 1-0 207 2
3. Centerville (7) 2-0 190 3
4. Lyman 1-0 165 4
5. Parkston 2-0 152 5
6. Harding County (1) 1-0 109 6
7. Ethan 1-0 100 7
8. Deubrook Area 1-0 76 8
9. Colman-Egan 1-0 47 9
10. St. Mary’s 1-0 43 T-10
Receiving votes: Freeman 10, Corsica-Stickney 8, Lemmon 3, Avon 1, Chester 1.

Brent is the Digital Content Curator at South Dakota Public Broadcasting. He came to SDPB after spending over 20 years broadcasting on radio stations in Aberdeen, Pierre, Milbank, Sisseton, and Watertown as Brent Nathaniel. An Aberdeen area native, Brent is based in Watertown with his wife Bri and their cat Allie.