The South Dakota Prep Media Basketball Poll for the week of Jan. 12 is listed below, ranking the top-five teams in Class AA, top-10 teams in Class A and Class B, the team’s record, points received and ranking in the previous poll. First-place votes are listed in parentheses.
The South Dakota Prep Media Basketball consists of media members from across the state of South Dakota.
Boys
Class AA
1. Sioux Falls Lincoln (23) 8-0 115 1
2. Sioux Falls Roosevelt 6-1 91 3
3. Harrisburg 4-2 35 5
4. Spearfish 5-0 32 4
5. Huron 5-2 23 2
Receiving votes: Mitchell 20, Tea Area 15, Watertown 14
Class A
1. West Central (23) 8-0 230 2
2. Sioux Falls Christian 5-1 197 1
3. Clark/Willow Lake 7-0 192 3
4. St. Thomas More 5-1 139 4
5. Mahpiya Luta 8-0 131 5
6. Hamlin 4-1 103 8
7. Groton Area 6-3 76 9
8. Vermillion 5-2 70 10
9. Cheyenne-Eagle Butte 7-1 44 RV
10. Lennox 3-3 28 6
Receiving votes: Dakota Valley 24, Madison 22, Stanley County 8, Flandreau 1.
Class B
1. Viborg-Hurley (20) 8-0 226 1
2. De Smet (3) 7-0 205 2
3. Castlewood 6-1 180 3
4. Sully Buttes 5-1 139 4
5. Aberdeen Christian 5-1 128 5
6. Wessington Springs 6-2 102 6
7. Wall 6-3 94 7
8. Freeman 5-2 77 9
9. Deubrook Area 6-1 39 10
10. Estelline-Hendricks 7-1 26 RV
Receiving votes: Parkston 22, Lyman 14, Marty 10, St. Mary’s 2, Bridgewater-Emery 1.
Girls
Class AA
1. Brandon Valley (23) 6-0 115 1
2. Bishop O’Gorman 5-1 86 2
3. Sioux Falls Washington 7-0 72 3
4. Aberdeen Central 6-1 47 4
5. Tea Area 6-2 13 5
Receiving votes: Rapid City Stevens 12.
Class A
1. Mahpiya Luta (22) 8-0 229 1
2. Lennox (1) 9-0 207 2
3. Hamlin 6-0 180 3
4. Sioux Valley 6-0 159 4
T-5. Sioux Falls Christian 6-2 119 6
T-5. Wagner 6-1 119 7
7. Dakota Valley 5-2 89 5
8. West Central 6-1 63 8
9. Roncalli 7-1 52 9
10. Mobridge-Pollock 5-2 24 10
Receiving votes: Clark/Willow Lake 12, Lakota Tech 12.
Class B
1. Lyman (13) 5-0 214 2
2. Parkston (4) 8-0 200 3
3. Bennett County (5) 4-2 179 4
4. Ethan 7-1 129 5
5. Centerville (1) 7-2 126 1
6. Harding County 9-0 115 6
7. Colman-Egan 7-0 108 7
8. Chester 8-1 63 9
9. Sanborn Central/Woonsocket 5-1 61 8
10. Gayville-Volin 7-1 27 NR
Receiving votes: Corsica-Stickney 22, Highmore-Harrold 11, Lemmon 9, Waubay-Summit 1.
