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South Dakota Prep Media Basketball Polls - January 26, 2026

Photo from the 2025 Boys Class AA Basketball Tournament
Brianna Amaral
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SDPB

The South Dakota Prep Media Basketball Poll for the week of Jan. 26 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 (26) 9-0 130 1
2. Sioux Falls Roosevelt 10-1 104 2
3. Spearfish 7-0 46 4
4. Harrisburg 5-3 43 3
5. Watertown 9-1 41 5
Receiving votes: Huron 18, Tea Area 8.

Class A
1. West Central (25) 13-0 259 1
2. Sioux Falls Christian (1) 9-1 233 2
3. Clark/Willow Lake 11-1 209 3
4. Hamlin 8-1 174 6
5. Mahpiya Luta 11-1 130 5
6. Lennox 6-4 118 9
7. St. Thomas More 8-3 108 4
8. Groton Area 9-3 97 7
9. Vermillion 7-4 46 10
10. Stanley County 10-1 34 RV
Receiving votes: Cheyenne-Eagle Butte 12, Flandreau 5, Dakota Valley 4, Pine Ridge 1.

Class B
1. Viborg-Hurley (24) 11-1 257 1
2. De Smet (1) 9-2 223 2
3. Castlewood (1) 10-2 215 3
4. Freeman 10-2 158 7
5. Wall 9-3 153 6
6. Aberdeen Christian 8-2 88 8
7. Wessington Springs 9-4 86 5
8. Parkston 10-2 77 10
9. Sully Buttes 7-3 63 4
10. Deubrook Area 9-2 51 9
Receiving votes: Estelline-Hendricks 23, Lyman 19, Sanborn Central/Woonsocket 6, Timber Lake 5, Bridgewater-Emery 4, Marty 2.

Girls 

Class AA
1. Brandon Valley (26) 10-0 130 1
2. Bishop O’Gorman 8-1 104 2
3. Sioux Falls Washington 8-1 70 3
4. Aberdeen Central 8-3 41 4
5. Rapid City Stevens 9-2 39 5
Receiving votes: Tea Area 3, Mitchell 2, Jefferson 1.

Class A
1. Mahpiya Luta (26) 12-0 260 1
2. Lennox 13-1 233 2
3. Hamlin 9-1 196 3
4. Wagner 9-2 179 4
5. Sioux Valley 8-1 157 5
6. Sioux Falls Christian 9-3 124 7
7. Clark/Willow Lake 10-1 100 9
8. West Central 9-3 69 6
9. Aberdeen Roncalli 9-2 41 8
10. Lakota Tech 10-2 26 RV
Receiving votes: Mobridge-Pollock 20, Rapid City Christian 14, St. Thomas More 7, Dakota Valley 4.

Class B 
1. Lyman (23) 11-0 256 1
2. Parkston 10-1 223 2
3. Bennett County (3) 8-2 205 3
4. Ethan 8-1 161 4
5. Colman-Egan 11-0 151 6
6. Centerville 11-2 137 5
7. Sanborn Central/Woonsocket 10-1 108 T-7
T-8. Corsica-Stickney 8-2 55 9
T-8. Chester 10-2 55 T-7
10. Harding County 11-1 34 10
Receiving votes: Gayville-Volin 29, Waubay-Summit 7, Wall 5, Highmore-Harrold 4.

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.