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South Dakota Prep Media Basketball Polls - February 16, 2026

SDPB | By Brent Duerre
Published February 17, 2026 at 8:45 AM CST
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The South Dakota Prep Media Basketball Poll for the week of Feb. 16 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.

Boys

Class AA
1. Sioux Falls Lincoln (20) 16-0 100 1
2. Sioux Falls Roosevelt 14-2 64 2
3. Tea Area 12-4 45 5
4. Huron 13-4 40 4
5. Watertown 13-3 27 RV
Receiving votes: Harrisburg 22, Spearfish 2.

Class A
1. West Central (19) 18-0 199 1
2. Sioux Falls Christian (1) 15-1 181 2
3. Clark/Willow Lake 15-2 159 3
4. Hamlin 15-2 137 4
5. Lennox 11-5 110 5
6. St. Thomas More 12-5 92 6
7. Groton Area 13-4 78 9
8. Vermillion 13-5 50 7
9. Stanley County 14-2 39 10
10. Mahpiya Luta 15-3 36 8
Receiving votes: Cheyenne-Eagle Butte 11, Sioux Valley 4, Pine Ridge 3, Dakota Valley 1

Class B
1. Castlewood (17) 16-2 197 1
2. De Smet 12-5 169 3
3. Freeman (2) 16-2 165 4
4. Viborg-Hurley (1) 15-3 131 2
5. Wessington Springs 14-4 110 8
6. Aberdeen Christian 14-2 108 6
7. Parkston 15-3 69 7
8. Wall 13-4 66 5
9. Sanborn Central/Woonsocket 14-3 23 RV
10. Sully Buttes 13-5 21 9
Receiving votes: Estelline-Hendricks 19, Deubrook Area 11, Lyman 10, Leola/Frederick Area 1.

Girls 

Class AA
1. Brandon Valley (20) 16-0 100 1
2. Bishop O’Gorman 16-1 80 2
3. Sioux Falls Washington 12-3 60 3
4. Rapid City Stevens 13-4 32 4
5. Aberdeen Central 11-5 26 5
Receiving votes: Mitchell 1, Spearfish 1.

Class A
1. Mahpiya Luta (20) 18-0 200 1
2. Hamlin 16-1 178 2
3. Lennox 15-3 150 T-3
4. Wagner 15-2 140 T-3
5. Sioux Falls Christian 15-4 121 5
6. Sioux Valley 15-2 97 6
7. Clark/Willow Lake 15-2 85 7
8. Aberdeen Roncalli 14-4 39 9
9. West Central 14-4 36 10
10. St. Thomas More 13-5 21 8
Receiving votes: Rapid City Christian 19, Mobridge-Pollock 12, Lakota Tech 2.

Class B 
1. Lyman (19) 17-1 197 1
2. Parkston 16-2 159 2
3. Colman-Egan (1) 18-0 154 4
4. Ethan 16-1 151 5
5. Bennett County 15-3 111 3
6. Centerville 16-2 108 6
7. Chester 15-2 79 7
8. Harding County 17-1 50 8
9. Waubay/Summit 17-2 27 T-10
10. Gayville-Volin 14-3 25 RV
Receiving votes: Highmore-Harrold 13, Corsica-Stickney 10, Sanborn Central/Woonsocket 10, Wall 6.
Tags
Sports & Rec Basketball
Brent Duerre
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.
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