Basketball Rankings 1-31-26

SD PREP MEDIA BASKETBALL POLLS
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.

Boys

Class AA

1. Lincoln (26) 9-0 130 1
2. 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. SF 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. O’Gorman 8-1 104 2
3. Washington 8-1 70 3
4. Aberdeen Central 8-3 41 4
5. 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. SF Christian 9-3 124 7
7. Clark/Willow Lake 10-1 100 9
8. West Central 9-3 69 6
9. 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
8. Harding County 11-1 34 10
   Receiving votes: Gayville-Volin 29, Waubay-Summit 7, Wall 5, Highmore-Harrold 4.