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SD Prep Media Basketball Poll: Week of Feb. 23, 2026

SD Prep Media Basketball Poll: Week of Feb. 23, 2026

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The South Dakota Prep Media Basketball Poll for the week of Feb. 23 is listed. 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. 

These are the final polls of the season for Class A and Class B girls. 

 

Boys

Class AA

1. Lincoln (21) 19-0 105 1

2. Huron 14-4 76 4

3. Roosevelt 14-4 60 2

4. Watertown 14-4 40 5

T-5. Harrisburg 14-5 12 RV

T-5. Tea Area 12-6 12 3

Receiving votes: Washington 3, Brandon Valley 3, Spearfish 2, Jefferson 1, O’Gorman 1. 

 

Class A

1. West Central (20) 19-0 209 1

2. SF Christian (1) 16-1 190 2

3. Clark/Willow Lake 18-2 168 3

4. Hamlin 16-3 141 4

5. Lennox 14-5 122 5

6. St. Thomas More 14-5 95 6

7. Groton Area 15-4 78 7

8. Vermillion 14-5 66 8

9. Stanley County 17-2 38 9

10. Mahpiya Luta 15-3 26 10

Receiving votes: Cheyenne-Eagle Butte 11, Sioux Valley 7, Pine Ridge 3, Dakota Valley 1. 

 

Class B

1. Castlewood (8) 17-3 190 1

2. De Smet (4) 15-4 187 2

3. Freeman (8) 18-2 182 3

4. Viborg-Hurley (1) 17-3 139 4

5. Wessington Springs 15-4 121 5

6. Aberdeen Christian 17-2 109 6

7. Parkston 16-3 84 7

8. Wall 15-4 69 8

9. Sully Buttes 14-5 28 10

10. Deubrook Area 14-5 14 RV

Receiving votes: Lyman 13, Sanborn Central/Woonsocket 12, Estelline-Hendricks 4, Leola-Frederick Area 3.

 

Girls 

Class AA

1. Brandon Valley (21) 18-0 105 1

2. O’Gorman 17-1 84 2

3. Washington 14-3 63 3

4. Stevens 14-4 32 4

5. Aberdeen Central 13-5 28 5

Receiving votes: Jefferson 2, Mitchell 1. 

 

Class A

1. Mahpiya Luta (21) 19-0 210 1

2. Hamlin 19-1 184 2

3. Lennox 17-3 162 3

4. Wagner 17-2 151 4

5. SF Christian 16-4 131 5

6. Sioux Valley 18-2 103 6

7. Clark/Willow Lake 17-3 82 7

8. Roncalli 16-4 44 8

9. West Central 16-4 41 9

10. Rapid City Christian 16-4 21 RV

Receiving votes: St. Thomas More 15, Lakota Tech 9, Mobridge-Pollock 2. 

 

Class B 

1. Lyman (8) 18-2 189 1

2. Bennett County (7) 17-3 186 5

3. Ethan (4) 18-2 175 4

4. Parkston 17-3 134 2

5. Chester 18-2 111 7

6. Centerville (2) 18-2 107 6

7. Colman-Egan 19-1 105 3

8. Harding County 19-1 56 8

9. Waubay-Summit 18-2 33 9

10. Freeman 15-5 18 NR

Receiving votes: Gayville-Volin 10, Corsica-Stickney 9, Sanborn Central/Woonsocket 9, Highmore-Harrold 7, Wall 6. 

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