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Week of Dec. 22 South Dakota Prep Media Basketball Poll
Mahpiya Luta's Shania Ferguson celebrates a 3-point basket against Lakota Tech during the Lakota Nation Invitational girls championship game on Saturday at Summit Arena at The Monument in Rapid City.
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Dec 22, 2025
 

The South Dakota Prep Media Basketball Poll for the week of Dec. 22 is listed below, ranking the top-five teams, the team’s record, points received and ranking in the previous poll. First-place votes are listed in parentheses.


Boys

Class AA

1. Lincoln (23) 3-0 115 1

2. Huron 4-0 86 2

3. Roosevelt 3-0 70 4

4. Mitchell 2-1 28 3

T-5. Harrisburg 2-1 14 RV

T-5. Spearfish 3-0 14 RV

Receiving votes: Brandon Valley 9, Watertown 4, Tea Area 3, 


Class A 

1. SF Christian (23) 2-0 230 1

2. West Central 3-0 206 2

3. Clark/Willow Lake 3-0 178 3

4. St. Thomas More 3-1 124 4

5. Lennox 1-1 116 5

6. Groton Area 2-1 82 6

T-7. Mahpiya Luta 5-0 60 RV

T-7. RC Christian 4-1 60 7

9. Dakota Valley 2-1 57 9

10. Hamlin 1-1 41 8

Receiving votes: Baltic 35, Vermillion 35, Cheyenne-Eagle Butte 30, Madison 7, Pine Ridge 1. 


Class B

1. Castlewood (21) 2-0 227 1

2. St. Mary’s (1) 3-0 192 3

3. Viborg-Hurley 3-0 185 4

4. De Smet (1) 2-0 136 9

5. Aberdeen Christian 3-0 111 8

6. Wessington Springs 2-1 98 2

7. Wall 3-2 94 5

8. Freeman 1-1 78 7

9. Sully Buttes 2-0 54 RV

10. Lyman 2-1 32 6

Receiving votes: Bridgewater-Emery 24, Estelline-Hendricks 17, Parkston 8, Ethan 3, White River, 4, Marty 1, Deubrook Area 1. 


Girls 

Class AA

1. Brandon Valley (23) 3-0 115 1

2. O’Gorman 3-1 86 2

3. Washington 3-0 69 3

4. Aberdeen Central 4-0 47 5

5. Jefferson 1-2 11 4

Receiving votes: Spearfish 10, Tea Area 3, Stevens 3, Mitchell 1. 


Class A

1. Mahpiya Luta (21) 5-0 228 1

2. Lennox (2) 4-0 205 2

3. Hamlin 3-0 170 3

4. Sioux Valley 4-0 147 4

5. Dakota Valley 3-0 144 5

6. SF Christian 4-1 122 6

7. Mobridge-Pollock 3-0 75 8

8. West Central 3-0 67 9

9. Wagner 2-1 59 7

10. Roncalli 4-1 14 RV

Receiving votes: Lakota Tech 10, Flandreau 4, Canton 3, Vermillion 1, Winner 1. 


Class B 

1. Bennett County (15) 2-1 214 T-1

2. Centerville (6) 3-1 197 3

3. Lyman (1) 2-0 173 4

4. Parkston (1) 4-0 167 5

5. Harding County 3-0 97 6

6. Ethan 3-0 96 7

7. Sanborn Central/Woonsocket 2-1 86 T-1

8. Colman-Egan 4-0 82 9

9. Corsica-Stickney 2-0 71 RV

10. Deubrook Area 3-1 52 8

Receiving votes: Lemmon 7, Chester 4, Ipswich 4, Wall 1, St. Mary’s 1.