SD Prep Media Basketball Poll: Week of Feb. 16, 2026

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The South Dakota Prep Media Basketball Poll for the week of Feb. 16 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.

Boys

Class AA

1. Lincoln (20) 16-0 100 1

2. 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. SF 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. O’Gorman 16-1 80 2

3. Washington 12-3 60 3

4. 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. SF Christian 15-4 121 5

6. Sioux Valley 15-2 97 6

7. Clark/Willow Lake 15-2 85 7

8. 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.

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