The South Dakota high school basketball media preps preseason poll for the 2021-22 season was released on Monday. Teams are ranked by points received and first-place votes are in parentheses.
Boys basketball
Class AA
1. Sioux Falls Roosevelt (4) 35 – Defending Champs
2. Sioux Falls O’Gorman (1) 32 – Runner Up
3. Sioux Falls Washington (4) 31
T-4. Aberdeen Central 19
T-4. Sioux Falls Lincoln (1) 1
Receiving votes: Harrisburg 7, Mitchell 4, Rapid City Stevens 1, Brandon Valley 1, Yankton 1.
Class A
1. Sioux Falls Christian (9) 49 – Defending Champs
2. Sioux Valley (1) 40 – Runner Up
3. Dakota Valley 21
4. St. Thomas More 15
5. Dell Rapids 11
Receiving votes: Tea Area 7, Winner 4, Madison 1, Milbank 1, Vermillion 1.
Class B
1. De Smet (10) 50 – Defending Champs
2. White River 30
3. Aberdeen Christian 26 – Runner Up
4. Dell Rapids St. Mary 8
5. Viborg-Hurley 7
Receiving votes: Platte-Geddes 6, Canistota 6, Howard 5, Lyman 4, Waubay-Summit 3, Castlewood 2, Gregory 1, Lower Brule 1, Wolsey-Wessington 1.
Girls basketball
Class AA
1. Sioux Falls Washington (9) 49 – Defending Champs
2. Sioux Falls O’Gorman (1) 38
3. Brandon Valley 22
4. Rapid City Stevens 20 – Runner Up
5. Harrisburg 13
Receiving votes: Pierre 3, Aberdeen Central 3, Mitchell 1, Rapid City Central 1.
Class A
1. Winner (4) 40
2. St. Thomas More (2) 29
3. Hamlin (2) 26 – Runner Up
4. West Central (1) 14
5. Flandreau (1) 13
Receiving votes: Sioux Falls Christian 9, Dakota Valley 6, Tea Area 5, Wagner 3, Lakota Tech 2, Mount Vernon/Plankinton 2, Garretson 1.
Class B
1. Aberdeen Roncalli (7) 40 – Defending Champs in Class A
2. Corsica-Stickney (2) 35
3. White River 29 – Defending Champs
4. Ethan 17
5. Castlewood (1) 13 – Runner Up
Receiving votes: Aberdeen Christian 5, Colman-Egan 4, Herreid/Selby Area 2, Viborg-Hurley 2, Bridgewater-Emery 1, Wall 1, Warner 1.