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SD Power 5 Basketball Poll: Week of Jan. 5, 2026

SD Power 5 Basketball Poll: Week of Jan. 5, 2026

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South Dakota Power 5 Poll (Week of Jan. 5)
Top five teams; 1st place votes are listed in parentheses
Teams receiving votes are the total number of votes, not 1st place votes
*Team rankings based on the majority of the votes from voters*

Boys

Class AA
1. Sioux Falls Lincoln (15)
2. Huron
3. Sioux Falls Roosevelt
4. Spearfish
5. Tea Area
Receiving Votes: Mitchell 4, Watertown 2, O’Gorman 1
Class A
1. Sioux Falls Christian (13)
2. West Central (2)
3. Clark/Willow Lake
4. St. Thomas More
5. Maĥpíya Lúta
Receiving Votes: Lennox 6, Hamlin 2, Baltic 1
Class B
1. Viborg-Hurley (11)
2. De Smet (2)
3. Castlewood (2)
4. Sully Buttes
5. St. Mary’s
Receiving Votes: Wall 6, Aberdeen Christian 4, Wessington Springs 2, Estelline/Hendricks 2, Deubrook Area 1, Freeman 1, Ipswich 1, Parkston 1

Girls

Class AA
1. Brandon Valley (15)
2. O’Gorman
3. Sioux Falls Washington
4. Aberdeen Central
5. Tea Area
Receiving Votes: Rapid City Stevens 6, Sioux Falls Jefferson 1, Spearfish 1
Class A
1. Maĥpíya Lúta (15)
2. Lennox
3. Hamlin
4. Sioux Valley
5. Dakota Valley
Receiving Votes: Sioux Falls Christian 2, Wagner 1, St. Thomas More 1
Class B
1. Centerville (10)
2. Lyman (2)
3. Parkston (1)
4. Bennett County (2)
5. Harding County
Receiving Votes: Sanborn Central/Woonsocket 3, Colman-Egan 3, Ethan 2, Highmore-Harrold 1, Ipswich 1, Deubrook Area 1

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