South Dakota Power 5 Poll for Jan. 19: Top teams stand firm while rankings jostle below

There were no changes among the No. 1 teams in this week’s South Dakota Power 5 Poll, which was released Monday. However, there was some slight shuffling in each of the top-five rankings.

Sioux Falls Lincoln and Sioux Falls Roosevelt remain at Nos. 1 and 2, respectively in the Class AA boys rankings, and Harrisburg and Spearfish each jumped one spot to Nos. 3 and 4, respectively. Meanwhile, Huron falls two spots to No. 5 in this week’s poll.

In the boys’ Class A rankings, No. 1 West Central, No. 2 Sioux Falls Christian and No. 3 Clark/Willow Lake remain unchanged from last week, while Maĥpíya Lúta vaults up to No. 4, switching spots with No. 5 St. Thomas More.

Viborg-Hurley remains the team to beat in the Class B boys rankings, followed by No. 2 De Smet, No. 3 Castlewood and No. 4 Sully Buttes, all of whom saw no movement in this week’s poll. Wessington Springs replaces Aberdeen Christian for the No. 5 spot in the rankings.

The most shuffling on the girls’ side was in the Class B girls rankings. While No. 1 Lyman and No. 2 Parkston stay put at the top of the poll, Bennett County jumps Centerville for the No. 4 spot, and Ethan replaces Harding County at No. 5.

In Class AA girls, Brandon Valley and O’Gorman went unchanged at Nos. 1 and 2, respectively, while Aberdeen Central vaults ahead of Sioux Falls Washington for the No. 3 spot in the rankings. Rapid City Stevens remains at No. 5.

There was no change among the top four teams in the girls’ Class A rankings, with No. 1 Maĥpíya Lúta, No. 2 Lennox, No. 3 Hamlin and No. 4 Sioux Valley going unchanged. Meanwhile, Wagner replaces Sioux Falls Christian for the No. 5 spot in this week’s poll.

Here’s a look at how this week’s South Dakota Power 5 Poll shakes out.

Top five teams; first-place votes are listed in parentheses.
Teams receiving votes are the total number of votes, not first-place votes.

Class AA Boys
1. Sioux Falls Lincoln (17)
2. Sioux Falls Roosevelt
3. Harrisburg
4. Spearfish
5. Huron
Receiving votes: Watertown 9, Tea Area 4, Mitchell 1.

Class A Boys
1. West Central (17)
2. Sioux Falls Christian
3. Clark/Willow Lake
4. Maĥpíya Lúta
5. St. Thomas More
Receiving votes: Groton Area 1, Lennox 1, Cheyenne-Eagle Butte 1.

Class B Boys
1. Viborg-Hurley (15)
2. De Smet (2)
3. Castlewood
4. Sully Buttes
5. Wessington Springs
Receiving votes: Wall 2, Deubrook Area 2, Lyman 2, Freeman 1, Aberdeen Christian 1, Parkston 1.

Class AA Girls
1. Brandon Valley (17)
2. O’Gorman
3. Aberdeen Central
4. Sioux Falls Washington
5. Rapid City Stevens
Receiving votes: Mitchell 1, Tea Area 1.

Class A Girls
1. Maĥpíya Lúta (17)
2. Lennox
3. Hamlin
4. Sioux Valley
5. Wagner
Receiving votes: Clark/Willow Lake 4, West Central 4, Sioux Falls Christian 3.

Class B Girls
1. Lyman (15)
2. Parkston (1)
3. Bennett County (1)
4. Centerville
5. Ethan
Receiving votes: Colman-Egan 5, Chester 4, Harding County 2, Waubay/Summit 1, Gayville-Volin 1, Highmore-Harrold 1, Corsica-Stickney 1, Sanborn Central/Woonsocket 1.

Trent Singer is a sports reporter for Sioux Falls Live. He focuses his coverage on Augustana men’s hockey and Sioux Falls area sports. Singer’s previous stops include Just Women’s Sports, the Southeast Missourian and the Kentucky New Era.