SD Team Rankings: Preseason 2018-2019
The 2018-2019 South Dakota High School Basketball season kicks off this week. We take a look at the preseason rankings for the Top 10 teams in each class. Defending champs Yankton lead AA, Tea leads class A and Bridgewater-Emery leads class B.
Class AA:
The Class AA defending champions claim your preseason #1 spot. Brandon Valley looks to be very competitive this year. SF Roosevelt has gotten older and more experienced. Huron and Watertown look to leave their marks as newcomers to the Top 10. (Inside the Rankings: https://prephoops.com/2018/12/inside-the-rankings-class-aa-snapshot/)
Rank | Team | Record | W's of Note | L's of Note | Last Week |
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1 | SF Roosevelt | 17-5 | OG (x3), BV (x3), Harrisburg, RCS, AC, Mitchell, Yankton | SFW (x2), Huron, RCC, Yankton | 3 |
2 | Yankton | 20-4 | OG, AC, SFR, Mitchell, RCC | BV, SFW, Harrisburg | 2 |
3 | SF O'Gorman | 17-7 | SFC, SFL, RCC, RCS, AC, STM, SFW, Mitchell, SFW (x2), Harrisbug | SFR (x3), Yankton, Tea, BV, Harrisburg | 4 |
4 | SF Washington | 17-4 | SFR (x2), Yankton, Harrisburg, BV, Tea, Mitchell, AC (x2) | SFOG (x3), Yankton | 1 |
5 | Harrisburg | 17-7 | RCC, Yankton, SFOG, AC, Mitchell | SFW, SFR, Mitchell, BV, SFC, AC, SFOG | 6 |
6 | Brandon Valley | 16-8 | Yankton, SFOG, AC, Harrisburg, RCC, Mitchell | SFL, SFR (x3), Mitchell, SFW, AC | 7 |
7 | Mitchell | 15-9 | RCC, SFL, BV, Harrisburg, AC | SFC, Pierre, SFR, SFOG, Yankton, SFW, Yank, BV, Harrisburg | 5 |
8 | Aberdeen Central | 13-11 | RCC (x2), SFL, BV, Harrisburg | RCS, Yankton, Tea, BV, SFOG, SFR (x2), Watertown, Harrisburg, Mitchell, SFW | 8 |
9 | Watertown | 8-13 | RCC, RCS, AC | SFW, Yankton, SFR, SFOG, BV (x2), Mitchell (x2), Harrisburg, BV | 9 |
10 | Rapid City Central | 11-9 | Huron, SFR | Mitchell, AC (x2), SFOG, Harrisburg, Watertown, RCS, Yankton, BV | 10 |
Class A:
Tea is coming off a 2018 runner-up finish after wining in 2017; they claim the #1 spot. Sioux Falls Christian will be tough once again as will St. Thomas More. 2018 defending champion Madison checks in at #10. (Inside the Rankings: https://prephoops.com/2018/12/inside-the-rankings-class-a-snapshot/)
Rank | Team | Record | W's of Note | L's of Note | Last Week |
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1 | Sioux Falls Christian | 20-5 | Lennox, WC, STM, DR (x2), Mitchell, Madison, Tea,Harrisburg, Vermillion, SV | SFOG, Vermillion, SV, Flandreau | 4 |
2 | St. Thomas More | 21-3 | Douglas, Tea, DR, Madison, Chamberlain, Vermillion | SFC (x2), SFOG | 5 |
3 | Vermillion | 23-2 | TV, Tea, VH, SFC, WC, DR, DV, Madison, Flandreau, Winner | DR, STM | 1 |
4 | Sioux Valley | 23-2 | CWL, Sisseton, Tea, DeSmet, Parker, Flandreau, SFC, Chamberlain, DV | DV, SFC | 3 |
5 | Dakota Valley | 22-3 | Tea (x2), WC, SV, MP, DR (x2), Winner | SFC, Vermillion, SV | 2 |
6 | Dell Rapids | 16-6 | Tea, DRSM, WC (x2), Madison, RCC, Vermillion | SFC (x2), Vermillion, Flandreau, DV (x2), STM | 7 |
7 | Chamberlain | 18-6 | Flandreau, TZ, VH, PC. MP, Madison, PG, Winner | Winner, Hanson, Lyman, WC, STM, SV | 9 |
8 | Winner | 20-5 | LX, Chamberlain, PG, MP (x2) | WC, White River, Vermillion, Chamberlain, DV | 6 |
9 | Tea Area | 14-8 | Madison, SFOG, AC, WC | DV (x2), DR, SV, Vermillion, STM, SFC, SFW | 8 |
10 | Mobridge-Pollock | 15-6 | PC, GA, Ellendale | DV, TZ. Chamberlain, Winner (x2), LB | 10 |
Class B:
Bridgewater-Emery is #1 to start the year coming of a 3rd place finish in 2018 and a 2017 championship. Clark/Willow Lake, White River, Timber Lake, Sully Buttes and Canistota all finished top 6 at the state tourney last year, and this year and they start all in the top 6 again. Look out for much improved Viborg-Hurley. (Inside the Rankings: https://prephoops.com/2018/12/inside-the-rankings-class-b-snapshot/)
Rank | Team | Record | W's of Note | L's of Note | Last Week |
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1 | DeSmet | 25-1 | CWL, DR-SM, VH (x2), Arlington, Howard, Canistota, PG, ELB, Flan, WW, WR, AC | SV | 1 |
2 | Aberdeen Christian | 20-5 | Hanson, PC, WSS (x2), W/S, LA, DRSM, WR | Warner, Ipswich, Howard, VH, PG, DeSmet | 8 |
3 | Dell Rapids- St. Mary | 19-4 | WR (x2), Chester, ELB (x2), Howard, Hansonm VH | DeSmet, DR, ELB, Canisota, AC | 3 |
4 | White River | 19-6 | PG, Winner, Lyman, Canistota, LB | TZ, Howard, DR-SM (x2), Canistota, De Smet | 7 |
5 | Canistota | 22-4 | BE (x2), ELB, FA, Hanson, WR, Parker, DRSM, Howard, WS, LB | DeSmet, VH, AC, WR | 2 |
6 | Elkton-Lake Benton | 18-5 | LA, DR-SM, Howard | Canistota, DR-SM (x2), Howard, De Smet | 4 |
7 | Howard | 18-4 | Chester, WR, BE, AC, ELB, PG, VG | DeSmet, DRSM, Canistota, ELB | 5 |
8 | Viborg-Hurley | 18-7 | BE, Hanson, Canistota, AC, Lyman | DeSmet (x2), Vermillion, Chamberlain, Howard, Madison, DMSM | 6 |
9 | Platte-Geddes | 16-6 | Sisseton | DeSmet, WR, Chamberlain, Howard, Winner, AC | 9 |
10 | Lower Brule | 17-9 | FA, WS, MP, PC, Lyman | TZ, WR, Winner, WW, SC, DeSmet, WR | NR |