Here is the 2022 Preseason South Dakota Prep Media Basketball Poll. Teams are ranked by points received and first-place votes are in parentheses.
Boys Basketball
Class AA
1. Sioux Falls Jefferson (11) 75
2. Harrisburg (1) 68
T-3. Sioux Falls Lincoln (2) 39
T-3. Sioux Fall O’Gorman (3) 39
5. Pierre 36
Receiving votes: Sioux Falls Roosevelt (1) 9, Sioux Falls Washington 3, Mitchell 1.
Class A
1. Dakota Valley (17) 85
2. Sioux Valley 63
3. Dell Rapids 36
4. St. Thomas More 32
5. Lennox (1) 16
Receiving votes: Sioux Falls Christian 14, Red Cloud 13, Winner 8, Hamlin 3.
Class B
1. White River (12) 82
2. De Smet (4) 55
3. Aberdeen Christian (1) 51
4. Lower Brule 37
5. Castlewood (1) 25
Receiving votes: Gregory 11, Howard 2, Wall 2, Canistota 2, Faith 2, Harding County 1.
Girls Basketball
Class AA
1. Sioux Falls O’Gorman (17) 89
2. Sioux Falls Jefferson 56
3. Sioux Falls Washington (1) 54
4. Brandon Valley 49
5. Pierre 7
Receiving votes: Sioux Falls Lincoln 6, Rapid City Stevens 4, Harrisburg 4, Watertown 1.
Class A
1. St. Thomas More (15) 86
2. Wagner (2) 62
3. Hamlin (1) 57
4. Flandreau 23
5. West Central 14
Receiving votes: Sioux Falls Christian 12, Florence-Henry 5, Tea Area 4, Hanson 3, Rapid City Christian 2, Lakota Tech 2.
Class B
1. Viborg-Hurley (14) 82
2. Corsica-Stickney (4) 69
3. Wolsey-Wessington 43
4. Castlewood 21
5. Centerville 20
Receiving votes: De Smet 11, Howard 10, Freeman 5, Wall 4, Sully Buttes 3, Jones County 2.