Herreid-Selby Area is rated second, just outside of first, in Class 9B in the first football poll of the season by the media.

The Wolverines, who finished runner-up in Class 9A last fall, received seven first-place votes, the same as top rated Dell Rapids St. Mary, the defending Class 9B champion. Hitchcock-Tulare is rated fifth in that division, with Faulkton and Potter County receiving votes.

Wolsey-Wessington is rated fourth and Warner fifth in Class 9A with each receiving one first-place vote, while Hamlin is rated fifth and Ipswich is receiving votes in Class 9AA.

In the 11-man ranks, Aberdeen Roncalli is just outside the top five in Class 11B, Milbank Area is just outside the top five in Class 11A, and Aberdeen Central is receiving votes in Class 11AA.

The Class 11B and nine-man teams open their season this week, while the other classes start next week.

The preseason South Dakota Prep Media Football Poll is listed below, ranking the top-five teams and total points received. First-place votes are listed in parentheses.

Class 11AAA

1. Brandon Valley (5) 69

2. Harrisburg (7) 60

3. Jefferson (3) 45

4. O’Gorman 32

5. Lincoln (2) 26

Receiving votes: Washington (1) 23, Roosevelt 15.

Class 11AA

1. Pierre (18) 90

2. Tea Area 62

3. Yankton 52

4. Brookings 45

5. Mitchell 7

Receiving votes: Watertown 6, Aberdeen Central 5, Sturgis 2, Spearfish 1. 

Class 11A

1. Madison (11) 62

2. West Central (1) 54

3. Canton (4) 52

4. Dell Rapids (2) 50

5. Dakota Valley 13

Receiving votes: Milbank 11, Beresford 10, Lennox 10, Sioux Falls Christian 5, Vermillion 3.

Class 11B

1. Winner (18) 90

2. Bridgewater-Emery/Ethan 66

3. Elk Point-Jefferson 40

4. Sioux Valley 20

5. St. Thomas More 16

Receiving votes: Aberdeen Roncalli 12, Tri-Valley 12, Mount Vernon/Plankinton 9, McCook Central/Montrose 3, Hot Springs 2.

Class 9AA

1. Howard (11) 80

T-2. Wall (2) 51

T-2. Platte-Geddes (4) 51

4. Hanson (1) 40

5. Hamlin 17

Receiving votes: Parkston 15, Bon Homme 10, Ipswich 4, Florence-Henry 1. 

Class 9A

1. Canistota (14) 83

2. Gregory (1) 40

3. Harding County/Bison (1) 37

4. Wolsey-Wessington (1) 34

5. Warner (1) 32

Receiving votes: Castlewood 26, Chester Area 15, Timber Lake 1, Lyman 1, Colman-Egan 1. 

Class 9B

1. Dell Rapids St. Mary (7) 71

2. Herreid/Selby Area (7) 67

3. Avon (3) 50

4. De Smet (1) 35

5. Hitchcock-Tulare 19

Receiving votes: Faulkton Area 14, Lemmon/McIntosh 6, Potter County 5, Sully Buttes 2, Kadoka Area 1.