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MITCHELL — Below is the latest South Dakota Prep Media volleyball poll, issued for the week of Oct. 24, 2022.
Teams are listed with first-place votes in parentheses, records and points.
Class AA
1. O'Gorman (13), 22-3, 65; 2. Sioux Falls Washington, 21-4, 48; 3. Harrisburg, 20-3, 43; 4. Sioux Falls Jefferson, 20-5, 26; 5. Sioux Falls Lincoln, 17-9, 11.
Tigers narrow gap on No. 2: After a 6-0 week that included a five-set win over Class A No. 1 Sioux Falls Christian, No. 3 Harrisburg now trails No. 2 Washington by five points, down from 13 a week ago. Over the weekend, the Tigers won all 10 sets they played across five best-of-three matches in the East/West Tournament.
At the top, O'Gorman further cemented its place at No. 1 following a 3-0 sweep of Washington in the Warriors' home gym. Just like last week, the Knights took all 13 first-place votes, as the cushion between them and No. 2 grew to 17 points. Despite the shifting votes, all five places remained the same this week in addition to Pierre being the lone team included in the receiving votes section.
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Others receiving votes: Pierre, 14-4, 2.
Class A
1. Sioux Falls Christian (12), 26-5, 64; 2. Dakota Valley (1), 22-7, 52; 3. Wagner, 28-2, 37; 4. Canton, 20-4, 21; 5. Miller, 28-2, 15.
Down to one: Just like in Class AA, the top five remained the same this week, though No. 2 Dakota Valley did nab one first-place vote from Sioux Falls Christian, marking the first time the Chargers were the unanimous No. 1 since the preseason poll on Aug. 22. Elsewhere, the votes remained almost identical to last week, except in the receiving votes section. Last week, Elkton-Lake Benton was alongside Platte-Geddes and Rapid City Christian, but this week the Elks are all alone as P-G and RCC dropped out.
Others receiving votes: Elkton-Lake Benton, 25-3, 6.
Class B
1. Warner (13), 30-2, 65; 2. Chester Area, 22-5, 48; 3. Burke, 26-4, 41; 4. Northwestern, 23-8, 27; 5. Wolsey-Wessington, 23-4, 11.
Make it four: It's been a month now since the last shake-up in Class B. This week marks the fourth poll in a row where the top five remained unchanged, as those programs went a combined 9-2 this week, with both losses coming to ranked Class A competition (Burke fell, 2-1, in a tournament match against Wagner, while Wolsey-Wessington was swept by Miller).
Though no longer undefeated as of Oct. 15, Jones County continues to ride the wave created by its 27-0 start to a single vote in the poll, while Tripp-Delmont/Armour returned to the poll with two votes after a week away.
Others receiving votes: Tripp-Delmont/Armour, 22-4, 2; Jones County, 28-1, 1.
