Here is the South Dakota Media volleyball poll for the week of Oct. 25, 2021. Teams are listed with first place votes in parentheses, record, points and previous ranking.
Class AA
1. S.F. Washington (16), 24-1, 80; O'Gorman, 16-4, 63; Brandon Valley, 19-8, 47; Pierre, 14-4, 27; Harrisburg, 16-7, 14.
No change: Despite Brandon Valley and Harrisburg dropping their only matches of the week, there was no movement in the standings.
Others receiving votes: S.F. Roosevelt (17-9) 9.
Class A
1. S.F. Christian (16), 28-4, 80; 2. Dakota Valley, 22-8, 63; 3. Garretson, 23-1, 49; 4. Hill City, 22-7, 21; 5. Rapid City Christian, 24-9, 10.
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Back in the pack: There was no movement among the top four spots, but Rapid City Christian returns to the poll this week having previously been ranked as high as No. 3 this season before dropping out of the poll two weeks ago. RCC replaces Wagner, which fell out following a 2-2 performance at the Southeast South Dakota Conference Tournament.
Others receiving votes: Wagner (23-6) 8; Mount Vernon-Plankinton (19-6) 6; Florence-Henry (22-6) 2; Hamlin (22-6) 1.
Class B
1. Bridgewater-Emery (16), 26-0, 80; 2. Warner, 26-5, 61; 3. Northwestern, 26-5, 42; 4. Wolsey-Wessington, 24-3, 27; 5. Platte-Geddes, 27-4, 12.
Welcome to the club: First through fourth stays put, but after receiving votes in every poll dating back to Sept. 6, Platte-Geddes finally cracks the top-five. The Black Panthers went 6-0 over the past week with four wins at the SESD Tournament where they emerged as champions over several Class A opponent, including vote-receiving programs Wagner and MVP.
Others receiving votes: Chester Area (22-5) 10; Arlington (26-4) 8.