| # | Team | Ovr. | Rating | Str. | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Deubrook | 24-7-0 | 14.52 | 2.9 | +4 |
| 27 | Harding County | 31-1-0 | 14.47 | -5.6 | +1 |
| 28 | West Central | 23-10-0 | 13.84 | 6.3 | -2 |
| 29 | Sioux Valley | 23-7-0 | 13.82 | 3.4 | -5 |
| 30 | Madison | 19-11-0 | 12.25 | 8.1 | +1 |
| 31 | Vermillion | 20-11-0 | 11.90 | 7.5 | +1 |
| 32 | C Castlewood | 18-11-0 | 11.82 | 4.9 | +8 |
| 33 | Miller | 21-10-0 | 11.50 | 4.2 | -4 |
| 34 | Yankton | 13-13-0 | 11.23 | 12.5 | -1 |
| 35 | Wolsey-Wessington | 27-6-0 | 11.19 | 0.1 | -1 |
| 36 | Brookings | 15-16-0 | 10.59 | 12.1 | -- |
| 37 | E Estelline/Hendricks | 21-7-0 | 10.32 | 0.6 | +1 |
| 38 | Bridgewater/Emery | 26-6-0 | 9.86 | -1.2 | +1 |
| 39 | Groton | 20-14-0 | 9.68 | 5.6 | -2 |
| 40 | Parkston | 20-11-0 | 9.32 | 3.5 | -5 |
| 41 | R Rapid City Christian | 21-17-0 | 9.25 | 7.1 | -- |
| 42 | Mitchell | 10-14-0 | 8.87 | 13.2 | +2 |
| 43 | Aberdeen Christian | 21-11-0 | 8.86 | 3.0 | +2 |
| 44 | Lemmon | 32-8-0 | 7.80 | -4.2 | -1 |
| 45 | A Avon | 23-8-0 | 7.77 | -1.6 | +1 |
| 46 | Huron | 9-14-0 | 7.60 | 12.8 | +4 |
| 47 | Roosevelt | 8-20-0 | 7.13 | 15.8 | +4 |
| 48 | Faulkton | 20-12-0 | 7.06 | 2.5 | +1 |
| 49 | Kadoka | 25-9-0 | 6.92 | -2.4 | -1 |
| 50 | Platte/Geddes | 21-12-0 | 6.85 | 1.3 | -8 |