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Here is the inaugural South Dakota Media preseason volleyball poll, as selected by media members from across the state of South Dakota. Teams are listed with first place votes in parenthesis, 2016 final record, points and ranking in the final 2016 South Dakota Sportswriters volleyball poll.
CLASS AA
| Rank | Team | 2016 Record | Points | Pvs Rank |
| 1 | Harrisburg (13) | 24-2 | 85 | 1 |
| 2 | SF Roosevelt (3) | 23-10 | 67 | 2 |
| 3 | Mitchell (1) | 17-8 | 52 | 4 |
| 4 | Aberdeen Central (1) | 16-10 | 42 | NR |
| 5 | SF Washington | 20-18 | 17 | NR |
RECEIVING VOTES: R.C. Stevens (1) 28-9, Huron 19-9, S.F. Lincoln 17-20, S.F. O'Gorman 18-15
CLASS A
| Rank | Team | 2016 Record | Points | Pvs Rank |
| 1 | Dakota Valley (12) | 31-2 | 81 | 1 |
| 2 | SF Christian (5) | 27-6 | 75 | 2 |
| 3 | Madison (1) | 24-9 | 62 | NR |
| T4 | Miller | 22-9 | 19 | NR |
| T4 | Parker | 28-6 | 19 | 5 (Class B) |
RECEIVING VOTES: Sioux Valley 19-14, Bon Homme (1) 29-6, Custer 33-1, West Central 24-8, Mobridge-Pollock 21-8
CLASS B
| Rank | Team | 2016 Record | Points | Pvs Rank |
| 1 | Northwestern (18) | 36-1 | 93 | 1 |
| 2 | Chester Area (1) | 26-7 | 66 | 3 |
| 3 | Warner | 26-5 | 59 | 2 |
| 4 | Arlington | 24-8 | 34 | NR |
| 5 | Ethan | 21-5 | 19 | NR |
RECEIVING VOTES: Harding County 31-5, Sully Buttes 30-3, Lyman 24-11, Hanson 24-5