2024 SOUTH DAKOTA FINAL TOP 20 FOOTBALL STUDENT SECTION RANKINGS

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The time has come to start ranking 50 states that we covered this football season. 

To say I’m overwhelmed with the work that comes along with this is a huge huge understatement.

We had 10 Student Section of the Week winners in South Dakota and that helped us determine who had the best Student Section and which ones wanted it more.

Just showing up in large crowds isn’t enough. It might fool other outlets that don’t cover Student Sections, but not us. We have to know how bad you want it and marketing is key. 

You will see top-notch Student Sections miss out at the top spot, but we kept saying it over and over and over again, in order to be considered number one, you have to win the Student Section of the Week title. Otherwise, what is the point of having that contest?!

I know Student Sections complain but remember it’s thousands of Student Sections and only me. Social media is your friend if used correctly.

A Student Section that doesn’t post videos or photos of there Student Section on a consistent basis is like a tree falling with no one around. It doesn’t make any noise.

This is our third year covering Football Student Sections in South Dakota. We had Dakota Pit Crew winning it in 2022 and O’Gorman in 2023.

This is a state where we found some more Student Sections this fall. It’s deeper than some of the smaller populated states.

We will have 3 Student Sections in South Dakota that will be voting in the Student Section playoffs that will begin soon.

So, let’s see who made the list and who is the best in the Mount Rushmore State.

2024 SOUTH DAKOTA FINAL TOP 20 FOOTBALL STUDENT SECTION RANKINGS

RED = PLAYOFF BOUND

  1. Harrisburg Jungle (2023 Rank: 4)

The Jungle has a photographer, Jon Klemme, that made sure to take photos of the Jungle and I can’t blame him. Plus, it is tough to ignore them. This is an electric Student Section. We’ll see how they’ll fare in the National Student Section playoffs that start pretty soon, but for now, they’re the 2024 South Dakota Football Student Section of the Year!

  1. Washington (2023 Rank: 3)

Washington can pack the stands. One of the fuller ones out there and one of the more consistent ones out there as well. We’ll see how they’ll fare in the National Student Section playoffs that start pretty soon.

  1. Dakota Valley Pit Crew (2023 Rank: 2)

The Pit Crew is one of the more consistent Student Sections in the state when it comes to social media marketing on Instagram. We’ll see how they’ll fare in the National Student Section playoffs that start pretty soon.

  1. Brookings (2023 Rank: NR)

This is one of the larger Student Sections in the state, Brookings was a shoe in for a Top 5 finish in the state!

  1. Sturgis Brown (2023 Rank: NR)

This is a very colorful Student Sections and from the looks of it, one of the funner ones too!

  1. Pierre TF Riggs (2023 Rank: 15)
  1. Mitchel Kernel Krazies (2023 Rank: NR)
  1. Lincoln Crazies (2023 Rank: 7)
  1. Chamberlain Cub Crazies (2023 Rank: NR)
  1. O’Gorman (2023 Rank: 1)
  2. Sioux Valley (2023 Rank: 13)
  3. Roncalli Cavalier Crazies (2023 Rank: 17)
  4. Brandon Valley (2023 Rank: 19)
  5. Castlewood Blue Crew (2023 Rank: NR)
  6. Deuel (2023 Rank: 5)
  7. Ipswich Tiger Den (2023 Rank: 6)
  8. Groton Jungle (2023 Rank: 14)
  9. Rapid City Central Cobbler Crowd (2023 Rank: 16)
  10. Webster Bearcat Nation (2023 Rank: 18)
  11. Tea Area (2023 Rank: 8)