1. Lead-Deadwood, "There Will Come Soft Rains"**
Ashley Cottrill, Baylee Burns, Jordon Barthel, John Parsons, Rebecca Luze, Xanthe Dewolf

2. Winner, "A Matter Of Interpretation"
Christopher Brockhoft, Kristina Debus , Kip Littau

3. Harrisburg , "Seven Jewish Children"**
Sarah Bachman, Sydney Skogen, Brooke Sattler, Ashley Gaspar

4. Flandreau, "The Corruption Of Future Generations In Modern Society"**
Sandy Keating, Amanda Farrell , Lindsay Warner

5. Little Wound, "Mr. Twit's Revenge"
Tyler One Horn, Kyle Clifford, Alaina Clifford, Wiyaka His Horse Is Thunder, Tara One Horn, Carly Randall

6. Milbank, "Just Another Trip To Walmart"
Timothy Whelan, John Ward, Brock Rudebusch, Jesse Nelson

7. Howard, "Drop Dead Gorgeous"
Kaitlyn Abrahamson, Ceri Koepsell, Myriah Blunt, Krysta Dawson, Arianne Wunder, Charlotte Walter

8. Vermillion, "Where Do We Start?"**
Joe Geis, Leah Geis , Garret Olson

9. Britton-Hecla, "Orphanus Mistreatum!"
Natalie Allcock, Emily Monsen, Katie Sorensen, Katie Wegleitner, Andrew Wietgrefe

10. Sioux Valley, "Dancing Superstars"
Kacie Bolstad, Vanessa Dykhouse, Morgan Hovey, Shelby Vander Wal, Ericka Wilson, Chrystal Wozniak

11. Clark, "Left To Tell"**
Bailey Hurlbert, Baylee Obermeier, Kelsey Luckhurst, Justin Meier

12. Todd County, "Like White On Rice"
Matthew Her Many Horses, Caleb Larson , Nellie Two Elk

13. Lyman, "We, The People"**
Mark Henriksen, Alicia Surrell, Sarah Muirhead, Caitlin Uthe, Lane Moore