2022 Football Preseason Predictions & League Prediction Reviews
I look back at how I did on my preseason predictions and my Preseason League Predictions. It is always great to go back and look to see how the season turned out. Congratulations to all teams this season! Preseason Rankings are my Preseason Rankings not the Media Poll Rankings.
Class 2A
Preseason Rankings and Preseason League Predictions
In my Preseason Rankings I ranked who I thought would be the top 16 teams. Of the 16 teams ranked 10 of them made the playoffs. The 5 teams that missed the playoffs were (Preseason Rankings) #2 Platte Valley, #6 La Junta, #11 Kent Denver, #13 Faith Christian, #14 Englewood, #16 Pagosa Springs. I did not have Berthoud, University, Bennett, Woodland Park, Montezuma-Cortez, and Rifle in my Preseason top 16. Bennett, University, Rifle, Montezuma-Cortez, Woodland Park were all listed as team to Watch for.
I did not do a Preseason Playoff Prediction this season, but I did my First Playoff Prediction Week 2. The 16 teams I picked to make the playoffs were Platte Valley, Bennett, D’Evelyn, Brush, Eaton, The Academy, Faith Christian, Classical Academy, Englewood, Elizabeth, Delta, Moffat County, Basalt, Florence, La Junta, Alamosa. Of those 16 teams, 11 of them made the playoffs. The four teams who missed the playoff were Englewood, Faith Christian, Platte Valley, La Junta, and Brush. The four teams not listed to make the Playoffs were Rifle, Woodland Park, Berthoud, Montezuma-Cortez, and University. Berthoud, University, and Rifle were all listed as teams to be in the mix.
My Top 10 Preseason Teams were: Eaton, Delta, Platte Valley, Florence, Classical Academy, La Junta, Moffat County, Alamosa, Basalt, The Academy. Of those 10 teams only 3 are not a top 10 seed in the Class 2A Playoff Bracket.
My Preseason Predicted League Champions were:
| League | Team |
| League One | Platte Valley |
| League Two | University |
| League Three | Eaton |
| League Four | Classical Academy |
| League Five | Delta |
| League Six | Moffat County |
| League Seven | Florence |
The Actual League Champions were:
| League | Team | Where my predicted team finished |
| League One | D’Evelyn | 3rd |
| League Two | University | 1st |
| League Three | Eaton | 1st |
| League Four | Elizabeth | 2nd |
| League Five | Delta | 1st |
| League Six | Basalt | 2nd |
| League Seven | Florence | 1st |
Class 1A
Preseason Rankings and Preseason League Predictions
In my Preseason Rankings I ranked who I thought would be the top 16 teams. Of the 16 teams ranked 14 of them made the playoffs. The 2 teams that missed the playoffs were (Preseason Rankings) #10 Banning Lewis and #14 Peyton. I did not have Yuma and Rye in my Preseason top 16 but Yuma and Rye were mentioned as a team to watch for.
I did not do a Preseason Playoff Prediction this season, but I did my First Playoff Prediction Week 2. The 16 teams I picked to make the playoffs were Buena Vista, Meeker, North Fork, Gunnison, Monte Vista, Centauri, Center, Banning Lewis, Rye, C.S Christian, Wray, Limon, Yuma, Wiggins, Strasburg, Flatirons Academy. Of those 16 teams, 14 of them made the playoffs. The Two teams who missed the playoff were Center and Banning Lewis. The Two teams not listed to make the Playoffs were Holyoke and Burlington. Both were listed as teams to be in the mix.
My Top 10 Preseason Teams were: Wray, Buena Vista, Limon, Centauri, Wiggins, Strasburg, Monte Vista, Holyoke, Meeker, Banning Lewis. Of those 10 teams only 2 are not a top 10 seed in the Class 1A Playoff Bracket.
My Preseason Predicted League Champions were:
| League | Team |
| League One | Buena Vista |
| League Two | Centauri |
| League Three | Banning Lewis |
| League Four | Wray |
| League Five | Strasburg |
| League Six | Flatirons Academy |
The Actual League Champions were:
| League | Team | Where my predicted team finished |
| League One | Gunnison | 2nd |
| League Two | Centauri | 1st |
| League Three | Rye | 3rd |
| League Four | Limon | 2nd |
| League Five | Strasburg | 1st |
| League Six | Flatirons Academy | 1st |
8-Man
Preseason Rankings and Preseason League Predictions
In my Preseason Rankings I ranked who I thought would be the top 16 teams. Of the 16 teams ranked 13 of them made the playoffs. The 3 teams that missed the playoffs were (Preseason Rankings) #12 Wiley, #13 Fowler, #16 Byers. I did not have West Grand, Lyons, and Dayspring Christian in my Preseason top 16 but were mentioned in my teams to watch for.
I did not do a Preseason Playoff Prediction this season, but I did my First Playoff Prediction Week 2. The 16 teams I picked to make the playoffs were Mancos, Dove Creek, Sanford, Hayden, West Grand, Simla, Haxtun, Akron, Merino, Sedgwick County, Lyons, Crowley County, Fowler, Holly, Swink, Wiley. Of those 16 teams, 13 of them made the playoffs. The Three teams who missed the playoff were Sedgwick County, Fowler, and Wiley. The Three teams not listed to make the Playoffs were Dayspring Christian, Vail Christian, McClave. All Three were listed as teams to be in the mix.
My Top 10 Preseason Teams were: Haxtun, Akron, Holly, Dove Creek, Merino, Simla, McClave, Swink, Mancos, Sanford. Of those 10 teams only 3 are not a top 10 seed in the 8-Man Playoff Bracket.
My Preseason Predicted League Champions were:
| League | Team |
| League One | Dove Creek |
| League Two | Vail Christian |
| League Three | Simla |
| League Four | Haxtun |
| League Five | Byers |
| League Six | Crowley County |
| League Seven | Holly |
The Actual League Champions were:
| League | Team | Where my predicted team finished |
| League One | Dove Creek | 1st |
| League Two | Vail Christian | 1st |
| League Three | Simla | 1st |
| League Four | Haxtun | 1st |
| League Five | Lyons | 2nd |
| League Six | Crowley County | 1st |
| League Seven | Swink | 2nd |
6-Man
Preseason Rankings and Preseason League Predictions
In my Preseason Rankings I ranked who I thought would be the top 16 teams. Of the 16 teams ranked 14 of them made the playoffs. The 2 teams that missed the playoffs were (Preseason Rankings) #7 Idalia and #8 Walsh. I did not have Eads and Hanover in my Preseason top 16 but were mentioned in my teams to watch for.
I did not do a Preseason Playoff Prediction this season, but I did my First Playoff Prediction Week 2. The 16 teams I picked to make the playoffs were Fleming, Briggsdale, Prairie, North Park, Stratton, Otis, Genoa-Hugo, Arickaree, Deer Trail, Granada, Eads, Cheraw, Cheyenne Wells, Branson/Kim, La Veta, Sierra Grande. Of those 16 teams, 14 of them made the playoffs. The Two teams who missed the playoff were Deer Trail and La Veta. The Ttwo teams not listed to make the Playoffs were Hanover and Cotopaxi. Both were listed as teams to be in the mix.
My Top 10 Preseason Teams were: Stratton, Granada, Fleming, Cheyenne Wells, Prairie, Branson/Kim, Idalia, Walsh, Cheraw, North Park. Of those 10 teams only 4 are not a top 10 seeds in the 6-Man Playoff Bracket.
My Preseason Predicted League Champions were:
| League | Team |
| League One | Fleming |
| League Two | Stratton |
| League Three | Deer Trail |
| League Four | Granada |
| League Five | Branson/Kim |
The Actual League Champions were:
| League | Team | Where my predicted team finished |
| League One | Fleming | 1st |
| League Two | Stratton | 1st |
| League Three | Hanover | 2nd |
| League Four | Granada | 1st |
| League Five | Branson/Kim | 1st |
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