2023 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 12 of them made the playoffs. The 4 teams that missed the playoffs were (Preseason Rankings) #8 Montezuma-Cortez, #10 Platte Valley, #11 Woodland Park, and #12 Englewood. I did not have Pagosa Springs, Classical Academy, Moffat County, and Kent Denver in my Preseason top 16. Pagosa Springs, Classical Academy, and Moffat County were all listed as team to Watch for.
This preseason I did pick the 16 team I thought would make the playoffs. The 16 teams I picked to make the playoffs were Elizabeth, Englewood, Eaton, Berthoud, Delta, Montezuma-Cortez, Platte Valley, University, Brush, Arvada, Alamosa, Woodland Park, La Junta, Florence, Rifle, and Basalt. Of those 16 teams, 11 of them made the playoffs. The five teams who missed the playoff were Englewood, Montezuma-Cortez, Platte Valley, Arvada, and Woodland Park. The five teams not listed to make the Playoffs were Classical Academy, Basalt, Wellington, Moffat County, and Pagosa Springs.
My Top 10 Preseason Teams were: Eaton, Delta, Elizabeth, University, Berthoud, Rifle, Alamosa, Montezuma-Cortez, Basalt, and Platte Valley. Of those 10 teams only 4 are not a top 10 seed in the Class 2A Playoff Bracket.
My Preseason Predicted League Champions were:
| League | Team |
| Colorado League | Elizabeth |
| Front Range Mountain | Eaton |
| Intermountain | Delta |
| Patriot Central | Platte Valley |
| Patriot East | University |
| Southwest League | Alamosa |
| Western Slope | Rifle |
The Actual League Champions were:
| League | Team | Where my predicted team finished |
| Colorado League | Kent Denver | 2nd |
| Front Range Mountain | Berthoud | 2nd |
| Intermountain | Delta | 1st |
| Patriot Central | Wellington | 2nd |
| Patriot East | University | 1st |
| Southwest | La Junta | Tied for 1st lost Tiebreak |
| Western Slope | Rifle | 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 13 of them made the playoffs. The 3 teams that missed the playoffs were (Preseason Rankings) #6 Rye, #11 Burlington, #12 Monte Vista. I did not have Yuma, Highland, and C.S Christian in my Preseason top 16 but Yuma, Highland, and C.S Christian were mentioned as a team to watch for.
In my preseason I put the 16 teams I thought would make the playoffs. The 16 teams I picked to make the playoffs were Meeker, North Fork, Gunnison, Buena Vista, Centauri, Monte Vista, Rye, Banning Lewis, Limon, Wray, Holyoke, Burlington, Wiggins, Strasburg, Platte Canyon, Manual. Of those 16 teams, 12 of them made the playoffs. The four teams who missed the playoff were Rye, Monte Vista, Burlington, and Manual. The four teams not listed to make the Playoffs were Highland, Cedaredge, C.S Christian, and Yuma. All four were listed as teams to be in the mix.
My Top 10 Preseason Teams were: Limon, Strasburg, Wray, Centauri, Meeker, Rye, North Fork, Banning Lewis, Holyoke, and Platte Canyon. Of those 10 teams only 3 are not a top 10 seed in the Class 1A Playoff Bracket.
My Preseason Predicted League Champions were:
| League | Team |
| Western Slope League | Meeker |
| South Central | Centauri |
| Tri-Peaks | Rye |
| North Central | Limon |
| Frontier | Strasburg |
| Longs Peak | Manual |
The Actual League Champions were:
| League | Team | Where my predicted team finished |
| Western Slope | Gunnison | Three-way tie for 1st |
| South Central | Centauri | 1st |
| Tri-Peaks | Banning Lewis | 3rd |
| North Central | Limon | 1st |
| Frontier | Strasburg | 1st |
| Longs Peak | Highland | 2nd |
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 12 of them made the playoffs. The 4 teams that missed the playoffs were (Preseason Rankings) #5 Holly, #12 Swink, #13 Dayspring Christian, and #15 Walsenburg. I did not have McClave, West Grand, Front Range Christian, and Merino in my Preseason top 16 but were mentioned in my teams to watch for.
I did a preseason pick of the 16 teams who I thought would make the playoffs. The 16 teams I picked to make the playoffs were Mancos, Dove Creek, Sanford, West Grand, Simla, Haxtun, Akron, Merino, Dayspring Christian, Sedgwick County, Lyons, Byers, Fowler, Walsenburg, Holly Swink. Of those 16 teams, 12 of them made the playoffs. The four teams who missed the playoff were Dayspring Christian, Walsenburg, Holly, and Swink. The four teams not listed to make the Playoffs were McClave, Front Range Christian, Calhan, and Vail Christian. 3 of the 4 were listed as teams to be in the mix.
My Top 10 Preseason Teams were: Simla, Haxtun, Akron, Mancos, Holly, Lyons, Dove Creek, Merino, Sanford, and Fowler. Of those 10 teams only 4 are not a top 10 seed in the 8-Man Playoff Bracket.
My Preseason Predicted League Champions were:
| League | Team |
| Mountain | Mancos |
| League 2 | West Grand |
| Black Forest | Simla |
| Plains | Haxtun |
| Central | Lyons |
| Six County | Fowler |
| Ark Valley | Holly |
The Actual League Champions were:
| League | Team | Where my predicted team finished |
| Mountain | Mancos | 1st |
| League 2 | West Grand | 1st |
| Black Forest | Simla | 1st |
| Plains | Merino | 2nd |
| Central | Lyons | 1st |
| Six County | Fowler | 1st |
| Ark Valley | McClave | 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 13 of them made the playoffs. The 3 teams that missed the playoffs were (Preseason Rankings) #6 Fleming, #9 Deer Trail, and #14 Prairie. I did not have Briggsdale, Primero, and Eads in my Preseason top 16 but were mentioned in my teams to watch for.
I did pick the 16 teams I thought would make the playoffs in the preseason. The 16 teams I picked to make the playoffs were Fleming, Peetz, Prairie, North Park, Stratton, Otis, Genoa-Hugo, Idalia, Hanover, Cheyene Wells, Walsh, Cheraw, Branson/Kim, Sierra Grande, La Veta. Of those 16 teams, 12 of them made the playoffs. The four teams who missed the playoff were Fleming, Prairie, North Park, and Cheraw. The four teams not listed to make the Playoffs were Briggsdale, Arickaree, Eads, and Primero. Three of the four were listed as in the mix.
My Top 10 Preseason Teams were: Stratton, Otis, Genoa-Hugo, Branson/Kim, Cheyenne Wells, Fleming, Granada, Walsh, Deer Trail, Sierra Grande. Of those 10 teams only 3 are not a top 10 seeds in the 6-Man Playoff Bracket.
My Preseason Predicted League Champions were:
| League | Team |
| League One | Fleming |
| East Central | Stratton |
| League Three | Hanover |
| East | Cheyenne Wells |
| Southwest | Branson/Kim |
The Actual League Champions were:
| League | Team | Where my predicted team finished |
| League One | Briggsdale | 3rd |
| East Central | Stratton | 1st |
| League Three | Hanover | 1st |
| East | Granada | 2nd |
| Southwest | Branson/Kim | 1st |
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