2024 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 6 teams that missed the playoffs were (Preseason Rankings) #3 Kent Denver, #5 Resurrection Christian, #7 Brush, #8 Gunnison, #15 La Junta, #16 D’Evelyn. I did not have Strasburg, Lamar, Montezuma-Cortez, Elizabeth, Denver West, and The Academy in my Preseason top 16. Strasburg, Lamar, Montezuma-Cortez, and Elizabeth 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 Kent Denver, Strasburg, Gunnison, Pagosa Springs, Alamosa, Brush, Sterling, Classical Academy, Wellington, Resurrection Christian, Eaton, Berthoud, Woodland Park, La Junta, Delta, and Basalt. Of those 16 teams, 11 of them made the playoffs. The five teams who missed the playoff were Kent Denver, Gunnison, Brush, Resurrection Christina, La Junta. The five teams not listed to make the Playoffs were Lamar, Montezuma-Cortez, Elizabeth, Denver West, and The Academy
My Top 10 Preseason Teams were: Delta, Classical Academy, Kent Denver, Wellington, Resurrection Christian, Basalt, Brush, Gunnison, Eaton, and Sterling. Of those 10 teams only 5 are not a top 10 seed in the Class 2A Playoff Bracket.
My Preseason Predicted League Champions were:
| League | Team |
| East League | Kent Denver |
| Intermountain | Gunnison |
| League 7 | Brush |
| Metro League | Classical Academy |
| North League | Wellington |
| Southeast League | Woodland park |
| West League | Delta |
The Actual League Champions were:
| League | Team | Where my predicted team finished |
| East League | Elizabeth | 3rd |
| Intermountain League | Montezuma-Cortez | 3rd |
| League 7 | Sterling | 4th |
| Metro League | Classical Academy | 1st |
| North | Berthoud | 2ns |
| Southeast League | Woodland Park | 1st |
| West | Basalt | 2nd |
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 15 of them made the playoffs. The 1team that missed the playoffs were (Preseason Rankings) #13 Cedaredge. I did not have Flatirons Academy in my Preseason top 16 but 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 Forge Christian, Platte Valley, Highland, Holyoke, Limon, Wiggins, Wray, Yuma, Monte Vista, Centauri, Buena Vista, C.S Christian, Meeker, North Fork, Cedaredge, Grand Valley. Of those 16 teams, 14 of them made the playoffs. The two teams who missed the playoff were Cedaredge and Grand Valley. The two teams not listed to make the Playoffs were Burlington & Flatirons Academy. Both were listed as teams to be in the mix.
My Top 10 Preseason Teams were: Wray, Limon, C.S Christian, Wiggins, Buena Vista, Yuma, Platte Valley, Centauri, Monte Vista, Highland. 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 |
| Frontier | Forge Christian |
| League 6 | Platte Valley |
| North Central | Wray |
| South Central | Centauri |
| Tri-Peaks | C.S Christian |
| Western Slope | Meeker |
The Actual League Champions were:
| League | Team | Where my predicted team finished |
| Frontier | Forge Christian | 1st |
| League 6 | Platte Valley | 1st |
| North Central | Wray | 1st |
| South Central | Monte Vista | 2nd |
| Tri-Peaks | Buena Vista | 2nd |
| West Slope | Meeker | 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 14 of them made the playoffs. The 3 teams that missed the playoffs were (Preseason Rankings) #11 Holly & #13 Crowley County. I did not have Plateau Valley & Clear Creek 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 McClave, Holly, Simla, Byers, Lyons, Mancos, Dove Creek, Sanford, West Grand, Haxtun, Merino, Sedgwick County, Crowley County, Hoehne, Fowler. Of those 16 teams, 12 of them made the playoffs. The four teams who missed the playoff were Holly, Lyons, Crowley County, Fowler. The four teams not listed to make the Playoffs were Clear Creek, Plateau Valley, Dayspring Christian, Springfield. All 4 were listed as teams to be in the mix.
My Top 10 Preseason Teams were: Haxtun, Simla, Byers, Merino, Mancos, McClave, Akron, Sedgwick County, West Grand, and Dove Creek. Of those 10 teams only 2 are not a top 10 seed in the 8-Man Playoff Bracket.
My Preseason Predicted League Champions were:
| League | Team |
| Ark Valley | McClave |
| Black Forest | Simla |
| Central | Lyons |
| Mountain | Mancos |
| Northwest | West Grand |
| Plains | Haxtun |
| Six County | Crowley County |
The Actual League Champions were:
| League | Team | Where my predicted team finished |
| Ark Valley | McClave | 1st |
| Black Forest | Byers | 2nd |
| Central | Clear Creek | 3rd |
| Mountain | Mancos | 1st |
| Northwest | West Grand | 1st |
| Plains | Haxtun | 1st |
| Six County | Hoehne | 3rd |
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) #11 Peetz & #13 Briggsdale. I did not have Caliche and Kit Carson 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 Hanover, Stratton, Idalia, Otis, Arickaree, Peetz, Prairie, Briggsdale, Fleming, Cheyenne Wells, Granada, Cheraw, Branson/Kim, Primero, Sierra Grande. Of those 16 teams, 14 of them made the playoffs. The two teams who missed the playoff were Peetz and Briggsdale. The two teams not listed to make the Playoffs were Caliche & Kit Carson. Both teams were listed as in the mix.
My Top 10 Preseason Teams were: Stratton, Cheyenne Wells, Idalia, Otis, Eads, Arickaree, Branson/Kim, Granada, Primero, Sierra Grande. Of those 10 teams only 2 are not a top 10 seeds in the 6-Man Playoff Bracket.
My Preseason Predicted League Champions were:
| League | Team |
| Central | Hanover |
| East Central | Stratton |
| North | Peetz |
| Southeast | Cheyenne Wells |
| Southwest | Branson/Kim |
The Actual League Champions were:
| League | Team | Where my predicted team finished |
| Central | Hanover | 1st |
| East Central | Stratton | 1st |
| North | Caliche | 4th |
| Southeast | Cheyenne Wells | 1st |
| Southwest | Sierra Grande | 2nd |
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