2025 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 13 of them made the playoffs. The 3 teams that missed the playoffs were (Preseason Rankings) #11 Berthoud, #12 Coal Ridge, and #14 Aspen. I did not have Alamosa, Florence, or La Junta in my Preseason top 16. Alamosa, Florence, and La Junta were all listed as team to Watch for.
This preseason I picked the 16 team I thought would make the playoffs. The 16 teams I picked to make the playoffs were Strasburg, Kent Denver, Elizabeth, Alamosa, Bayfield, Brush, Classical Academy, Wellington, Eaton, Resurrection Christian, Berthoud, Lamar, Florence, Basalt, Delta. Of those 16 teams, 13 of them made the playoffs. The three teams who missed the playoff were Coal Ridge, Bayfield & Berthoud. The three teams not listed to make the Playoffs were Denver West, La Junta, Pagosa Springs
My Top 10 Preseason Teams were: Wellington, Eaton, Basalt, Classical Academy, Strasburg, Lamar, Resurrection Christian, Elizabeth, Delta, Kent Denver. 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 |
| East League | Strasburg |
| Intermountain | Alamosa |
| League 7 | Brush |
| Metro League | Classical Academy |
| North League | Wellington |
| Southeast League | Lamar |
| West League | Basalt |
The Actual League Champions were:
| League | Team | Where my predicted team finished |
| East League | Strasburg | 1st |
| Intermountain League | Pagosa Springs | 2nd |
| League 7 | Brush | 1st |
| Metro League | Classical Academy | 1st |
| North | Wellington | 1st |
| Southeast League | La Junta | 2nd |
| West | Basalt | 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 three teams that missed the playoffs were (Preseason Rankings) #12 Cedaredge, #13 Yuma, #15 Wiggins. I did not have Flatirons Academy, Rye, and Manual 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, Flatirons Academy, Highland, Platte Valley, Limon, Wray, Yuma, Burlington, Wiggins, Holyoke, Monte Vista, Centauri, Buena Vista, C.S Christian, Meeker, North Fork. Of those 16 teams, 14 of them made the playoffs. The one team who missed the playoffs were Yuma & Wiggins. The two teams not listed to make the Playoffs were Rye & Manual. Both were listed as teams to be in the mix.
My Top 10 Preseason Teams were: Limon, Buena Vista, Wray, Meeker, Burlington, Highland, Monte Vista, Centauri, Platte Valley, North Fork. 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 |
| Frontier | Forge Christian |
| League 6 | Highland |
| North Central | Limon |
| South Central | Monte Vista |
| Tri-Peaks | Buena Vista |
| Western Slope | Meeker |
The Actual League Champions were:
| League | Team | Where my predicted team finished |
| Frontier | Forge Christian | 1st |
| League 6 | Platte Valley | 2nd |
| North Central | Limon | 1st |
| South Central | Centauri | 2nd |
| Tri-Peaks | Buena Vista | 1st |
| 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) #8 Hoehne, #9 Dove Creek, #12 Springfield. I did not have Crowley County, Clear Creek, and Elbert 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, Springfield, Las Animas, St. Mary’s, Clear Creek, Sanford, Mancos, Norwood, Dove Creek, West Grand, Plateau Valley, Haxtun, Akron, Sedgwick County, Dayspring Christian, Hoehne. Of those 16 teams, 12 of them made the playoffs. The four teams who missed the playoff were St. Mary’s, Springfield, Dove Creek, Hoehne. The four teams not listed to make the Playoffs were Simla, Elbert, Byers, Crowley County. All 4 were listed as teams to be in the mix.
My Top 10 Preseason Teams were: Haxtun, Akron, Sanford, Mancos, McClave, Sedgwick County, Dayspring Christian, Hoehne, Dove Creek, West Grand. 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 | St. Mary’s |
| Central | Clear Creek |
| Mountain | Sanford |
| Northwest | West Grand |
| Plains | Haxtun |
| Six County | Hoehne |
The Actual League Champions were:
| League | Team | Where my predicted team finished |
| Ark Valley | McClave | 1st |
| Black Forest | Byers | 4th |
| Central | Clear Creek | 1st |
| Mountain | Sanford | 1st |
| Northwest | West Grand | 1st |
| Plains | Akron | 2nd |
| Six County | Crowley County | 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 13 of them made the playoffs. The three teams that missed the playoffs were (Preseason Rankings) #12 Cheraw, #14 La Veta, #16 Deer Trail I did not have Walsh, Flagler, Hanover 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 Kiowa, Idalia, Stratton, Otis, Arickaree, Fleming, Peetz, Caliche, Prairie, Cheyenne Wells, Granada, Eads, Cheraw, Sierra Grande, Branson/Kim, La Veta. Of those 16 teams, 13 of them made the playoffs. The three teams who missed the playoff were La Veta, Cheraw, Kiowa. The two teams not listed to make the Playoffs were Hanover, Flagler, Walsh. Both teams were listed as in the mix.
My Top 10 Preseason Teams were: Cheyenne Wells, Idalia, Stratton, Otis, Arickaree, Granada, Sierra Grande, Fleming, Branson/Kim, Eads. 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 |
| Central | Kiowa |
| East Central | Idalia |
| North | Fleming |
| Southeast | Cheyenne Wells |
| Southwest | Sierra Grande |
The Actual League Champions were:
| League | Team | Where my predicted team finished |
| Central | Hanover | 2nd |
| East Central | Idalia | 1st |
| North | Caliche | 2nd |
| Southeast | Cheyenne Wells | 1st |
| Southwest | Sierra Grande | 1st |
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