Much too early to make predictions on which boys’ basketball teams will make the playoffs but after week one, Colorado Preps has gone ahead and done just that for Classes 1A, 2A and 3A.  The playoff format is different this year as district tournaments will not be played and only the top 24 clubs get into the bracket.

District tournaments have been eliminated so at large teams will be determined by the combination of four data points; RPI, Packard, MaxPreps and the CHSAA coach’s poll.  It’s much too early to use these polls to come up with our list, so right now it’s a simple prediction of which teams will advance.

Please note that teams are listed in alphabetical order.  We will worry about seeding and placement in the bracket later in the season.  State brackets will be released on Monday March 8th with games starting the next day.  Projections for Classes 4A and 5A will be released soon.

Feature photo provided by Van Hollis.

 

CLASS 1A BOYS

  1. Belleview Christian
  2. Briggsdale
  3. Cheraw
  4. Cheyenne Wells
  5. DeBeque
  6. Denver Jewish Day
  7. Evangelical Christian
  8. Fleming
  9. Genoa Hugo
  10. Granada
  11. Haxtun
  12. Hi Plains
  13. Idalia
  14. Kim/Branson
  15. Kit Carson
  16. Longmont Christian
  17. Merino
  18. Mile High Academy
  19. Nucla
  20. Primero
  21. Rocky Mountain Lutheran
  22. Sangre De Cristo
  23. Sierra Grande
  24. Wiley

Other contenders:  Flatirons Academy, Simla, McClave, Eads, Fleming, Springfield, Ouray, Arickaree/Woodlin, Caprock Academy

 

CLASS 2A BOYS

  1. Calhan
  2. Cedaredge
  3. Center
  4. Clear Creek
  5. Crested Butte
  6. Dayspring Christian
  7. Del Norte
  8. Denver Christian
  9. Fowler
  10. Holly
  11. Holyoke
  12. Ignacio
  13. Limon
  14. Mancos
  15. Meeker
  16. Monte Vista
  17. Peyton
  18. Rocky Ford
  19. Sanford
  20. Sedgwick County
  21. Soroco
  22. Vail Mountain
  23. Wray
  24. Yuma

Other contenders:  Byers, Akron, West Grand, Ridgway, Rye

 

CLASS 3A BOYS

  1. Alamosa
  2. Aspen
  3. Bennett
  4. Centauri
  5. Coal Ridge
  6. Colorado Academy
  7. Colorado Springs Christian
  8. DSST-Green Valley
  9. Eaton
  10. Englewood
  11. Faith Christian
  12. Highland
  13. Kent Denver
  14. Lutheran
  15. Machebeuf
  16. Manitou Springs
  17. Manual
  18. Pagosa Springs
  19. Resurrection Christian
  20. Salida
  21. St Mary’s
  22. Sterling
  23. Strasburg
  24. University

Other contenders:  Prospect Ridge, Brush, Platte Valley, Estes Park, Buena Vista, Gunnison, Moffat County, Montezuma Cortez, Fort Lupton, Pinnacle