As we start projecting playoff qualifiers in football, Colorado Preps wants to stress that the information below is unofficial.  As of 7:30am on Monday morning, it appears the RPI numbers are constant throughout a few updates so we have projected our final list of playoff qualifiers.

Official brackets will be released by CHSAA on Sunday – so again this information is for our projections only.

Teams are listed in the order they appear in RPI and the order does not represent seeds.  League champions are marked in bold.

 

SIX-MAN

  1. Cheyenne Wells
  2. Granada
  3. Stratton
  4. Idalia
  5. Fleming
  6. Sierra Grande
  7. Cheraw
  8. Prairie
  9. Arickaree/Woodlin
  10. Genoa Hugo
  11. Briggsdale
  12. Kim/Branson
  13. Eads
  14. Hanover
  15. Hi Plains
  16. Mountain Valley

EIGHT-MAN

  1. Mancos
  2. Haxtun
  3. Vail Christian
  4. Holly
  5. Dove Creek
  6. Calhan
  7. Akron
  8. Sedgwick County
  9. Sanford
  10. Merino
  11. Swink
  12. Dayspring Christian
  13. Pikes Peak Christian
  14. Fowler
  15. Crowley County
  16. Byers

NOTE:  Byers finished 19th in RPI but the Bulldogs earn a berth in the bracket by winning their league championship.  Simla becomes the hard luck team as the Cubs ended #16 in RPI but is removed from the bracket by Byers.

CLASS 1A

  1. Centauri
  2. Buena Vista
  3. Limon
  4. Wray
  5. Florence
  6. Meeker
  7. Strasburg
  8. North Fork
  9. Wiggins
  10. Gunnison
  11. Yuma
  12. Monte Vista
  13. Holyoke
  14. Highland
  15. Peyton
  16. Bennett

NOTE:  Colorado Springs Christian is 15th in RPI but is bumped from the field by Bennett.  The Tigers are 18th in RPI but get in as a league champion.  Peyton is 16th in RPI but cannot be taken out of the field since they are also a conference winner.

CLASS 2A

  1. Eaton
  2. Resurrection Christian
  3. Severance
  4. Classical Academy
  5. Delta
  6. Moffat County
  7. Bayfield
  8. Basalt
  9. Elizabeth
  10. Brush
  11. Northfield
  12. Platte Valley
  13. Alamosa
  14. University
  15. Kent Denver
  16. La Junta

CLASS 4A

  1. Montrose
  2. Palmer Ridge
  3. Pine Creek
  4. Dakota Ridge
  5. Erie
  6. Chatfield
  7. Golden
  8. Vista Ridge
  9. Ponderosa
  10. Loveland
  11. Fountain Fort Carson
  12. Pueblo West
  13. Fruita Monument
  14. Bear Creek
  15. Denver South
  16. Longmont
  17. Mesa Ridge
  18. Vista Peak
  19. Broomfield
  20. Aurora Central
  21. Skyline
  22. Brighton
  23. Windsor
  24. Cheyenne Mountain

CLASS 5A

  1. Valor Christian
  2. Legend
  3. Cherry Creek
  4. Ralston Valley
  5. Grandview
  6. Arapahoe
  7. Arvada West
  8. Regis
  9. Columbine
  10. ThunderRidge
  11. Pomona
  12. Fort Collins
  13. Cherokee Trail
  14. Legacy
  15. Chaparral
  16. Douglas County
  17. Smoky Hill
  18. Mountain Vista
  19. Castle View
  20. Mullen
  21. Fossil Ridge
  22. Fairview
  23. Rock Canyon
  24. Far Northeast

NOTE:  Lakewood is 24th in RPI but is removed from the bracket by Far Northeast as the Warriors become qualifiers as a league champion despite ending the regular season 27th in RPI.