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
- Cheyenne Wells
- Granada
- Stratton
- Idalia
- Fleming
- Sierra Grande
- Cheraw
- Prairie
- Arickaree/Woodlin
- Genoa Hugo
- Briggsdale
- Kim/Branson
- Eads
- Hanover
- Hi Plains
- Mountain Valley
EIGHT-MAN
- Mancos
- Haxtun
- Vail Christian
- Holly
- Dove Creek
- Calhan
- Akron
- Sedgwick County
- Sanford
- Merino
- Swink
- Dayspring Christian
- Pikes Peak Christian
- Fowler
- Crowley County
- 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
- Centauri
- Buena Vista
- Limon
- Wray
- Florence
- Meeker
- Strasburg
- North Fork
- Wiggins
- Gunnison
- Yuma
- Monte Vista
- Holyoke
- Highland
- Peyton
- 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
- Eaton
- Resurrection Christian
- Severance
- Classical Academy
- Delta
- Moffat County
- Bayfield
- Basalt
- Elizabeth
- Brush
- Northfield
- Platte Valley
- Alamosa
- University
- Kent Denver
- La Junta
CLASS 4A
- Montrose
- Palmer Ridge
- Pine Creek
- Dakota Ridge
- Erie
- Chatfield
- Golden
- Vista Ridge
- Ponderosa
- Loveland
- Fountain Fort Carson
- Pueblo West
- Fruita Monument
- Bear Creek
- Denver South
- Longmont
- Mesa Ridge
- Vista Peak
- Broomfield
- Aurora Central
- Skyline
- Brighton
- Windsor
- Cheyenne Mountain
CLASS 5A
- Valor Christian
- Legend
- Cherry Creek
- Ralston Valley
- Grandview
- Arapahoe
- Arvada West
- Regis
- Columbine
- ThunderRidge
- Pomona
- Fort Collins
- Cherokee Trail
- Legacy
- Chaparral
- Douglas County
- Smoky Hill
- Mountain Vista
- Castle View
- Mullen
- Fossil Ridge
- Fairview
- Rock Canyon
- 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.
