New Mexico High School Football Playoff Predictions
NMPreps week 2 playoff predictions. As the resumes get built, we will update with each game. #nmpreps
6A FOOTBALL
Over-reaction: Hobbs on the move up after week 1. Las Cruces and Rio Rancho take a step in the other direction after week 1. District 4 - "Northeast" could only see one team earn a bid.
Under-reaction: Cibola's win over Eldorado. Are the Cougars now a dark horse with the return of Chavez? They also beat Eldorado 39-29 last week.
Bubble Out: Clovis and Carlsbad swap spots, despite both losing last week.
5A FOOTBALL
Keys: Manzano-Belen this Thursday; Belen-Valley in week 4. Those match-ups could determine 7-10 seeds.
Four for Four: Could all four teams from the southern district get the top four seeds? They likely should be. If one of the teams goes 0-3 then that could have them fall out of the top four.
4A FOOTBALL
Bubble: Espanola Valley or Grants could get the 12th spot in this classification. I would say that the top 9 teams are locks already.
3A FOOTBALL
5 Autos handed to DCS in bold.
Notes - Crownpoint and Cuba will likely be the teams playing for the bid out of that district. Thoreau showed they could be in that conversation. District 2 should have two teams in the top-four and four in the top-8. Dexter loss last week has them out this week but the third place finisher could end up in the 10-12 range, today we have them at 9.
NMPreps week 2 playoff predictions. As the resumes get built, we will update with each game. #nmpreps
6A FOOTBALL
| FIRST ROUND PREDICTIONS |
|---|
| 1) La Cueva Bears (Auto/DC) - Bye |
| 2) Centennial Hawks (Auto/DC) - Bye |
| 3) Cleveland Storm (Auto/DC) - Bye |
| 4) Los Lunas Tigers (Auto/DC) - Bye |
| 5) Volcano Vista Hawks (At-Large/DRUP) 12) Carlsbad Cavemen (At-Large/D4P) |
| 6) Hobbs Eagles (At-Large/DRUP) 11) Eldorado Eagles (At-Large/D3P) |
| 7) Rio Rancho Rams (At-Large/D3P) 10) Cibola Cougars (At-Large/D4P) |
| 8) Sandia Matadors (At-Large/DRUP) 9) Las Cruces Bulldawgs (At-Large/D3P) |
Over-reaction: Hobbs on the move up after week 1. Las Cruces and Rio Rancho take a step in the other direction after week 1. District 4 - "Northeast" could only see one team earn a bid.
Under-reaction: Cibola's win over Eldorado. Are the Cougars now a dark horse with the return of Chavez? They also beat Eldorado 39-29 last week.
Bubble Out: Clovis and Carlsbad swap spots, despite both losing last week.
5A FOOTBALL
| QUARTERFINALS |
|---|
| 1) Roswell (Auto/DC) |
| 2) Goddard (At-Large/DRUP) |
| 3) Artesia (At-Large/D3P) |
| 4) Piedra Vista (Auto/DC) |
| FIRST ROUND |
|---|
| 5) Mayfield (At-Large/D4P) 12) Los Alamos (At-Large/D3P) |
| 6) Deming (Auto/DC) 11) Miyamura (At-Large/DRUP) |
| 7) Valley (Auto/DC) 10) Belen (At-Large/DRUP) |
| 8) Santa Teresa (At-Large/DRUP) 9) Manzano (At-Large/DRUP) |
Keys: Manzano-Belen this Thursday; Belen-Valley in week 4. Those match-ups could determine 7-10 seeds.
Four for Four: Could all four teams from the southern district get the top four seeds? They likely should be. If one of the teams goes 0-3 then that could have them fall out of the top four.
4A FOOTBALL
| QUARTERFINALS |
|---|
| 1) Albuquerque Academy (DC-Auto) |
| 2) Lovington (DRUP-At-Large) |
| 3) Bloomfield (DC-Auto) |
| 4) Silver (DC-Auto) |
| FIRST ROUND |
|---|
| 5) Portales (D3P - At-Large) 12) Bernalillo (D4P - At-Large) |
| 6) Moriarty (DC-Auto) 11) Kirtland Central (D3P - At-Large) |
| 7) Taos (DRUP - At-Large) 10) Valencia (D3P - At-Large) |
| 8) Aztec (DRUP - At-Large) 9) St. Pius X (DRUP - At-Large) |
Bubble: Espanola Valley or Grants could get the 12th spot in this classification. I would say that the top 9 teams are locks already.
3A FOOTBALL
| QUARTERFINALS |
|---|
| 1) ROBERTSON (DC - Auto) |
| 2) RUIDOSO (DC - Auto) |
| 3) St. Michael's (DRUP - At-Large) |
| 4) SOCORRO (DC - Auto) |
| FIRST ROUND |
|---|
| 5) West Las Vegas (D3P - At-Large) 12) NAVAJO PREP (DC - Auto) |
| 6) Hope Christian (DRUP - At-Large) 11) CUBA (DC - Auto) |
| 7) Raton (D4P - At-Large) 10) Hatch Valley (D3P - At-Large) |
| 8) Cobre (DRUP - At-Large) 9) NMMI (D3P - At-Large) |
5 Autos handed to DCS in bold.
Notes - Crownpoint and Cuba will likely be the teams playing for the bid out of that district. Thoreau showed they could be in that conversation. District 2 should have two teams in the top-four and four in the top-8. Dexter loss last week has them out this week but the third place finisher could end up in the 10-12 range, today we have them at 9.
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