Football '14: One early projection

 This is how Jeff Linder's ballot for The Gazette's 2014 preseason football poll might look, plus projections for the 2014 playoff field. 

CLASS 4A

Top 10

2013 W-L

2013 Postseason

1. Waukee

10-2

4A quarterfinalist

2. West Des Moines Dowling

14-0

4A champion

3. Bettendorf

10-3

4A semifinalist

4. West Des Moines Valley

10-3

4A semifinalist

5. Cedar Rapids Washington

6-4

4A qualifier

6. Johnston

5-5

4A qualifier

7. Ankeny

4-6

4A qualifier

8. Southeast Polk

7-4

4A second round

9. North Scott

5-5

4A qualifier

10. Ames

11-1

4A quarterfinalist

The Playoff Field (top 4 in each district)

District 1 -- 1. Ankeny, 2. Southeast Polk, 3. Ames, 4. Des Moines East.

District 2 -- 1. West Des Moines Dowling, 2. Johnston, 3. Des Moines Roosevelt, 4. Sioux City East.

District 3 -- 1. West Des Moines Valley, 2. Ankeny Centennial, 3. Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln, 4. Sioux City West.

District 4 -- 1. Waukee, 2. Indianola, 3. Urbandale, 4. Fort Dodge.

District 5 -- 1. Cedar Falls, 2. Linn-Mar, 3. Cedar Rapids Kennedy, 4. Waterloo West.

District 6 -- 1. Cedar Rapids Washington, 2. Cedar Rapids Prairie, 3. Muscatine, 4. Iowa City High.

District 7 -- 1. Iowa City West, 2. Pleasant Valley, 3. Dubuque Hempstead, 4. Davenport Central.

District 8 -- 1. Bettendorf, 2. North Scott, 3. Dubuque Senior, 4. Clinton. 

CLASS 3A

Top 10

2013 W-L

2013 Postseason

1. Sioux City Heelan

14-0

3A champion

2. Cedar Rapids Xavier

12-2

4A runner-up

3. Gilbert

8-4

2A quarterfinalist

4. Washington

12-2

3A runner-up

5. Pella

11-1

3A quarterfinalist

6. Davenport Assumption

11-1

4A second round

7. Humboldt

6-4

3A qualifier

8. Sergeant Bluff-Luton

5-4

Did not qualify (3A)

9. Grinnell

8-4

3A quarterfinalist

10. Carlisle

4-6

3A qualifier

The Playoff Field (top 4 in each district)

District 1 -- 1. Sioux City Heelan, 2. Sergeant Bluff-Luton, 3. Spencer, 4. Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley.

District 2 -- 1. Humboldt, 2. Carroll, 3. Greene County, 4. Perry.

District 3 -- 1. West Delaware, 2. Waverly-Shell Rock, 3. Decorah, 4. Vinton-Shellsburg.

District 4 -- 1. Cedar Rapids Xavier, 2. Solon, 3. Dubuque Wahlert, 4. Marion.

District 5 -- 1. Washington, 2. Davenport Assumption, 3. Clear Creek Amana, 4. Fairfield.

District 6 -- 1. Gilbert, 2. Grinnell, 3. Bondurant-Farrar, 4. Newton.

District 7 -- 1. Pella, 2. Carlisle, 3. Norwalk, 4. Knoxville.

District 8 -- 1. Dallas Center-Grimes, 2. Harlan, 3. Winterset, 4. Glenwood. 

CLASS 2A

Top 10

2013 W-L

2013 Postseason

1. North Fayette Valley

11-2

1A semifinalist

2. New Hampton

11-1

2A quarterfinalist

3. Hampton-Dumont

6-4

2A qualifier

4. Spirit Lake

9-2

2A second round

5. Clear Lake

12-1

3A semifinalist

6. Albia

12-1

2A semifinalist

7. Sioux Center

10-3

2A semifinalist

8. Central Lyon-GLR

7-4

2A second round

9. Cascade

8-3

2A second round

10. Mediapolis

11-1

2A quarterfinalist

The Playoff Field (top 4 in each district)

District 1 -- 1. Spirit Lake, 2. Sioux Center, 3. Central Lyon-GLR, 4. Sheldon.

District 2 -- 1. Hampton-Dumont, 2. Clear Lake, 3. Clarion-Goldfield, 4. Estherville-Lincoln Central.

District 3 -- 1. North Fayette Valley, 2. New Hampton, 3. Waukon, 4. Dyersville Beckman.

District 4 -- 1. Cascade, 2. Mount Vernon, 3. Monticello, 4. Northeast.

District 5 -- 1. Mediapolis, 2. Williamsburg, 3. Central Lee, 4. West Burlington-Notre Dame.

District 6 -- 1. Union, 2. South Hardin, 3. South Tama, 4. Aplington-Parkersburg.

District 7 -- 1. Albia, 2. Davis County, 3. Baxter CMB, 4. Monroe PCM.

District 8 -- 1. Carroll Kuemper, 2. Clarinda, 3. East Sac County, 4. Prairie Valley. 

CLASS 1A

Top 10

2013 W-L

2013 Postseason

1. Iowa City Regina

14-0

1A champion

2. Fort Dodge St. Edmond

13-1

1A runner-up

3. South Winneshiek

9-3

1A quarterfinalist

4. IKM-Manning

4-5

Did not qualify (1A)

5. West Lyon

14-0

Class A champion

6. Wilton

9-2

1A second round

7. Avoca AHST

12-1

Class A semifinalist

8. Emmetsburg

5-5

1A qualifier

9. Manson-NW Webster

8-3

1A second round

10. Ridge View

9-2

1A second round

The Playoff Field (top 4 in each district)

District 1 -- 1. IKM-Manning, 2. Avoca AHST, 3. Ida Grove OA-BCIG, 4. West Monona.

District 2 -- 1. West Lyon, 2. Ridge View, 3. Hinton, 4. Western Christian.

District 3 -- 1. Emmetsburg, 2. Saint Ansgar, 3. West Fork, 4. Pocahontas Area.

District 4 -- 1. South Winneshiek, 2. Clayton Ridge, 3. Dike-New Hartford, 4. Sumner-Fredericksburg.

District 5 -- 1. Wilton, 2. West Branch, 3. Wapello, 4. Alburnett.

District 6 -- 1. Iowa City Regina, 2. West Marshall, 3. Eddyville EBF, 4. Sigourney-Keota.

District 7 -- 1. Fort Dodge St. Edmond, 2. Manson-NW Webster, 3. South Central Calhoun, 4. Ogden.

District 8 -- 1. Panorama, 2. Central Decatur, 3. Woodward-Granger, 4. Des Moines Christian. 

CLASS A

Top 10

2013 W-L

2013 Postseason

1. Logan-Magnolia

5-4

Did not qualify (A)

2. Gladbrook-Reinbeck

9-3

Class A quarterfinalist

3. Nashua-Plainfield

7-5

1A second round

4. Mount Ayr

8-3

1A second round

5. Maquoketa Valley

11-1

1A quarterfinalist

6. Ackley AGWSR

9-2

Class A qualifier

7. Algona Garrigan

9-3

Class A quarterfinalist

8. BGM

13-1

Class A runner-up

9. West Sioux

4-6

Class A qualifier

10. Lawton-Bronson

7-4

Class A second round

The Playoff Field (top 4 in each district)

District 1 -- 1. Logan-Magnolia, 2. Council Bluffs St. Albert, 3. Westwood, 4. Audubon.

District 2 -- 1. West Sioux, 2. Lawton-Bronson, 3. Woodbury Central, 4. Alta-Aurelia.

District 3 -- 1. Nashua-Plainfield, 2. Algona Garrigan, 3. Belmond-Klemme, 4. Mason City Newman.

District 4 -- 1. Gladbrook-Reinbeck, 2. Ackley AGWSR, 3. Grundy Center, 4. Denver.

District 5 -- 1. Maquoketa Valley, 2. Lisbon, 3. Starmont, 4. Edgewood-Colesburg.

District 6 -- 1. Pekin, 2. WACO, 3. Lone Tree, 4. Van Buren.

District 7 -- 1. BGM, 2. Colfax-Mingo, 3. Montezuma, 4. Lynnville-Sully.

District 8 -- 1. Mount Ayr, 2. Earlham, 3. Nodaway Valley, 4. Bedford. 

EIGHT MAN

Top 10

2013 W-L

2013 Postseason

1. Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton

12-1

8-Man runner-up

2. Janesville

8-2

8-Man qualifier

3. Don Bosco

14-0

8-Man champion

4. Fremont-Mills

7-3

8-Man qualifier

5. East Mills

8-3

Class A second round

6. HLV

9-3

8-Man second round

7. Marcus MMC

10-2

8-Man quarterfinalist

8. Lansing Kee

6-4

8-Man qualifier

9. Elkader Central

6-5

8-Man qualifier

10. Northwood-Kensett

7-4

8-Man second round

The Playoff Field (top 4 in each district)

District 1 -- 1. Exira-EHK, 2. River Valley, 3. Boyer Valley, 4. Ar-We-Va.

District 2 -- 1. Marcus MMC, 2. Harris-Lake Park, 3. Ruthven GTRA, 4. West Bend-Mallard.

District 3 -- 1. Janesville, 2. Northwood-Kensett, 3. Clarksville, 4. Tripoli.

District 4 -- 1. Lansing Kee, 2. Elkader Central, 3. Springville, 4. Turkey Valley.

District 5 -- 1. Don Bosco, 2. HLV, 3. Meskwaki Settlement, 4. English Valleys.

District 6 -- 1. Melcher-Dallas, 2. Wayne, 3. Mormon Trail, 4. Twin Cedars.

District 7 -- 1. Adair-Casey, 2. Guthrie Center, 3. Coon Rapids-Bayard, 4. Glidden-Ralston.

District 8 -- 1. Fremont-Mills, 2. East Mills, 3. Sidney, 4. Stanton.