I can’t believe we’re already knee-deep into February and I haven’t splayed my sports world predictions for the year all over the ‘net yet.

Sorry, folks. I must have been doing something more important. Like, anything.

But, as a card-carrying member of the American press (we don’t have cards, really … but we do have buttons!), here goes. I figure with the Super Bowl right around the proverbial corner, it’s time. Here are my big three (baseball, football, basketball) theories for the year:

February

The Super Bowl. Ah, the grandest game of them all. Well, maybe not. But it’s a good reason to get together and snack on food we’d otherwise never consume.

• Prediction: Colts 34, Saints 31. It’s a popular pick, the Colts by a little. But that’s exactly how it’s going to go down. The Colts will go up big in the third quarter after a close first half, then try to run down the clock. Then Drew Brees will whip his Saints into shape and close the gap to three, but a late Reggie Bush fumble seals the deal. Mr. Manning, here’s trophy number two. Enjoy.

NBA all-star game. I won’t watch it, but I don’t blame you if you do.

• Prediction: Kobe and LeBron get their groove on to the tune of 20 points each, but OKC’s Kevin Durant wins MVP. West 154, East 151.

April

Major League Baseball. How can you not be giddy about this season, M’s fans?

• Prediction: The Mariners will contend in the AL West for much of the season, only to fade a little late because they’re just too darn young in some areas, too old in others. But they will pick up the wild card, sneaking it away from Boston in the last week.

As much as it pains me to say it, the Yankees have enough in the tank to get back to the playoffs, along with the Angels and the league’s best team, the Minnesota Twins.

In the National League, I expect the Phillies, Cardinals, Giants and the surprise Brewers (!) to finish the playoff menu.

In the series, I see the Twins and Phils battling it out, and the Phillies wearing the rings once again.

As for postseason stuff, I see all-star nods for Ichiro, Felix, Cliff Lee, Chone Figgins and David Aardsma. Don Wakamatsu gets AL Manager of the Year. Zack Greinke gets his second Cy Young and gets 21 wins, Justin Morneau gets MVP and some kid I don’t know of yet wins Rookie of the Year on the Tigers.

In the NL, I see Roy Halladay getting the Cy, Ken Macha of the Brew Crew getting Manager of the Year, Albert Pujols getting another MVP award they’ll eventually rename in his honor and some kid I don’t know of yet getting Rookie of the Year for the Washington Nationals — but NOT Stephen Strasburg.

NFL Draft. Set for April 22-24, this is one Seattle fans need to watch. What will Pete Carroll do? Get a QB of the future? Get an o-lineman? Go for a skill player? If Jake Locker had come out this year, I’d say they’d try to get him at No. 6. Of course, he wouldn’t be around by then…

• Prediction: With the No. 6 pick, the ‘Hawks go small with Eric Berry, the safety out of Tennessee. They need a big hitter and great cover man back in the secondary and he’s the man. With the No. 14 pick, they go big with Trent Williams from Oklahoma. He’s a big dude, and they need to replace Walter Jones. Now. With pick No. 40, they take a flier on Terrance Cody, a nose tackle from Alabama.

Through June

National Basketball Association. What a weird season so far. What’s gotten into these Hawks, Thunder-ers, Bobcats and Grizzlies?

• Prediction: The west will see some old faces — the Lakers, the Suns, Denver, Utah, Dallas and San Antonio — in the playoffs along with the Blazers, who are still in contention despite all the injury problems, and the upstart Thunder. It pains me to see it! But yeah, OK City has the goods.

In the east, I see Boston, Cleveland, Orlando and Toronto locking up playoff spots quickly, then a slugfest for spots 5-8. I bet Chicago, Charlotte, Miami and Milwaukee make the postseason, with the Knicks falling out on the final day of the season.

The Cavs and Celts meet in the east finals, with Cleveland getting by. The Lake crew is just too strong, topping the Spurs in the west finals.

I like LeBron to get his first Finals MVP award and first ring come June.

John Wall out of Kentucky is everyone’s “duh” No. 1 pick in the June draft, but Minnesota — not New Jersey, the worst team in the league — winds up with him.

UW’s Quincy Pondexter goes to the Wizards in the second round while Gonzaga’s Elias Harris goes to Golden State and Boston nabs the Zags’ Matt Bouldin.

September-December

National Football League. So, do the Seahawks revive themselves? Can the Manning-led Colts repeat? Can I ask more inane questions? Yes (sort of), No and Of Course!

• Prediction: The Seahawks get to 8-8, which actually is pretty good. Until you consider five of those wins come in the pathetic NFC West, with the barely conscious Rams and the Kurt Warner-less Cardinals in the division, plus the shaky San Francisco squad.

The Colts have another solid year but I like the Chargers and the Vikings to rise to the top. Other playoff squads include the Patriots, Jets, Titans, Colts and Ravens in the AFC, the Giants, Cowboys, Saints, Packers and 49ers in the NFC.