What's the accuracy score mean? Preseason Home Up (accuracy index)

Preseason Prediction Accuracy (1993-2001)


See "notes" following the table for more information on its contents.

Magazine Rank Total
Score
2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993
Street & Smith 1 1,179½ 180 136 138 119 115 103 138½ 110 140
Lindy's 2 1,187 155 124 152 117 124 92 133 126 164
GamePlan 3 1,205 165 132 157 126 116 111 132 122 144
Jim Feist's 4 1,214 162 129 162 122 132 88 129 136 154
Athlon 5 1,250 162 134 149 120 127 109 138 149 162
The Sporting News 6 1,261 173 135 155 124 138 99 141 132 164

This page shows the accuracy of preseason magazines' conference predictions for the nine-year span 1993-2001 ("all-time," as long as my preseason consensus has been produced, going into the 2002 season). In order to qualify for either table, a magazine must have been published for every year used in that table.

There is also a "1999-2001 (last three years)" table, and a "1997-2001 (last five years)" table.

Tables with more years have the advantage of having a larger sample of data: a single unusually lucky or unlucky year has less impact on the standings. However, tables with fewer years have the advantage of including more magazines: several of the magazines available today were not published if one goes back far enough.

Notes:


What's the accuracy score mean? Preseason Home Up (accuracy index)