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Preseason Prediction Accuracy (2002)


This page ranks the accuracy of the preseason magazines' conference predictions for 2002, by comparing them to conference finish.

Lower scores indicate more accurate predictions; the lower the score, the closer the predictions were to the actual results. Magazines are sorted by total score for all conferences, with the best predictions (lowest total scores) at the top. For information on the scoring method, see the notes file.

Rank Magazine Total
Score
ACC Big
East
Big
Ten
Big 12
North
Big 12
South
Conf
USA
MAC
East
MAC
West
Mtn
West
PAC
10
SEC
East
SEC
West
Sun
Belt
WAC
1 The Sporting News 131 6 9 17 4 3 12 4 7 18 19 3 5 9 15
2 Athlon 144 6 11 22 4 3 17 4 3 18 18 4 3 12 19
3 Wrathell's CPA Rankings 146 9 12 20 6 3 15 6 0 20 21 4 3 14 13
4 Football Action 147 6 10 25 6 2 9 6 5 12 22 4 8 11 21
5t ATS Consultants 148 7 9 15 4 4 16½ 10 7 21 30 3 2 7 12½
5t Jim Feist 148 10 10 20 6 2 15 4 4 18 20 4 6 13 16
7 Lindy's 150 7 9 21 6 3 10 8 7 18 22 4 4 11 20
8 Phil Steele 153 14 11 13 6 3 19 5 4 20 15 6 5 15 17
9 Game Plan 154 13 9 24 6 3 16 4 4 22 21 4 3 10 15
10 Street & Smith 155 9 11 28 4 2 14 8 6 14 25 6 7 9 12
11 Blue Ribbon 159 11 11 14 6 3 19 8 11 20 17 4 5 11 19
12 College Football News 162 13 13 19 2 3 11 6 9 22 22 8 8 10 16

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