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Preseason Prediction Accuracy (2003)


This page ranks the accuracy of the preseason magazines' conference predictions for 2003, 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 Wrathell's CPA Rankings 138½ 10 8 20 4 0 18 10 5 9 20½ 0 6 8 20
2t Jim Feist 141 10 11 18 4 4 23 6 6 6 22 0 7 6 18
2t GamePlan 141 6 8 19 2 2 11 10 4 11 20 2 9 15 22
4 The Sporting News 146 15 6 19 6 2 18 6 6 7 20 0 7 10 24
5 Street & Smith 147 9 6 18 6 2 16 5 9 12 24 0 7 9 24
6t Athlon 149 11 4 21 6 2 14 10 9 13 20 2 7 8 22
6t Lindy's 149 11 4 18 6 2 24 8 4 10 21 0 7 10 24
8 College Football News 149½ 8 11 16½ 6 6 21 10 4 9 19 0 7 10 22
9 Phil Steele 155 10 13 23 6 0 22 8 7 11 22 0 4 9 20
10 CNN/SI web site 157 15 11 19 2 2 21 4 4 11 19 2 7 16 24
11 ATS Consultants 167½ 11½ 5 21½ 7 5 24 4 8 11½ 21½ 0 9 16 23½
12 Football Action 182 10 6 24 6 2 29 10 4 17 27 2 9 16 20

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