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

Preseason Prediction Accuracy (2001-2003)


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

Magazine Rank Total
Score
2003 2002 2001
CPA Rankings [Web Site] 1 439½ 138½ 146 155
The Sporting News 2 450 146 131 173
Jim Feist's 3 451 141 148 162
Lindy's 4 454 149 150 155
Athlon 5 455 149 144 162
Phil Steele's 6 456 155 153 148
Game Plan 7 460 141 154 165
ATS Consultants 8 474 167½ 148 158½
Street & Smith 9 482 147 155 180
College Football News [Web Site] 10 491½ 149½ 162 180

This page shows the accuracy of preseason magazines' conference predictions for the three-year span 2001-2003 ("the last three years" going into the 2004 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 "1999-2003 (last five years)" table, and a "1993-2003 (all-time)" 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)