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

Preseason Prediction Accuracy (2002-2004)


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

Magazine Rank Total
Score
2004 2003 2002
The Sporting News 1 410 133 146 131
Phil Steele's 2 433 125 155 153
College Football News [Web Site] 3 438½ 127 149½ 162
CPA Rankings [Web Site] 4 439½ 155 138½ 146
Athlon 5t 440 147 149 144
Game Plan 5t 440 145 141 154
Street & Smith 7 445 143 147 155
Lindy's 8 447 148 149 150
ATS Consultants 9 476 160½ 167½ 148

This page shows the accuracy of preseason magazines' conference predictions for the three-year span 2002-2004 ("the last three years" going into the 2005 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 "2000-2004 (last five years)" table, and a "1993-2004 (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.

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