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

Preseason Prediction Accuracy (2003-2005)


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

Magazine Rank Total
Score
2005 2004 2003
Phil Steele's 1 413 133 125 155
The Sporting News 2 424 145 133 146
Lindy's 3 426 129 148 149
Street & Smith 4 429 139 143 147
Athlon 5 430 134 147 149
CPA Rankings [Web Site] 6 437½ 144 155 138½
Game Plan 7 443 157 145 141
ATS Consultants 8 463 135 160½ 167½

This page shows the accuracy of preseason magazines' conference predictions for the three-year span 2003-2005 ("the last three years" going into the 2006 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 "2001-2005 (last five years)" table, and a "1993-2005 (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)