Previous (2008) Next (2010) What's the accuracy score mean? Preseason Home Up (accuracy index)

Preseason Prediction Accuracy (2009)


This page ranks the accuracy of the preseason magazines' conference predictions for 2009, 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
Atl.
ACC
Coa.
Big
East
Big
Ten
Big 12
North
Big 12
South
Conf
USA
East
Conf
USA
West
MAC
East
MAC
West
Mtn
West
PAC
10
SEC
East
SEC
West
Sun
Belt
WAC
1 Compughter Ratings 127 46213 8449 1361620 001012
2 GamePlan 132 106613 7487 1141218 021311
3 Sports Illustrated 133 11617 10445 1061221½ 03
4 Surefire Scouting 134½ 8420 13485 961416 301210
5 CPA Rankings 137½ 8517 11466 1161216 22139
6 College Football Poll 139 46623 12757 1061414 60109
7 Phil Steele 140 56924 494 1041123½ 1498
8 USA Today 142 88219 114510 1521022 201410
9 Football Outsiders 143½ 0410½17 10255 1391327 45910
10 Athlon 144 108217 9685 1321424 321110
11 ATS Consultants 145 122621 12497 961218 241110
12 College Football News 145½ 84815½ 11444 2031624 31911
13 NCAA Football Commentary 148 1061215 13878 1381016 00148
14 Southern College Sports 148½ 115618½ 12584 1031415½ 21616
15 The Sporting News 150 146621 11473 1361422 2489
16 Lindy's 151 106621 114107 1561018 021312
17 Gold Sheet 160 1441126 11474 136820 421214

Previous (2008) Next (2010) What's the accuracy score mean? Preseason Home Up (accuracy index)