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Preseason Prediction Accuracy (2010)


This page ranks the accuracy of the preseason magazines' conference predictions for 2010, 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. The best prediction for each conference/division is highlighted in the list. 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 USA Today 108 83138 41003 96611 2898
2 Blue Ribbon / ESPN 109 65119 7703 106614 27124
3 Lindy's 115 831312 41043 108312 4696
4 Athlon 119 601111 7965 104513 481010
5t GamePlan 121 124119 41023 94510 471512
5t Gold Sheet 121 931111 21063 9848 681112
7 The Sporting News 125 621113 91003 126913 47812
8 Phil Steele 125½ 831411 7953 105317 4614
9 compughterratings.com 126 1001410 51203 118421 48115
10 Rogers Poll 129½ 1421216 511½15 128510 4798
11 Steve Wrathell's CPA Rankings 130 1011114 811½14 6613 59138
12 CollegeFootballNews.com 132½ 821510 4944 106715½ 4111112
13 Sports Illustrated 133½ 611614 41253 9514½ 681310½
14 Southern College Sports 137½ 1041317½ 5853 7724 4611
15 whatifsports 141 821116 51267 107618 67128
16 CollegeFootballPoll.com 148 1251113 71242 118620 212149
17 Football Outsiders 152½ 14014½14 9115 1210617½ 4101310

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