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

Preseason Prediction Accuracy (2010-2012)


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

Magazine Rank Total
Score
2012 2011 2010
Lindy's 1 405 139 151 115
Athlon 2 407 134 154 119
Phil Steele 3 410½ 137 148 125½
Compughter Ratings 4 413 141 146 126
GamePlan 5 415 147 147 121
Blue Ribbon / ESPN 6 417 154 154 109
USA Today 7 427½ 161½ 158 108
CPA Rankings 8 429 142 157 130
Football Outsiders 9 438½ 145 141 152½
The Sporting News 10 440 141 174 125
College Football Poll 11 495 168 179 148

This page shows the accuracy of preseason magazines' conference predictions for the three-year span 2010-2012 ("the last three years" going into the 2013 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 "2008-2012 (last five years)" table, a "2003-2012 (last ten years)" table, and a "1993-2012 (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)