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

Preseason Prediction Accuracy (2004-2013)


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

Magazine Rank Total
Score
2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004
Phil Steele 1 1363½ 119 137 148 125½ 140 135½ 147½ 153 132 125
Athlon 2 1404 138 134 154 119 144 141 135 158 134 147
GamePlan 3 1439 130 147 147 121 132 141 145 174 157 145
Lindy's 4 1441 132 139 151 115 151 168 137 171 129 148
CPA Rankings 5 1442½ 129 142 157 130 137½ 136½ 141 170½ 144 155
The Sporting News 6 1480 148 141 174 125 150 154 140 170 145 133

This page shows the accuracy of preseason magazines' conference predictions for the ten-year span 2004-2013 ("the last ten years" going into the 2014 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 "2011-2013 (last three years)" table, a "2009-2013 (last five years)" table, and a "1993-2013 (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)