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

Preseason Prediction Accuracy (2013-2017)


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

Magazine Rank Total
Score
2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
Cap Heresy 1 681 138 145 139 139 120
Arena Fanatic 2 686½ 134 145½ 127½ 145½ 134
Phil Steele 3 691 158½ 148 131 134½ 119
Pick Six Previews 4 694 150½ 141½ 135 137 130
McIllece Sports 5 701 156 147 130 136 132
Athlon 6 705 146 137 133 151 138
GamePlan 7 716 157 149 133 147 130
Media polls 8 721½ 145 149 145 143 139½
Lindy's 9 723 157 148 141 145 132
Gold Sheet 10 727 158 148 139 156 126
USA Today 11 736 167 144 145½ 137 142½
compughterratings.com 12 755 159½ 154½ 157 149 135
CollegeFootballPoll.com 13 774 162½ 150 161½ 175 125
Street & Smith / The Sporting News 14 777 178 147 153 151 148

This page shows the accuracy of preseason magazines' conference predictions for the five-year span 2013-2017 ("the last five years" going into the 2018 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 "2015-2017 (last three years)" table, a "2008-2017 (last ten years)" table, and a "1993-2017 (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)