Preseason Prediction Accuracy (1999)

This page ranks the accuracy of the preseason magazines' conference predictions for 1999, 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	Big East	Big Ten	Big 12 North	Big 12 South	Big West	Conf USA	MAC East	MAC West	Mtn West	PAC 10	SEC East	SEC West	WAC
1	Street & Smith	138	8	5	16	5	5	14	10	3	8	13	31	4	6	10
2	The Sports Network [Web Site]	141	10	10	18	4	4	10	8	2	6	13	36	4	6	10
3t	Phil Steele	143	9	5	24	4	4	10	14	3	2	10	38	4	5	11
3t	Sportsform	143	12	8	24	4	2	12	12	3	6	8	30	4	7	11
5	CNN/SI [Web Site]	144	8	8	18	5	4	12	12	3	6	15	32	4	7	10
6t	Athlon	149	12	6	19	2	4	14	13	3	4	11	32	8	8	13
6t	Football Action	149	12	8	32	4	2	12	12	3	6	7	31	2	7	11
6t	CPA Rankings [Web Site]	149	10	6	23	2	4	10	15	3	6	13	33	6	8	10
9	Lindy's	152	9	8	23	2	2	10	16	3	4	15	36	6	8	10
10	Preview Sports	153	7	8	21	2	5	12	14	3	8	9	33	4	10	17
11t	Jeff Allen	155	11	9	27	5	2	18	14	5	4	13	28	2	7	10
11t	The Sporting News	155	8	8	21	4	5	12	15	2	8	15	35	4	8	10
13	Game Plan	157	11	5	23	2	4	12	20	5	6	13	33	4	8	11
14t	ATS Consultants	158	15	10	25	4	2	12	14	5	4	11	32	4	9	11
14t	Sports Illustrated	158	8	8	24	4	4	12	15	3	8	15	33	6	8	10
16	The College Football Report [Web Site]	159	8	8	23	4	4	10	18	3	8	13	39	4	7	10
Magazines which did not pick all of the conferences (scores are adjusted per penalties below):
Rank	Magazine	Total Score	ACC	Big East	Big Ten	Big 12 North	Big 12 South	Big West	Conf USA	MAC East	MAC West	Mtn West	PAC 10	SEC East	SEC West	WAC
N/R	College & Pro Football Newsweekly	157	12	9	23	3	4	-	11	-	-	11	31	4	9	13
N/R	Jim Feist	162	10	8	25	6	4	-	18	3	8	10	32	4	7	13
Penalties for skipping prediction (average of others' scores, plus two points):
-	Penalties	-	-	-	-	-	-	14	-	5	8	-	-	-	-	-