Preseason Prediction Accuracy (2001-2005)

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Magazine	Rank	Total Score	2005	2004	2003	2002	2001
Phil Steele's	1	714	133	125	155	153	148
The Sporting News	2	728	145	133	146	131	173
Lindy's	3	731	129	148	149	150	155
Athlon	4	736	134	147	149	144	162
CPA Rankings [Web Site]	5	738½	144	155	138½	146	155
GamePlan	6	762	157	145	141	154	165
Street & Smith	7	764	139	143	147	155	180
ATS Consultants	8	769½	135	160½	167½	148	158½

This page shows the accuracy of preseason magazines' conference predictions for the five-year span 2001-2005 ("the last five years" going into the 2006 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 "2003-2005 (last three years)" table, and a "1993-2005 (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:

Lower scores are "better." The lower the score, the closer the magazine's predictions were to the actual results.
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See the notes file for further information on the scoring process.