Preseason Prediction Accuracy (2002-2006)

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Magazine	Rank	Total Score	2006	2005	2004	2003	2002
Phil Steele's	1	718	153	132	125	155	153
The Sporting News	2	725	170	145	133	146	131
Athlon	3	732	158	134	147	149	144
Lindy's	4	747	171	129	148	149	150
Street & Smith	5	752	168	139	143	147	155
CPA Rankings [Web Site]	6	754	170½	144	155	138½	146
ATS Consultants	7	770½	161½	133	160½	167½	148
GamePlan	8	771	174	157	145	141	154

This page shows the accuracy of preseason magazines' conference predictions for the five-year span 2002-2006 ("the last five years" going into the 2007 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 "2004-2006 (last three years)" table, and a "1993-2006 (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.