Preseason Prediction Accuracy (2005-2007)

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Magazine	Rank	Total Score	2007	2006	2005
Athlon	1	427	135	158	134
Phil Steele's	2	432½	147½	153	132
Lindy's	3	437	137	171	129
ATS Consultants	4	443½	149	161½	133
Southern College Sports [Web Site]	5	450	140	169	141
The Sporting News	6	455	140	170	145
CPA Rankings [Web Site]	7	455½	141	170½	144
Street & Smith	8	457	150	168	139
Gold Sheet	9	462	154	179	129
Blue Ribbon	10	464	145	172	147
CBSSportsLine.com [Web Site]	11	475	157	177	141
Game Plan	12	476	145	174	157

This page shows the accuracy of preseason magazines' conference predictions for the three-year span 2005-2007 ("the last three years" going into the 2008 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 "2003-2007 (last five years)" table, and a "1993-2007 (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.