See "notes" following the table for more information on its contents.
Magazine | Rank | Total Score |
2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 |
Phil Steele's | 1 | 1423 | 135½ | 147½ | 153 | 132 | 125 | 155 | 153 | 148 | 130 | 143 |
Athlon | 2 | 1453 | 141 | 135 | 158 | 134 | 147 | 149 | 144 | 162 | 134 | 149 |
CPA Rankings [Web Site] | 3 | 1454½ | 136½ | 141 | 170½ | 144 | 155 | 138½ | 146 | 155 | 119 | 149 |
The Sporting News | 4 | 1480 | 154 | 140 | 170 | 145 | 133 | 146 | 131 | 173 | 133 | 155 |
Lindy's | 5 | 1483 | 168 | 137 | 171 | 129 | 148 | 149 | 150 | 155 | 124 | 152 |
GamePlan | 6 | 1511 | 141 | 145 | 174 | 157 | 145 | 141 | 154 | 165 | 132 | 157 |
This page shows the accuracy of preseason magazines' conference predictions for the ten-year span 1999-2008 ("the last ten years" going into the 2009 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 "2006-2008 (last three years)" table, a "2004-2008 (last five years)" table, and a "1993-2008 (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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