What's the accuracy score mean? Preseason Home Up (accuracy index)

Preseason Prediction Accuracy (1999-2008)


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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What's the accuracy score mean? Preseason Home Up (accuracy index)