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

Preseason Prediction Accuracy (2006-2008)


See "notes" following the table for more information on its contents.

Magazine Rank Total
Score
2008 2007 2006
Athlon 1 434 141 135 158
Phil Steele's 2 436 135½ 147½ 153
Surefire Scouting [Web Site] 3 444 134½ 150½ 159
CPA Rankings [Web Site] 4 448 136½ 141 170½
Southern College Sports [Web Site] 5 459 150 140 169
Game Plan 6 460 141 145 174
The Sporting News 7 464 154 140 170
Gold Sheet 8t 476 143 154 179
Lindy's 8t 476 168 137 171
Blue Ribbon 8t 476 159 145 172
CBSSportsLine.com [Web Site] 11 475 157 177 141

This page shows the accuracy of preseason magazines' conference predictions for the three-year span 2006-2008 ("the last three 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 "2004-2008 (last five years)" table, a "1999-2008 (last ten 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)