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

Preseason Prediction Accuracy (2000-2009)


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

Magazine Rank Total
Score
2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000
Phil Steele 1 1420 140 135½ 147½ 153 132 125 155 153 148 130
CPA Rankings [Web Site] 2 1443 137½ 136½ 141 170½ 144 155 138½ 146 155 119
Athlon 3 1448 144 141 135 158 134 147 149 144 162 134
The Sporting News 4 1475 150 154 140 170 145 133 146 131 173 133
Lindy's 5 1482 151 168 137 171 129 148 149 150 155 124
GamePlan 6 1486 132 141 145 174 157 145 141 154 165 132

This page shows the accuracy of preseason magazines' conference predictions for the ten-year span 2000-2009 ("the last ten years" going into the 2010 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 "2007-2009 (last three years)" table, a "2005-2009 (last five years)" table, and a "1993-2009 (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)