See "notes" following the table for more information on its contents.
Magazine | Rank | Total Score |
2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 |
Phil Steele | 1 | 1399½ | 137 | 148 | 125½ | 140 | 135½ | 147½ | 153 | 132 | 125 | 155 |
Athlon | 2 | 1415 | 134 | 154 | 119 | 144 | 141 | 135 | 158 | 134 | 147 | 149 |
GamePlan | 3 | 1450 | 147 | 147 | 121 | 132 | 141 | 145 | 174 | 157 | 145 | 141 |
CPA Rankings | 4 | 1452 | 142 | 157 | 130 | 137½ | 136½ | 141 | 170½ | 144 | 155 | 138½ |
Lindy's | 5 | 1458 | 139 | 151 | 115 | 151 | 168 | 137 | 171 | 129 | 148 | 149 |
The Sporting News | 6 | 1478 | 141 | 174 | 125 | 150 | 154 | 140 | 170 | 145 | 133 | 146 |
This page shows the accuracy of preseason magazines' conference predictions for the ten-year span 2003-2012 ("the last ten years" going into the 2013 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 "2010-2012 (last three years)" table, a "2008-2012 (last five years)" table, and a "1993-2012 (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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