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

Preseason Prediction Accuracy (2011-2015)


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

Magazine Rank Total
Score
2015 2014 2013 2012 2011
Phil Steele 1 669½ 131 134½ 119 137 148
Cap Heresy 2 695½ 139 139 120 147 150½
GamePlan 3 704 133 147 130 147 147
CPA Rankings 4 706 135 143 129 142 157
Lindy's 5 708 141 145 132 139 151
Athlon 6 710 133 151 138 134 154
compughterratings.com 7 728 157 149 135 141 146
USA Today 8 744½ 145½ 137 142½ 161½ 158
Football Outsiders 9 746 148 166 146 145 141
The Sporting News 10 767 153 151 148 141 174
College Football Poll 11 808½ 161&Frac12; 175 125 168 179

This page shows the accuracy of preseason magazines' conference predictions for the five-year span 2011-2015 ("the last five years" going into the 2016 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 "2013-2015 (last three years)" table, a "2006-2015 (last ten years)" table, and a "1993-2015 (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)