See "notes" following the table for more information on its contents.
| Magazine | Rank | Total Score |
2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
| Pick Six Previews | 1 | 497.1 | 168 | 169 | 160.1 |
| Phil Steele | 2 | 510.1 | 176 | 174 | 160.1 |
| McIllece Sports | 3 | 528.5 | 160 | 183 | 185.5 |
| CollegeFootballNews.com | 4 | 530.5 | 171 | 176.5 | 183 |
| DRatings.com | 5-tie | 535 | 174 | 175 | 186 |
| Autumn 11 | 5-tie | 535 | 162 | 177 | 196 |
| Athlon | 7 | 535.4 | 172 | 180 | 183.4 |
| versus sports simulator (compughterratings.com) | 8 | 535.5 | 168 | 176.5 | 191 |
| Arena Fanatic | 9 | 536.4 | 188 | 169.5 | 178.9 |
| ESPN | 10 | 543.9 | 174 | 188 | 181.9 |
| Lindy's | 11 | 554.1 | 177 | 190 | 187.1 |
| CollegeFootballPoll.com | 12 | 581 | 184 | 201 | 196 |
This page shows the accuracy of preseason magazines' conference predictions for the three-year span 2020-2022 ("the last three years" going into the 2023 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 "2018-2022 (last five years)" table and a "2013-2022 (last ten years)" 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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