See "notes" following the table for more information on its contents.
| Magazine | Rank | Total Score |
2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
| CFB Model by Dunham (was Cap Heresy) | 1 | 536.5 | 215.5 | 170 | 151 |
| Media polls | 2 | 549.5 | 202.5 | 172 | 175 |
| Autumn 11 | 3 | 555 | 216 | 162 | 177 |
| CPA Rankings | 4 | 559 | 211 | 164 | 184 |
| McIllece Sports | 5 | 559.5 | 216.5 | 160 | 183 |
| Versus Sports Simulator (formerly compughterratings.com) | 6 | 561 | 216.5 | 168 | 176.5 |
| Pick Six Previews | 7 | 561.5 | 225 | 167.5 | 169 |
| Athlon | 8 | 570 | 218 | 172 | 180 |
| Phil Steele | 9 | 571.5 | 221.5/td> | 176 | 174 |
| DRatings.com | 10 | 578 | 229 | 174 | 175 |
| Arena Fanatic | 11 | 584 | 226.5 | 188 | 169.5 |
| Lindy's | 12 | 585 | 218 | 177 | 190 |
| ESPN | 13 | 606 | 244 | 174 | 188 |
| CollegeFootballPoll.com | 14 | 622.5 | 237.5 | 184 | 201 |
This page shows the accuracy of preseason magazines' conference predictions for the three-year span 2021-2023 ("the last three years" going into the 2024 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 "2019-2023 (last five years)" table and a "2014-2023 (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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