Preseason Prediction Accuracy (2024)

This page ranks the accuracy of the preseason magazines' conference predictions for 2024, by comparing them to conference finish.

Lower scores indicate more accurate predictions; the lower the score, the closer the predictions were to the actual results. Magazines are sorted by total score for all conferences, with the best predictions (lowest total scores) at the top. The best prediction for each conference/division is highlighted in the list. For information on the scoring method, see the notes file.

Rank	Magazine (yellow=web, blue=PDF)	Total Score	Amer. Athl.	ACC	B1G	Big XII	Conf USA	MAC	MWC	SEC	Sun Belt East	Sun Belt West
1	CFB Focus	334	40½	59½	52	94½	6	22	10	31½	13	5
2	Phil Steele	339	43	61	51	92	12	25	16	25	9	5
3	College Football Network	340	42	56	51	96	18	22	11	24	14	6
4	Pick Six	344½	45	58½	54	93½	10½	24	14	29	10	6
5t	Athlon	348	41	55	55	94	15	27	13	30	13	5
5t	ESPN Connelly	348	34	48	64	88	16	22	17	34	17	8
7	McIllece Sports	350½	43	45	53	84	17	29½	15	39½	17½	7
8	DRatings.com	353	44	54	66	94	16	15	15	30	13	6
9	Conference Media Day Polls	357½	40	56	53	96	19	24½	13	32	15	9
10	CFB Model By Dunham	361	46	69½	53	79	22	24½	10	35	15	7
11	Lindy's	368	37	54	66	94	18	31	14	32	13	9
12	Arena Fanatic	370½	42	56	53	100	23½	31	19½	29	11	5½
13	CFB Home	372½	32	56	63	95	26	30½	17½	31	11	10½
14	CollegeFootballPoll.com	373½	30	68	57½	87½	22	23½	19	43½	18	4½
15	Versus Sports Simulator	385½	41	64	67½	91½	16	23	18½	36	18	10
16	ESPN FPI	389	48	60	62	94	30	17	24	26	18	10