See "notes" following the table for more information on its contents.
| Magazine | Rank | Total Score |
2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
| McIllece Sports | 1 | 727 | 350.5 | 216.5 | 160 |
| Media polls | 2 | 732 | 357.5 | 202.5 | 172 |
| Phil Steele | 3 | 736.5 | 339 | 221.5/td> | 176 |
| Pick Six Previews | 4 | 737 | 344.5 | 225 | 167.5 |
| Athlon | 5 | 738 | 348 | 218 | 172 |
| CFB Model by Dunham (was Cap Heresy) | 6 | 746.5 | 361 | 215.5 | 170 |
| DRatings.com | 7 | 756 | 353 | 229 | 174 |
| Lindy's | 8 | 763 | 368 | 218 | 177 |
| Versus Sports Simulator (formerly compughterratings.com) | 9 | 770 | 385 | 216.5 | 168 |
| Arena Fanatic | 10 | 784.5 | 226.5 | 188 | 169.5 |
| CollegeFootballPoll.com | 11 | 795 | 373.5 | 237.5 | 184 |
| ESPN | 12 | 807 | 389 | 244 | 174 |
This page shows the accuracy of preseason magazines' conference predictions for the three-year span 2022-2024 ("the last three years" going into the 2025 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 "2020-2024 (last five years)" table and a "2015-2024 (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.
Notes: