Preseason Prediction Accuracy (2025)

This page ranks the accuracy of the preseason magazines' conference predictions for 2025, 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	AAC	ACC	B1G	Big XII	Conf USA	MAC	MWC	SEC	Sun Belt East	Sun Belt West
1	DRatings.com	314	23	58	29	39	36	33	36	42	6	12
2	Gold Sheet	323	18	59	36	43	32	37	32	40	10	16
3	Arena Fanatic	331	9.5	41.5	51	54.5	49	29	37	48	7	4.5
4	ESPN FPI	339	21	53	38	66	27	40	26	42	14	12
5	Athlon	341	16	57	37	55	41	32	32	53	6	12
6	McIllece Sports	342	23	39	40	61.5	41.5	46	38.5	37.5	5	10
7	Pick Six	346.5	24.5	56	34	46.5	50	34.5	34.5	44.5	10	12
8	College Football Focus	348.5	19.5	47	42.5	52	47	33.5	32	53	10	12
9	Phil Steele	353	26	60.5	38.5	48	50	37	34	39	10	10
10	CollegeFootballPoll	353.5	18	53	46	47	49	34	36.5	48	5	17
11t	Lindy's	358	20	61	44	42	52	22	37	56	12	12
11t	Versus Sports Simulator	358	23	68	23	64	44	32	38	39	12	15
13	CollegeFootballNews	363	25	77	37	61	43	26	34	37.5	10	12.5
14	USA Today	368	28	57	44	52	40	34	39	50	8	16
15	CFB Home	387.5	25.5	50.5	53	69.5	40	40.5	41.5	42	11	14