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Preseason Prediction Accuracy (1993)


This page ranks the accuracy of the preseason magazines' conference predictions for 1993, 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. For information on the scoring method, see the notes file.

Magazine Total
Score
ACC Big
East
Big
8
Big
Ten
Big
West
MAC PAC
10
SEC
East
SEC
West
SWC WAC
Street & Smith 140 9 12 10 19 16 30 10 3 10 5 16
Petersen's 141 6 12 7 17 15 34 11 6 6 8 19
Game Plan 144 5 12 11 16 17 30 12 8 8 8 17
Lee Corso's 152 11 14 10 17 21 34 9 5 12 4 15
NCAA Preview 158 8 12 10 19 18 28 18 7 12 5 21
Football Action 162 10 14 11 20 19 30 21 5 8 4 20
The Sporting News 164 7 14 10 17 15 34 19 9 12 7 20

Magazines which did not pick all of the conferences (scores are adjusted per penalties below):
Magazine Total
Score
ACC Big
East
Big
8
Big
Ten
Big
West
MAC PAC
10
SEC
East
SEC
West
SWC WAC
C&PF Newsweekly 153 6 12 7 18 - - 23 5 8 9 13
Jim Feist's 154 8 12 12 16 - - 17 5 8 2 22
Inside Sports 155 9 12 10 19 15 - 14 7 12 5 19
Athlon 162 12 14 10 16 20 30 16 5 12 - -
Lindy's 164 8 12 10 23 - - 19 5 8 8 19

Penalties for skipping prediction (average of others' scores, plus two points):
Penalties - - - - - 19 33 - - - 8 19

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