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Preseason Prediction Accuracy (1999)


This page ranks the accuracy of the preseason magazines' conference predictions for 1999, 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.

Rank Magazine Total
Score
ACC Big
East
Big
Ten
Big 12
North
Big 12
South
Big
West
Conf
USA
MAC
East
MAC
West
Mtn
West
PAC
10
SEC
East
SEC
West
WAC
1 Street & Smith 138 8 5 16 5 5 14 10 3 8 13 31 4 6 10
2 The Sports Network [Web Site] 141 10 10 18 4 4 10 8 2 6 13 36 4 6 10
3t Phil Steele 143 9 5 24 4 4 10 14 3 2 10 38 4 5 11
3t Sportsform 143 12 8 24 4 2 12 12 3 6 8 30 4 7 11
5 CNN/SI [Web Site] 144 8 8 18 5 4 12 12 3 6 15 32 4 7 10
6t Athlon 149 12 6 19 2 4 14 13 3 4 11 32 8 8 13
6t Football Action 149 12 8 32 4 2 12 12 3 6 7 31 2 7 11
6t CPA Rankings [Web Site] 149 10 6 23 2 4 10 15 3 6 13 33 6 8 10
9 Lindy's 152 9 8 23 2 2 10 16 3 4 15 36 6 8 10
10 Preview Sports 153 7 8 21 2 5 12 14 3 8 9 33 4 10 17
11t Jeff Allen 155 11 9 27 5 2 18 14 5 4 13 28 2 7 10
11t The Sporting News 155 8 8 21 4 5 12 15 2 8 15 35 4 8 10
13 Game Plan 157 11 5 23 2 4 12 20 5 6 13 33 4 8 11
14t ATS Consultants 158 15 10 25 4 2 12 14 5 4 11 32 4 9 11
14t Sports Illustrated 158 8 8 24 4 4 12 15 3 8 15 33 6 8 10
16 The College Football Report [Web Site] 159 8 8 23 4 4 10 18 3 8 13 39 4 7 10

Magazines which did not pick all of the conferences (scores are adjusted per penalties below):
Rank Magazine Total
Score
ACC Big
East
Big
Ten
Big 12
North
Big 12
South
Big
West
Conf
USA
MAC
East
MAC
West
Mtn
West
PAC
10
SEC
East
SEC
West
WAC
N/R College & Pro Football Newsweekly 157 12 9 23 3 4 - 11 - - 11 31 4 9 13
N/R Jim Feist 162 10 8 25 6 4 - 18 3 8 10 32 4 7 13

Penalties for skipping prediction (average of others' scores, plus two points):
- Penalties - - - - - - 14 - 5 8 - - - - -

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