What's the accuracy score mean? Preseason Home Up (accuracy index)

Preseason Prediction Accuracy (2005-2007)


See "notes" following the table for more information on its contents.

Magazine Rank Total
Score
2007 2006 2005
Athlon 1 427 135 158 134
Phil Steele's 2 432½ 147½ 153 132
Lindy's 3 437 137 171 129
ATS Consultants 4 443½ 149 161½ 133
Southern College Sports [Web Site] 5 450 140 169 141
The Sporting News 6 455 140 170 145
CPA Rankings [Web Site] 7 455½ 141 170½ 144
Street & Smith 8 457 150 168 139
Gold Sheet 9 462 154 179 129
Blue Ribbon 10 464 145 172 147
CBSSportsLine.com [Web Site] 11 475 157 177 141
Game Plan 12 476 145 174 157

This page shows the accuracy of preseason magazines' conference predictions for the three-year span 2005-2007 ("the last three years" going into the 2008 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 "2003-2007 (last five years)" table, and a "1993-2007 (all-time)" 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.

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What's the accuracy score mean? Preseason Home Up (accuracy index)