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

Preseason Prediction Accuracy (2013-2015)


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

Magazine Rank Total
Score
2015 2014 2013
Phil Steele 1 384½ 131 134½ 119
Cap Heresy 2t 398 139 139 120
McIllece Sports 2t 398 130 136 132
Pick Six Previews 4 402 135 137 130
Arena Fanatic 5t 407 127½ 145½ 134
CPA Rankings 5t 407 135 143 129
GamePlan 7 410 133 147 130
Compu-Picks 8 412 140 144 128
Lindy's 9 418 141 145 132
Gold Sheet 10 421 139 156 126
Athlon 11 422 133 151 138
USA Today 12 425 145½ 137 142½
Media Polls 13 427½ 145 143 139½
compughterratings.com 14 441 157 149 135
The Sporting News 15 452 153 151 148
Football Outsiders 16 460 148 166 146
College Football Poll 16 461½ 161½ 175 125

This page shows the accuracy of preseason magazines' conference predictions for the three-year span 2013-2015 ("the last three years" going into the 2016 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 "2011-2015 (last five years)" table, a "2006-2015 (last ten years)" table, and a "1993-2015 (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)