Predict the AP Preseason Top 25

Contest Information

The first contest in Burner Ball history, your job is to predict the preseason AP top 25!

Prizes:

1st Place: Two tickets to any regular season game of your choice ($500 max total value)
2nd Place: Two tickets to any regular season game of your choice ($200 max total value)
3rd Place: Free discord membership for one year and a free Homefield shirt of your choice

Timeline:

Opens: September 1, 2024
Closes: October 6, 2024

Eligibility:

To compete in the contest, you must be an active Burner Ball member at the time of submission and at the conclusion of the competition.

Scoring:

The scoring method for this contest is designed to be simple and accessible.

For teams ranked 1-25:

+3: Exact position
+2: One off (higher or lower)
+1: Two off (higher or lower)

For teams receiving votes in your tie-breaker:

The same scoring will apply. RVs will be "extended" and treated as ranking 26, ranking 27, etc., based on the number of votes received.

Final tie-breaker:

If the final tie-breaker is needed, the submission with the closest answer to the actual result will win.

Results

Contest results are below. Click on a row to see full submission. Screen names were pulled on October 14th. Raw rank reflects ties, while the tie-breaker rank breaks them. Percentiles are calculated on total score.

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