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They made the picks.
We kept the score.

#FireMike

A season-long accuracy tracker for the beat writers and podcasters who predict Florida State football every week.

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Analysts vs. fans

2026 #BeatTheBeat Standings

Analysts set the standard. Fans try to #BeatTheBeat. Both standings update after every completed game.

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Official prediction tracker

Analyst Rankings

Results pending

#AnalystOutletSeason marginWeekly winsBehind leader
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Noles247
2
Warchant
3
NoleGameday
4
NoleGameday
5
Noles247
6
Warchant
7
Independent
8
DFNS
9
Noles247
10
Warchant
11
Warchant
12
Warchant
13
Independent
14
NoleGameday
15
Warchant
16
Warchant
17
Noles247
18
DFNS
19
DFNS
20
Noles247
21
Noles247
22
Warchant

Analyst names and outlet affiliations supplied by NoleGIFs. Rankings will populate when prediction results are added.

Fans vs. the FSU analysts

#BeatTheBeat

Challenge pending

#BeatTheBeat leaderboard

The race begins after Game 1.

Every pick counts toward the season-long challenge to beat the people who cover FSU for a living.

#BeatTheBeat season scoring: missed games receive one point more than that week's worst submitted prediction.
Season Total

Schedule and announced kickoff times verified against Florida State Athletics.

The scoring system

Simple, transparent, and hard to argue with.

Collect the picks

Record each published prediction before kickoff, including both teams' projected scores.

Measure the miss

Add the difference between each predicted team score and the actual result.

Rank the field

The analyst with the lowest cumulative points off across the season takes the top spot.