Recruiting Rankings
Sully's College Football Page (SCFP) recruiting data is based on three sites: ESPN, 247 Sports, & Rivals. We calculate a 4 year average in each site (Independent of one another) we then take the 4 year average of each site, add them together, and then we divide that total by three (3) to get a composite score.
Some of the results are/were quite susprising/Interesting: 1) Indiana is the #1 seed in the 2025 CFP, yet their four year composit recruiting rank places then as the 53rd best recruiting program? Clearly from their ranking, they would need to win the B10 to enter the CFP, they did so they played their way in ... yet to be the #1 seed with the 53rd best recruiting class? Related to Portal aquisision / Coaching their players up / Player Developmemt) ... Impressive! 2) According to recruiting class team ratings; Texas, LSU, Notre Dame & USC should have made the field, yet, hey did not ... 3) while,Texas A&M, Ole Miss, & Texas Tech, according to their recruiting rank, to make the CFP, should have had to win their respective conference .... only TTU did. They won the B-12! While Ole Miss & A&M battled their way in as At-Large qualifiers! Finally, under Marcus Freeman, the Irish continue to improve their team rank, the Irish are now the 7th best recruiting program in the country. However, ND failed to make the CFP, due to 2 early losses to Miami & Texas A&M, that apparently were to much for 10 straighrt wins to overcome? On SCFP, we take a very different track on the Irish, until the Freeman Era, the 'Talking Heads' on ESPN, CBS Sports and on, have tended to "howl at the moon" on how "Overrated" the Irish are, ... while we followed a different trek, SCFP has for several years now looked upon the Irish as under-achievers, especially in big games ... not overrated! At least, the National Media has figured out, that ND is really good (& were under Kelly) as opposed to overrated! Finally, in my humdle opinion, there is a "hole in the CFP", due to the absence of Notre Dame!
All that said, check it out below and see what conclusions you draw from the data?
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| Team |
Conf |
ESPN |
247 |
Rivals |
Total |
Composit |
| 1. Alabama |
SEC |
3.5 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
6.5 |
2.2 |
| Georgia |
SEC |
2.5 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
7.5 |
2.5 |
| Texas |
SEC |
3.0 |
4.5 |
3.8 |
11.3 |
3.8 |
| Ohio State |
B-10 |
4.0 |
4.8 |
4.5 |
13.3 |
4.4 |
| 5. Oregon |
B-10 |
4.3 |
5 |
5.8 |
15.1 |
5.0 |
| LSU |
SEC |
8.8 |
9 |
9.8 |
27.6 |
9.2 |
| Notre Dame |
IND |
9.5 |
9.3 |
9 |
27.8 |
9.3 |
| Miami FL |
ACC |
8.5 |
10.8 |
9 |
28.3 |
9.4 |
| USC |
B-10 |
10.5 |
10 |
10 |
30.5 |
10.2 |
| 10. Oklahoma |
SEC |
11.5 |
11 |
11.3 |
33.8 |
11.3 |
| Tennessee |
SEC |
12.3 |
10.5 |
11 |
33.8 |
11.3 |
| Michigan |
B-10 |
12.8 |
10.5 |
12 |
35.3 |
11.8 |
| Florida |
SEC |
11.8 |
12.5 |
12.8 |
37.1 |
12.4 |
| Teaxas A&M |
SEC |
11.5 |
13 |
13 |
37.5 |
12.5 |
| 15. Florida State |
ACC |
17.5 |
16.3 |
17.8 |
51.6 |
17.2 |
| Auburn |
SEC |
17.5 |
18.5 |
16.8 |
52.8 |
17.6 |
| Clemson |
ACC |
20.5 |
16.8 |
16.3 |
53.6 |
17.9 |
| South Carolina |
SEC |
19.5 |
19 |
21.5 |
60 |
20.0 |
| Ole Miss |
SEC |
23.0 |
21.8 |
22.8 |
67.6 |
22.5 |
| 20. North Carolina |
ACC |
29.0 |
22.5 |
26 |
77.5 |
25.8 |
| Kansas State |
B-12 |
52.3 |
13.5 |
12.25 |
78.05 |
26.0 |
| Mississippi State |
SEC |
27.8 |
27.5 |
25.8 |
81.1 |
27.0 |
| Washington |
B-10 |
26.0 |
26.8 |
28.8 |
81.6 |
27.2 |
| Missouri |
SEC |
28.5 |
26.8 |
27 |
82.3 |
27.4 |
| 25. Texas Tech |
B-12 |
29.0 |
29.3 |
29.3 |
87.6 |
29.2 |
| TCU |
B-12 |
30.3 |
29 |
30.3 |
89.6 |
29.9 |
| Arkansas |
SEC |
31.5 |
35.3 |
36 |
102.8 |
34.3 |
| Kentucky |
SEC |
34.3 |
36 |
35 |
105.3 |
35.1 |
| Maryland |
B-10 |
33.0 |
35.5 |
37.3 |
105.8 |
35.3 |
| 30. Utah |
B-12 |
35.3 |
39.5 |
33 |
107.8 |
35.9 |
| Iowa |
B-10 |
40.8 |
34.8 |
33 |
108.6 |
36.2 |
| Stanford |
ACC |
35.5 |
34.8 |
39.5 |
109.8 |
36.6 |
| NC State |
ACC |
38.5 |
38 |
37.5 |
114 |
38.0 |
| Virginia Tech |
ACC |
39.5 |
36.8 |
37.8 |
114.1 |
38.0 |
| 35. Georgia Tech |
ACC |
39.5 |
38.8 |
38.3 |
116.6 |
38.9 |
| Illinois |
B-10 |
40.8 |
39.8 |
37.3 |
117.9 |
39.3 |
| Penn State |
B-10 |
28.5 |
44.3 |
45.3 |
118.1 |
39.4 |
| Minnesota |
B-10 |
42.8 |
39 |
38.8 |
120.6 |
40.2 |
| West Virginia |
B-12 |
38.8 |
42.8 |
40 |
121.6 |
40.5 |
| 40. Nebraska |
B-10 |
36.0 |
43.3 |
43 |
122.3 |
40.8 |
| Rutgers |
B-10 |
40.3 |
41.5 |
42.3 |
124.1 |
41.4 |
| Wisconsin |
B-10 |
44.3 |
44.3 |
43.3 |
131.9 |
44.0 |
| Michigan State |
B-10 |
45.0 |
42 |
45.8 |
132.8 |
44.3 |
| Arizona State |
B-12 |
45.8 |
44.8 |
46 |
136.6 |
45.5 |
| 45. BYU |
B-12 |
49.3 |
46.5 |
42.8 |
138.6 |
46.2 |
| Pitt |
ACC |
45.3 |
46.5 |
47 |
138.8 |
46.3 |
| Syracuse |
ACC |
45.3 |
47.8 |
51 |
144.1 |
48.0 |
| Arizona |
B-12 |
47.8 |
52.5 |
47 |
147.3 |
49.1 |
| Kansas |
B-12 |
61.3 |
43 |
45.5 |
149.8 |
49.9 |
| 50. Vanderbilt |
SEC |
51.0 |
50 |
49 |
150 |
50.0 |
| Duke |
ACC |
50.5 |
52 |
49.3 |
151.8 |
50.6 |
| Colorado |
B-12 |
44.5 |
55.8 |
52.3 |
152.6 |
50.9 |
| Wake Forest |
ACC |
51.0 |
53.3 |
51 |
155.3 |
51.8 |
| Indiana |
B-10 |
49.3 |
53.8 |
53 |
156.1 |
52.0 |
| 55. Louisville |
ACC |
49.3 |
52 |
55.3 |
156.6 |
52.2 |
| Houston |
B-12 |
51.8 |
52.5 |
56 |
160.3 |
53.4 |
| Baylor |
B-12 |
54.0 |
55 |
54 |
163 |
54.3 |
| SMU |
ACC |
47.8 |
59 |
63.8 |
170.6 |
56.9 |
| UCF |
B-12 |
52.3 |
63 |
62.5 |
177.8 |
59.3 |
| 60. UCLA |
B-10 |
59.5 |
59.5 |
59.5 |
178.5 |
59.5 |
| Purdue |
B-10 |
63.3 |
59.3 |
58.3 |
180.9 |
60.3 |
| Cincinnati |
B-12 |
60.3 |
62 |
61.5 |
183.8 |
61.3 |
| Nothwestern |
B-10 |
62.5 |
61 |
61 |
184.5 |
61.5 |
| Oklahoma State |
B-12 |
62.8 |
62.5 |
60.3 |
185.6 |
61.9 |
| 65. Boston College |
ACC |
57.0 |
65.3 |
66.3 |
188.6 |
62.9 |
| Washington State |
P-12 |
67.5 |
65.3 |
62.5 |
195.3 |
65.1 |
| Iowa State |
B-12 |
61.0 |
67.5 |
67.3 |
195.8 |
65.3 |
| California |
ACC |
62.3 |
66.3 |
67.5 |
196.1 |
65.4 |
| Virginia |
ACC |
67.5 |
76.3 |
76.3 |
220.1 |
73.4 |
| 70. Oregon State |
P-12 |
80 |
82.3 |
86.8 |
249.1 |
83.0 |
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