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 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 ... yet the #1 seed out of the53rd best recruiting class? (Portal / Coaching / Player Developmemt) Impressive! 2) According to recruiting class team ratings; Texas, LSU, Notre Dame & USC should have made the field, they 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.... they did not! In fact, they 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 tended to follow a different trek, we have 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?

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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