Recruiting Ratings

ESPN, 247 Sports, & Rivals / Four Year Recruiting Composite

The recruiting chart presented below is a 4 year composit of ESPN's, 247's, & Rivals' respective scoring systems.

The recruiting years used were 2020 through 2023.

We took each site and calculated a 4 year team average specific to that site's criteria.

So the number listed under ESPN's ranking system was arrived at independently of Rivals' or 247's process.

The number listed in the composite column is the average rank a team earned on the 3 different sites over a 4 year period

Let's use Texas A&M class rank on ESPN's recruiting page as an example of how these scores very from site to site. During that time frame (2020 - 2023) A&M's average rank on ESPN was 6.5. They were tied for 4th with LSU, while the Aggies ranked 9th (10.3) on 247 Sports and were alone @ 4th best in the country on Rivals, 6.25!

As one might suspect, Alabama, UGA, & Ohio State were respectifully,1,2,& 3 on all three sites (A&M & LSU were already mentioned), with Clemson, Texas, OU, ND, & Oregon rounder out the composite Top Ten!

That said, do not overlook/forget about the Tranfer Portal, as it can signicantly impact a roster & a season's result. Michigan State was 2-5 in 2020 & then went 11-3 in 2021. The Spartans had only the 42nd ranked recruited class, on ESPN, for the 2021 season, however, they brought in 20 plus transfers and it changed everything ... 2-5 to 11-3!.

Please note, the teams listed below are Power 5 Conference teams only, with Army, BYU & ND added into the count! A total of 67 Teams are assessed! Futrher UCF, Cincinnati, & Houston are moving from the American Athletic Conference (AAC), along with BYU, to the B-12, for the 2023 season! As a result of there additions, we are are now ranking 70 of the 134 FBS Programs!

As you assess your team's shot at a bowl game, division/conference title, and/or a CFP berth in 2023, be mindful of four elements; 1) Returning starters & depth, 2) Nonconference opponents & where the game will be played, 3) Your team's divisional crossover games along with dates inside the division, and where these games will be played, home or away, as the venue, can and often is critical to the outcome, & 4) How your recruiring class & transfer portal will or may inpact your 2023 season!!

*Team*	*Conf*	*ESPN*	*247 Sports*	*Rivals*	Total	Composite
1. Alabama	SEC	1.75	1.5	1.75	5	1.7
Georgia	SEC	2.25	2.25	3	7.5	2.5
Ohio State	B-10	5	3.8	3.75	12.55	4.2
LSU	SEC	6.5	6.3	7	19.8	6.6
5. Clemson	ACC	7.5	7.3	7.25	22.05	7.4
Texas	B-12	8	5.25	9.5	22.75	7.6
Texas A&M	SEC	6.5	10.3	6.25	23.05	7.7
Oklahoma	B-12	9	8.8	10.75	28.55	9.5
Notre Dame	IND	9.3	11.5	12.5	33.3	11.1
10.Oregon	P-12	15.5	9.8	11.25	36.55	12.2
Florida	SEC	13.25	12	12.5	37.75	12.6
Michigan	B-10	13.5	14.3	11.75	39.55	13.2
Penn State	B-10	14.8	10.75	15.75	41.3	13.8
Tennessee	SEC	18.75	13.5	12.25	44.5	14.8
15. North Carolina	ACC	12.3	17	16.5	45.8	15.3
Miami FL	ACC	15	17.75	16.75	49.5	16.5
Auburn	SEC	18.75	19.5	21.5	59.75	19.9
Florida State	ACC	21.3	20.8	23.75	65.85	22.0
Mississippi State	SEC	26.5	26	21.5	74	24.7
20. Kentucky	SEC	23.75	27.75	23.25	74.75	24.9
Nebraska	B-10	26.3	24.5	25	75.8	25.3
Arkansas	SEC	24.4	26.8	28.25	79.45	26.5
Ole Miss	SEC	22.25	26	31.25	79.5	26.5
South Carolina	SEC	32	25.8	34.75	92.55	30.9
25.USC	P-12	31	36.3	26.5	93.8	31.3
Stanford	P-12	30.5	29.5	35	95	31.7
Utah	P-12	30.8	32.5	32.25	95.55	31.9
Missouri	SEC	33.75	33.75	30.75	98.25	32.8
Michigan State	B-10	31.3	34.8	33	99.1	33.0
30. Maryland	B-10	34.75	30.5	34.25	99.5	33.2
Iowa	B-10	37.25	36.75	29.75	103.75	34.6
Wisconsin	B-10	36.5	36.75	36.5	109.75	36.6
Baylor	B-12	37.5	34.5	39.75	111.75	37.3
TCU	B-12	39	37.3	41.25	117.55	39.2
35. UCLA	P-12	34.8	39	44	117.8	39.3
Oklahoma State	B-12	42.5	37.3	38.75	118.55	39.5
West Virginia	B-12	41.25	40	37.75	119	39.7
Washington	P-12	35.25	43	45.5	123.75	41.3
Minnesota	B-10	46.8	44.5	40.75	132.05	44.0
40. Louisville	ACC	42.25	51	39.5	132.75	44.3
Colorado	P-12	44.3	47.8	42.25	134.35	44.8
Virginia Tech	ACC	46.8	35.8	52	134.6	44.9
NC State	ACC	45.5	43.25	47.25	136	45.3
Vanderbilt	SEC	49.25	46.5	40.75	136.5	45.5
45. Iowa State	B-12	46.5	47.5	42.5	136.5	45.5
Georgia Tech	ACC	48.75	43	46.75	138.5	46.2
Houston	B-12	67		72	139	46.3
Texas Tech	B-12	44.3	49	46.25	139.55	46.5
Boston College	ACC	45.5	49.3	47.75	142.55	47.5
50. Indiana	B-10	52.25	43.25	48.75	144.25	48.1
Northwestern	B-10	47.8	46.5	51.25	145.55	48.5
Arizona	P-12	51.75	49	47.25	148	49.3
Rutgers	B-10	47.8	48	52.75	148.55	49.5
Virginia	ACC	47	51.3	52.5	150.8	50.3
55. Cincinnati	B-12	50.75	52	48.5	151.25	50.4
Purdue	B-10	49	52	51	152	50.7
Pittsburgh	ACC	45.75	61.5	48	155.25	51.8
Kansas State	B-12	50.8	58.5	48.75	158.05	52.7
California	P-12	50.3	55.5	56	161.8	53.9
60. UCF	B-12	54	58.75	52	164.75	54.9
Arizona State	P-12	45.3	61.5	59.25	166.05	55.4
Duke	ACC	56.8	55.3	56.75	168.85	56.3
Wake Forest	ACC	60.3	59	62	181.3	60.4
Washington State	P-12	67.5	59.8	58.5	185.8	61.9
65. Illinois	B-10	62.5	65	59	186.5	62.2
Syracuse	ACC	65.8	66.8	66.75	199.35	66.5
Oregon State	P-12	59	66.8	78	203.8	67.9
BYU	IND	65.8	68.3	75.25	209.35	69.8
Kansas	B-12	76	75.5	65.25	216.75	72.3
70. Army	IND	76	121.3	75.25	272.55	90.9

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