For all of the talk about having a top 10 class, let's look at what it took last year for a team to have a top 10 class. Take a look at Ohio State's recruits. They were the number 9 class. For a look at what a top 15 class looked like, take a look at Penn State. They were 15th with 11 four star recruits. Most of the top classes 10 had multiple 5 star recruits.
I think it is great for deWeaver and Chambers to shoot for a top 10 class, but personally, if we address our positional recruiting needs, finish in the 16-18 range and have a higher per recruit average than the 3.35 we had last year, I will be happy, even if we are not in the top 10, or even the top 15. It is still progress and that usually happens incrementally.
Here is a look at last year's top 22:
#1
USC 26 4 17 5 3.96 3193
#2
Alabama 24 4 15 5 3.96 3034
#3
Florida State 20 5 10 5 4 2750
#4
Clemson 23 3 9 10 3.61 2703
#5
Tennessee 29 4 13 11 3.69 2647
#6
Georgia 29 2 11 14 3.45 2620
#7
Auburn 27 2 16 8 3.7 2569
#8
LSU 25 4 8 8 3.44 2538
#9
Ohio State 27 0 14 12 3.48 2528
#10
Texas A&M 25 1 11 10 3.4 2478
#11
Notre Dame 24 0 13 11 3.54 2423
#12
Texas 29 1 14 12 3.48 2383
#13
UCLA 19 3 9 7 3.79 2318
#14
Oklahoma 24 0 14 10 3.58 2158
#15
Penn State 25 0 11 14 3.44 2133
#16
Mississippi State 28 0 6 20 3.14 2081
#17
Oregon 22 0 8 14 3.36 2079
#18
Stanford 22 1 6 13 3.27 2066
#19
South Carolina 30 0 11 17 3.3 2044
#20 Arizona State 23 0 7 15 3.26 2001
#21 Mississippi 22 0 6 14 3.18 1948
#22
Michigan State 20 0 7 13 3.35 1872
Thoughts?
Hoop
I think it is great for deWeaver and Chambers to shoot for a top 10 class, but personally, if we address our positional recruiting needs, finish in the 16-18 range and have a higher per recruit average than the 3.35 we had last year, I will be happy, even if we are not in the top 10, or even the top 15. It is still progress and that usually happens incrementally.
Here is a look at last year's top 22:
#1
USC 26 4 17 5 3.96 3193#2
Alabama 24 4 15 5 3.96 3034#3
Florida State 20 5 10 5 4 2750#4
Clemson 23 3 9 10 3.61 2703#5
Tennessee 29 4 13 11 3.69 2647#6
Georgia 29 2 11 14 3.45 2620#7
Auburn 27 2 16 8 3.7 2569#8
LSU 25 4 8 8 3.44 2538#9
Ohio State 27 0 14 12 3.48 2528#10
Texas A&M 25 1 11 10 3.4 2478#11
Notre Dame 24 0 13 11 3.54 2423#12
Texas 29 1 14 12 3.48 2383#13
UCLA 19 3 9 7 3.79 2318#14
Oklahoma 24 0 14 10 3.58 2158#15
Penn State 25 0 11 14 3.44 2133#16
Mississippi State 28 0 6 20 3.14 2081#17
Oregon 22 0 8 14 3.36 2079#18
Stanford 22 1 6 13 3.27 2066#19
South Carolina 30 0 11 17 3.3 2044#20 Arizona State 23 0 7 15 3.26 2001
#21 Mississippi 22 0 6 14 3.18 1948
#22
Michigan State 20 0 7 13 3.35 1872Thoughts?
Hoop
