Everyone has their own way to rank which teams landed the top classes. Mine is just a consensus of several rankings, plus alitle insight. Here is the Top 15:
1. Florida. 28 commits. Florida did extremely well on the defensive side of the ball. The Urban Meyer health issue aparently had no bearing on signing day.
2. Texas. 25 commits. Texas finished ahead of Oklahoma once again. A solid class all around.
3. USC. 20 commits. A solid closing for Kiffin. 17 of the 20 commits are 4 or 5 star players.
4. Oklahoma. 29 commits. A large haul for Stoops, and all 29 commits are 3, 4, and 5 star.
5. Alabama. 29 commits. Another great class, but only 2 5 star commits, and 4 commits under the 3 star level.
6. Auburn. 32 commits. For the Tigers, it was quantity over quality, as 19 of the 32 commits were 3 star or lower.
7. LSU. 29 commits. A good class, but no 5 star commits could hurt LSU, considering what 'Bama and Auburn did.
8. UCLA. 24 commits. A solid class for UCLA, with all 24 being 3 star or higher. Neuheisel did a good job.
9. Penn State. 20 commits. JoePa and company cpontinue to get the best recruits out of the Northeast.
10. Florida State. 24 commits. A solid job by Jimbo Fisher who gave notice to the ACC that he is for real.
11. Tennessee. 25 commits. A nice job to keep a lot of recruits, but only 8 commits were 4 or 5 star.
12. Michigan. 27 commits. Rich Rod finally got some much needed help on defense. Another quantity over quality day.
13. California. 19 commits. Some solid gains were made on closing day. The defense did well.
14. Oregon. 23 commits. Oregon also worked on shoring up their defense, while signing another 5 star RB.
15. Washington. 30 commits. The exact type of class Sarkasian needed. No 5 star recruits, but 15 commits were 3 and 4 star.
Several teams did not fare well. Ohio State lost key recruits, and finished behind both Penn State and Michigan. Notre Dame did O.K, but certainly nothing to write home about. The Big 12 did not fare well at all, except for the Top 2, as usual. As usual, the SEC led the way, with 4 Top 10 teams and 5 in the Top 15. The Pac 10 did suprisingly well, with 2 Top 10 teams and 5 in the Top 15. Only two teams from the Midwest made the Top 15, and none from the Northeast. The Big East did exceptionally poor, with only Pitt getting one mention at #16 and West Virginia getting one mention at #19.
1. Florida. 28 commits. Florida did extremely well on the defensive side of the ball. The Urban Meyer health issue aparently had no bearing on signing day.
2. Texas. 25 commits. Texas finished ahead of Oklahoma once again. A solid class all around.
3. USC. 20 commits. A solid closing for Kiffin. 17 of the 20 commits are 4 or 5 star players.
4. Oklahoma. 29 commits. A large haul for Stoops, and all 29 commits are 3, 4, and 5 star.
5. Alabama. 29 commits. Another great class, but only 2 5 star commits, and 4 commits under the 3 star level.
6. Auburn. 32 commits. For the Tigers, it was quantity over quality, as 19 of the 32 commits were 3 star or lower.
7. LSU. 29 commits. A good class, but no 5 star commits could hurt LSU, considering what 'Bama and Auburn did.
8. UCLA. 24 commits. A solid class for UCLA, with all 24 being 3 star or higher. Neuheisel did a good job.
9. Penn State. 20 commits. JoePa and company cpontinue to get the best recruits out of the Northeast.
10. Florida State. 24 commits. A solid job by Jimbo Fisher who gave notice to the ACC that he is for real.
11. Tennessee. 25 commits. A nice job to keep a lot of recruits, but only 8 commits were 4 or 5 star.
12. Michigan. 27 commits. Rich Rod finally got some much needed help on defense. Another quantity over quality day.
13. California. 19 commits. Some solid gains were made on closing day. The defense did well.
14. Oregon. 23 commits. Oregon also worked on shoring up their defense, while signing another 5 star RB.
15. Washington. 30 commits. The exact type of class Sarkasian needed. No 5 star recruits, but 15 commits were 3 and 4 star.
Several teams did not fare well. Ohio State lost key recruits, and finished behind both Penn State and Michigan. Notre Dame did O.K, but certainly nothing to write home about. The Big 12 did not fare well at all, except for the Top 2, as usual. As usual, the SEC led the way, with 4 Top 10 teams and 5 in the Top 15. The Pac 10 did suprisingly well, with 2 Top 10 teams and 5 in the Top 15. Only two teams from the Midwest made the Top 15, and none from the Northeast. The Big East did exceptionally poor, with only Pitt getting one mention at #16 and West Virginia getting one mention at #19.
