My recruiting ratings differ from the other fine recruiting publications.  Mine take into account the strength of the Top 5 signees, the Top 10 signees and the average signing grade per player for the overall class. This list is not about the quantity of the recruits signed but the overall quality of the class.

Sometimes a team with a small class of just 15 players may rate higher than one with 30. A perfect example of this would be this year’s Michigan class, which I rank #17 (higher than any other publication). The Wolverines signed just 16 players, but those 16 players are as good as most teams that rank in my Top 10!

This year’s #1 class should come as no surprise as Alabama topped my team recruiting rankings for the 4th time in 6 years while signing their 7th straight top 5 class!

Texas has failed to live up to expectations on the field the last 4 years and after signing 14 straight Top 10 classes, they have finished “just” #15 in rankings in back-to-back years! Also noteworthy is the fact the USC Trojans have topped my Pac-12 team rankings for 13 straight years!  

Obviously, recruiting rankings are a good tool to predict a team's future success, but are clearly just a part of a team's success. Great coaches like Bill Snyder of Kansas St and Art Briles of Baylor have achieved multiple double digit win seasons in the last three years despite not signing a single Top 25 recruiting class!

2014 Team Recruiting Rankings