Recruiting is the lifeblood for college football programs. How did Ohio State and the Big Ten compare to the other Power Five Conferences and schools in 2016?
Below you will find tables that breakdown Ohio State's and the Big Ten's performance against the Power Five Conferences in 2016. If you don't like reading tables here is a quick summary.
FIVE THINGS 2016 POWER FIVE RECRUITING
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The SEC (.886) had the highest composite rating. The Big Ten finished third (.858).
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The Big 12 averaged a Power Five high 22.9 players signed per school. The Big Ten was third with 22.4.
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Alabama (.929) finished with the highest comp. rating. Ohio State (.918) finished third.
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Michigan, Iowa State, UCLA and Utah signed the most players (29).
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Colorado signed the fewest players, 16.
Final 2016 B1G Recruiting Rankings
2016 POWER 5 RECRUITING RANKINGS
RANK
|
CONFERENCE
|
AVG. COMP. RATING
|
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1
|
SEC
|
.886
|
2
|
PAC-12
|
.862
|
3
|
B1G
|
.858
|
4
|
ACC
|
.856
|
5
|
BIG 12
|
.852
|
INDIVIDUAL CONFERENCE BREAKDOWNS
2016 SEC RECRUITING RANKINGS
RANK
|
TEAM
|
RATING
|
COMMITS
|
TOP PLAYER
|
---|
1
|
ALABAMA
|
.929
|
24
|
BEN DAVIS (.995)
|
2
|
LSU
|
.920*
|
24
|
SAIVION SMITH (.975)
|
2
|
GEORGIA
|
.920*
|
20
|
JACOB EASON (.997)
|
4
|
AUBURN
|
.911
|
21
|
DERRICK BROWN (.996)
|
5
|
OLE MISS
|
.909
|
24
|
GREGORY LITTLE (.999)
|
6
|
TENNESSEE
|
.896
|
21
|
NIGEL WARRIOR (.969)
|
7
|
FLORIDA
|
.890*
|
25*
|
ANTONNEOUS CLAYTON (.982)
|
7
|
TEXAS A&M
|
.890
|
21
|
JUSTIN MADUBUIKE (.971)
|
9
|
MISSISSIPPI STATE
|
.871
|
18
|
JEFFERY SIMMONS (.986)
|
10
|
ARKANSAS
|
.869
|
20
|
McTELVIN AGIM (.987)
|
11
|
SOUTH CAROLINA
|
.860
|
26
|
BRANDON McILWAIN (.925)
|
12
|
KENTUCKY
|
.854*
|
25
|
LANDON YOUNG (.961)
|
13
|
MISSOURI
|
.845*
|
19
|
NATEREACE STRONG (.896)
|
14
|
VANDERBILT
|
.838
|
20*
|
JOEJUAN WILLIAMS (.916)
|
|
SEC AVERAGE
|
.886
|
22.0
|
|
2016 ACC RECRUITING RANKINGS
RANK
|
TEAM
|
RATING
|
COMMITS
|
TOP PLAYER
|
---|
1
|
FLORIDA STATE
|
.926*
|
25
|
LEVONTA TAYLOR (.997)
|
2
|
CLEMSON
|
.909
|
20
|
DEXTER LAWRENCE (.999)
|
3
|
MIAMI
|
.890
|
18
|
SAM BRUCE (.957)
|
4
|
DUKE
|
.863*
|
21
|
SCOTT BRACEY (.934)
|
5
|
PITTSBURGH
|
.860
|
24
|
DAMAR HAMLIN (.931)
|
6
|
NORTH CAROLINA
|
.856
|
26
|
CHAZZ SURRATT (.894)
|
7
|
VIRGINIA TECH
|
.853
|
21
|
JEROD EVANS (.911)
|
8
|
LOUISVILLE
|
.844
|
24
|
JAWON PASS (.917)
|
9
|
GEORGIA TECH
|
.836
|
18
|
JORDAN WOODS (.887)
|
10
|
N.C. STATE
|
.835
|
23
|
SHUG FRAZIER (.835)
|
11
|
WAKE FOREST
|
.831*
|
22
|
SULAIMAN KAMARA (.880)
|
11
|
SYRACUSE
|
.831
|
20
|
MOE NEAL (.862)
|
13
|
VIRGINIA
|
.824*
|
24
|
TRE HARBISON (.865)
|
14
|
BOSTON COLLEGE
|
.822
|
19*
|
ETHAN TUCKY (.868)
|
|
ACC AVERAGE
|
.856
|
21.8
|
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2016 BIG 12 RECRUITING RANKINGS
RANK
|
TEAM
|
RATING
|
COMMITS
|
TOP PLAYER
|
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1
|
TEXAS
|
.898
|
24
|
SHANE BUECHELE (.921)
|
2
|
BAYLOR
|
.883
|
22
|
TREN'DAVIAN DICKSON (.949)
|
3
|
TCU
|
.879
|
23
|
SEWO OLONILUA (.940)
|
4
|
OKLAHOMA
|
.878
|
20
|
CALEB KELLY (.984)
|
5
|
OKLAHOMA STATE
|
.847
|
21
|
TRAMONDA MOORE (.947)
|
6
|
TEXAS TECH
|
.841
|
25
|
DERRICK WILLIES (.904)
|
7
|
WEST VIRGINIA
|
.832*
|
27
|
BRENDAN FERNS (.935)
|
8
|
IOWA STATE
|
.828*
|
29
|
SEAN FOSTER (.889)
|
9
|
KANSAS STATE
|
.817
|
20
|
SKYLAR THOMPSON (.878)
|
10
|
KANSAS
|
.812
|
18
|
MACIAH LONG (.861)
|
|
BIG 12 AVERAGE
|
.852
|
22.9
|
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2016 PAC 12 RECRUITING RANKINGS
RANK
|
TEAM
|
RATING
|
COMMITS
|
TOP PLAYER
|
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1
|
USC
|
.911
|
20
|
OLUWOLE BETIKU (.987)
|
2
|
UCLA
|
.893
|
29
|
MIQUE JUAREZ (.992)
|
3
|
STANFORD
|
.878*
|
26
|
KADEN SMITH (.979)
|
4
|
OREGON
|
.877
|
18
|
DILLON MITCHELL (.928)
|
5
|
WASHINGTON
|
.877*
|
17
|
BYRON MURPHY (.952)
|
6
|
ARIZONA STATE
|
.875*
|
19
|
N'KEAL HARRY (.973)
|
7
|
CALIFORNIA
|
.847
|
25
|
MELQUISE STOVALL (.916)
|
8
|
UTAH
|
.844*
|
29
|
GARETT BOLLES (.943)
|
9
|
ARIZONA
|
.840
|
20
|
KHALIL TATE (.918)
|
10
|
COLORADO
|
.839
|
16
|
BEAU BISHARAT (.891)
|
11
|
OREGON STATE
|
.838
|
24
|
SHUROD THOMPSON (.911)
|
12
|
WASHINGTON STATE
|
.825
|
27
|
ISAIAH JOHNSON (.865)
|
|
PAC-12 AVERAGE
|
.862
|
22.5
|
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*Kickers, punters and long snappers not included.