Apologies to those who read this before it went to Blog Heaven.
Have you ever wondered how Ohio State and the B1G stack up against the other members of the Power Five conferences in recruiting for 2016? How the top recruit in the B1G compares to the other Power Five team's top recruits? This series will answer those questions and will be updated every other Sunday.
At the bottom of this article you will find breakdown of each conference.
| Rank | (Prev. Rank) | Conference | Avg. Comp. Rating | Change (+ / -) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | SEC | .882 | -.001 |
| 2 | (2) | PAC-12 | .873 | +.006 |
| 3 | (4) | B1G | .859 | +.003 |
| 3 | (3) | ACC | .859 | -.001 |
| 5 | (5) | BIG 12 | .856 | -.002 |
The SEC and Pac-12 have a sizable lead over the competition.
The Pac-12 and B1G were the only conferences to gain points over the last two weeks.
| RANK | (PREV. RANK) | TEAM | COMP. RATING |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | LSU | .946 |
| 2 | (2) | FLORIDA STATE | .929 |
| 3 | (3) | OHIO STATE | .924 |
| 4 | (3) | USC | .924 |
| 5 | (5) | TEXAS | .912 |
No change.
| Rank | (Prev. Rank) | School | Player | Position | Comp. Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | TEXAS A&M | GREGORY LITTLE | OT | .999 |
| 2 | (2) | FLORIDA STATE | LEVONTA TAYLOR | CB | .995 |
| 3 | (3) | OHIO STATE | KAREEM WALKER | RB | .993 |
| 4 | (4) | BAYLOR | PATRICK HUDSON | WR | .991 |
| 5 | (5) | STANFORD | KJ COSTELLO | PRO QB | .982 |
| RANK | CONFERENCE | NEW COMMITMENTS |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | B1G | 18 |
| 2 | SEC | 9 |
| 3 | BIG 12 | 8 |
| 4 | ACC | 7 |
| 4 | PAC 12 | 7 |
The B1G had a big cycle in recruiting. The conference hauled in double the amount of commitments as the next highest conference. The recruits were quality as well as the conference's comp. rating increased.
COMPOSITE RANKINGS AND HIGHEST RANKED PLAYERS BY CONFERENCE
| Rank | (Prev. Rank) | Team | Avg. Comp. Rating | Highest Rated Commit | Comp. Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | OHIO STATE* | .924 | KAREEM WALKER | .993 |
| 2 | (2) | PENN STATE | .906 | SHANE SIMMONS | .971 |
| 3 | (3) | THAT TEAM | .887 | ERIK SWENSON | .929 |
| 4 | (4) | NEBRASKA | .876 | JOHN RARIDON | .965 |
| 5 | (5) | MICHIGAN STATE | .869 | JUSTIN LAYNE | .932 |
| 6 | (7) | MINNESOTA | .852 | SEAN FOSTER | .908 |
| 7 | (8) | PURDUE | .850 | JOSHUA HAYES | .850 |
| 8 | (13) | IOWA** | .845 | NATE STANLEY | .842 |
| 8 | (6) | MARYLAND | .845 | DWAYNE HASKINS | .964 |
| 10 | (9) | NORTHWESTERN | .844 | RODERICK CAMPBELL JR. | .862 |
| 11 | (11) | WISCONSIN | .840 | ANTONIO WILLIAMS | .932 |
| 12 | (9) | RUTGERS | .839 | TREY SNEED | .868 |
| 13 | (12) | ILLINOIS | .835 | KENTRAIL MORAN | .893 |
| 14 | (14) | INDIANA | .813 | PEYTON RAMSEY | .813 |
| B1G AVERAGE | .859 | PLAYER AVERAGE | .909 |
The B1G was the big winner this cycle.
| Rank | (Prev. Rank) | Team | Avg. Comp. Rating | Highest Rated Player | Comp. Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | LSU | .946 | SAIVON SMITH | .994 |
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| 2 | (2) | GEORGIA | .915 | JACOB EASON | .998 |
| 3 | (3) | ALABAMA | .912 | SHYHEIM CARTER | .981 |
| 4 | (4) | OLE MISS | .903 | SHEA PETERSON | .991 |
| 5 | (6) | AUBURN | .889 | JOHN BROUSSARD | .949 |
| 6 | (7) | TENNESSEE | .886 | JARRETT GUARANTANO | .947 |
| 7 | (9) | TEXAS A&M | .883 | GREGORY LITTLE | .999 |
| 8 | (5) | SOUTH CAROLINA | .881 | BRANDON McLLWAIN | .910 |
| 9 | (10) | MISSISSIPPI STATE | .878 | TOMMY CHAMPION | .920 |
| 10 | (8) | ARKANSAS | .876 | AUSTIN CHAPPS | .925 |
| 11 | (12) | FLORIDA | .861 | CHAUNCEY GARDNER | .930 |
| 12 | (11) | KENTUCKY | .858 | DRAKE JACKSON | .932 |
| 13 | (13) | VANDERBILT | .840 | DEUCE WALLACE | .868 |
| 14 | (14) | MISSOURI | .807 | TRYSTAN CASTILLO | .800 |
| SEC AVERAGE | .881 | PLAYER AVERAGE | .939 |
The SEC added nine new commitments. Half of what the B1G did.
| RANK | (PREV. RANK) | TEAM | AVG. COMP. RATING | HIGHEST RATED PLAYER | COMP. RATING |
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| 1 | (1) | FLORIDA STATE | .929 | LEVONTA TAYLOR | .995 |
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| 2 | (2) | CLEMSON | .910 | TAVIE FEASTER | .987 |
| 3 | (3) | MIAMI | .884 | SAM BRUCE | .970 |
| 4 | (4) | DUKE | .874 | SCOTT BRACEY | .947 |
| 5 | (6) | NORTH CAROLINA | .861 | JAY JAY McCARGO | .890 |
| 6 | (5) | SYRACUSE | .855 | ROBERT WASHINGTON | .909 |
| 7 | (7) | VIRGINIA TECH | .849 | VICTOR GREENE | .870 |
| 8 | (9) | NC STATE | .846 | JUSTIN WITT | .862 |
| 9 | (10) | PITTSBURGH | .843 | TONY BUTLER | .860 |
| 10 | (8) | VIRGINIA | .838 | SONNY ABRAMSON | .871 |
| 11 | (12) | WAKE FOREST | .836 | JAMIE NEWMAN | .857 |
| 12 | (11) | LOUISVILLE | .833 | DESMOND FITZPATRICK | .888 |
| 13 | (13) | BOSTON COLLEGE | .831 | SCOOTER HARRINGTON | .853 |
| 14 | (14) | GEORGIA TECH | .829 | XAVIER GANNT | .861 |
| ACC AVERAGE | .859 | PLAYER AVERAGE | .901 |
The ACC and B1G remained tied for third place with a .859 average composite rating.
| RANK | (PREVIOUS RANK) | TEAM | AVG. COMP. RATING | HIGHEST RATED PLAYER | COMP. RATING |
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| 1 | (1) | TEXAS | .912 | COLLIN JOHNSON | .946 |
| 2 | (2) | BAYLOR | .893 | PATRICK HUDSON | .991 |
| 3 | (3) | TCU | .889 | COURTNEY LARK | .926 |
| 4 | (4) | OKLAHOMA | .878 | AUSTIN KENDALL | .937 |
| 5 | (7) | KANSAS STATE | .850 | SKYLAR THOMPSON | .868 |
| 6 | (5) | OKLAHOMA STATE | .843 | TYRELL ALEXANDER | .886 |
| 7 | (8) | WEST VIRGINIA | .827 | ZACH SANWISCH | .856 |
| 8 | (6) | TEXAS TECH | .816 | DA'LEON WARD | .859 |
| 9 | (9) | KANSAS | .797 | HARNEET GILL# | .808 |
| 10 | () | IOWA STATE* | |||
| BIG 12 AVERAGE* | .856 | JPLAYER AVERAGE* | .897 | ||
*Iowa State not included
Iowa State still doesn't have a commit for 2016.
| RANK | (PREV. RANK) | TEAM | AVG. COMP. RATING | HIGHEST RATED PLAYER | COMP. RATING |
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| 1 | (1) | USC | .924 | MIQUE JUAREZ | .978 |
| 2 | (2) | STANFORD | .919 | KJ COSTELLO | .982 |
| 3 | (3) | UCLA | .900 | BRELAND BRANDT | .971 |
| 4 | (4) | WASHINGTON | .900 | BRANDON WELLINGTON | .917 |
| 5 | (5) | OREGON | .891 | THEO HOWARD | .920 |
| 6 | (6) | CALIFORNIA | .872 | SHUROD THOMPSON | .948 |
| 7 | (8) | ARIZONA STATE | .858 | COLH CABRAL | .885 |
| 8 | (9) | ARIZONA | .851 | DEVON MODSTER | .897 |
| 9 | (7) | WASHINGTON STATE | .838 | IAN BOOK | .860 |
| 10 | (10) | UTAH | .830 | MICAH CROOM | .862 |
| 11 | (11) | OREGON STATE | .823 | TREVON BRADFORD | .850 |
| 12 | (12) | COLORADO* | |||
| PAC 12 AVERAGE | .873 | PLAYER AVERAGE | .915 |
*Colorado not included*
The Pac-12 remains in second place. A position the conference is getting used to.
