Being a reader of the best Ohio State site on the planet, you already know that the Buckeyes have a stellar recruiting class for 2017. However, how does Ohio State and the Big Ten compare to the SEC?
The table below lists the teams in each conference side-by-side. The ratings are based on the average overall player rating of each team. Kickers, punters and long snappers are not included in the team ratings.
b1g RANK | TEAM | RATING | EDGE | rating | TEAM | SEC RANK |
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1 | OHIO STATE | 959 | BIG TEN | 940 | ALABAMA | 1 |
2 | MICHIGAN | 900 | SEC | 933 | GEORGIA | 2 |
3 | PENN STATE | 888 | SEC | 906 | LSU | 3 |
4 | NEBRASKA | 872 | SEC | 902 | AUBURN | 4 |
5 | MARYLAND | 864 | SEC | 887 | FLORIDA | 5 |
6 | WISCONSIN | 860 | SEC | 881 | TEXAS A&M | 6 |
7 | MICHIGAN STATE | 855 | SEC | 873 | TENNESSEE | 7 |
8 | IOWA | 846 | SEC | 868 | SOUTH CAROLINA | 8 |
9 | NORTHWESTERN | 845 | SEC | 864 | MISS. STATE | 9 |
10 | RUTGERS | 840 | SEC | 863 | OLE MISS | 10 |
11 | MINNESOTA | 837 | SEC | 861 | KENTUCKY | 11 |
12 | INDIANA | 830 | SEC | 860 | ARKANSAS | 12 |
13 | PURDUE | 821 | SEC | 844 | MISSOURI | 13 |
14 | ILLINOIS | 799 | SEC | 843 | VANDERBILT | 14 |
AVERAGE | 858 | 880 |
OBSERVATIONS
- Ohio State has the highest-rated collection of commits. The Buckeyes are 19 points better than Alabama.
- After Ohio State, the rest of the Big Ten falls short when compared to the similarly ranked team in the SEC.
- The top four teams in the SEC have a better rating than Michigan.
- Vanderbilt, the lowest rated team in the SEC, has a higher rating than Rutgers, Minnesota, Indiana, Purdue and Illinois.
For those that would rather see the Top Ten teams between the conferences in a linear list, here you go. As a bonus, the number of 5-star and 4-star recruits are included.
RANK | TEAM | RATING | 5★ | 4★ | CONFERENCE |
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1 | OHIO STATE | 959 | 5 | 11 | BIG TEN |
2 | ALABAMA | 940 | 5 | 15 | SEC |
3 | GEORGIA | 933 | 2 | 18 | SEC |
4 | LSU | 906 | 1 | 11 | SEC |
5 | AUBURN | 902 | 1 | 9 | SEC |
6 | MICHIGAN | 900 | 1 | 18 | BIG TEN |
7 | PENN STATE | 888 | 0 | 9 | BIG TEN |
8 | FLORIDA | 887 | 0 | 7 | SEC |
9 | TEXAS A&M | 881 | 0 | 9 | SEC |
10 | TENNESSEE | 873 | 1 | 4 | SEC |
OBSERVATIONS
- Ohio State (5) is tied with Alabama with the most five-star recruits.
- With 20, Alabama has the most combined five-star and four-star commits.
- Only three Big Ten teams crack the top-ten when the B1G and SEC are combined.
- Which conference has the most 5★ commits? The SEC has 10 and the B1G has seven.
- What about 4★ commits? Not as close. SEC 89, B1G 58.
With two weeks to go, the other teams in the Big Ten are running out of time to step-up their recruiting game.