Recruiting rankings vs AP rankings 4 years later 2006-2009 thru 2009-2012

There's a lot to consider here that doesn't translate to paper (injuries, coaching changes, juco transfers, early declaration for draft, etc) but thought it was interesting to take a site like Rivals and see where the recruiting class was ranked and where they finished in the AP 4 years later. Based off how the 2008-2011 and 2009-2012 years turned out I'm looking forward to the next 3 years.


Rivals recruiting ranking vs final Ap ranking 4 years later

2006 Recruiting vs 2009 final AP

1) USC------------1) Alabama
2) Florida--------2) Texas
3) Fl. State-------3) Florida
4) Georgia--------4) Boise State
5) Texas---------- 5) Ohio State
6) Penn State----6) TCU
7) LSU-------------7) Iowa
8) Notre Dame----8) Cincinnati
9) Oklahoma-------9) Penn State
10) Auburn----------10) Va. Tech

2007 Recruiting vs 2010 final AP

1) USC---------------1) Auburn
2) Florida-----------2) TCU
3) Texas-------------3) Oregon
4) Auburn-----------4) Stanford
5) Alabama----------5) Ohio State
6) LSU-----------------6) Oklahoma
7) Oklahoma --------7) Wisconsin
8) UCLA----------------8) LSU
9) Tennessee---------9) Boise St
10) Fl. State------------10) Alabama

2008 Recruiting vs 2011 Final AP

1) Alabama-------------1) Alabama
2) Notre Dame---------2)LSU
3) Florida----------------3) Oklahoma State
4) Ohio State------------4) Oregon
5) Miami-----------------5) Arkansas
6) Oklahoma------------6) USC
7) Georgia ---------------7) Stanford
8) USC--------------------8) Boise State
9) Fl. State---------------9) South Carolina
10) Michigan-------------10) Wisconsin


2009 recruiting vs 2012 final AP
1) Alabama -------1) Alabama
2) LSU--------------2) Oregon
3) Ohio State------3) Ohio State
4) USC---------------4)Notre Dame
5) Texas-------------5) Georgia
6) Georgia----------6)Texas A&M
7) Fl. State----------7)Stanford
8) Michigan---------8) S. Carolina
9) N. Carolina-------9) Florida
10) Tennessee-------10) Fl. State

2010 recruiting

1) USC
2) Florida
3) Texas
4) Auburn
5) Alabama
6) LSU
7) Oklahoma
8) UCLA
9) Tennessee
10) FL. State

2011 recruiting

1) Alabama
2) Florida St
3) Texas
4) USC
5) Georgia
6) LSU
7) Auburn
8) Clemson
9) Oregon
10) Notre Dame

2012 recruiting

1) Alabama
2) Texas
3) Florida
4) Ohio State
5) Stanford
6) Florida State
7) Michigan
8) USC
9) Miami
10) Auburn