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College Football Recruiting 2017: Ranking the Top 25 States in America
Posted on 3/8/17 at 12:32 pm
Posted on 3/8/17 at 12:32 pm
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The 2017 college football recruiting cycle featured dozens of 5-star prospects, hundreds of 4-stars and a massive collection of 3-star talents for programs around the nation.
But where were the highest concentrations of that talent? And which teams prioritized and enjoyed the most success in a given state?
Everyone can point to the high school hotbeds of California, Florida and Texas for elite players, and rightfully so. They consistently showcase elite recruits. Just two other states had multiple 5-star prospects, according to Scout's 2017 rankings, resulting in a congested pack of states fighting for recognition.
To find the top 25 states in the 2017 class, we separated every player with at least a 3-star rating. Then, a point system (three for 3-stars, four for 4-stars, five for 5-stars) formulated the final score.
Junior-college prospects and transfers were not included in the list. American Samoa and Washington D.C. were also calculated, but neither finished in the top 25.
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25. Oregon
24. Hawaii
23. Nevada
22. Utah
21. Washington
T-19. Oklahoma
T-19. South Carolina
18. Maryland
17. Indiana
16. Pennsylvania
15. Arizona
14. New Jersey
13. Tennessee
12. Virginia
11. Mississippi
10. North Carolina
9. Michigan
8. Louisiana
7. Illinois
6. Alabama
5. Ohio
4. Georgia
3. California
2. Florida
1. Texas
Each state has a blurb in the article that details their ranking.
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Posted on 3/8/17 at 12:40 pm to TideSaint
I'm shocked Arkansas didn't make this list. Always fighting an uphill battle 
Posted on 3/8/17 at 12:42 pm to rockiee
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I'm shocked Arkansas didn't make this list. Always fighting an uphill battle
I see someone has downvoted both of our posts. I'm going out on a limb and predicting they cheer for LSU.
Posted on 3/8/17 at 1:27 pm to TideSaint
quote:Really?
7. Illinois
Posted on 3/8/17 at 2:05 pm to Saskwatch
Ole Miss fans should know there's talent in Illinois. Hint. Hint.
Posted on 3/8/17 at 3:51 pm to CapstoneGrad06
Alabama and Illinois ranked too high. Louisiana ranked too low.
Posted on 3/8/17 at 3:57 pm to TideSaint
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I see someone has downvoted both of our posts. I'm going out on a limb and predicting they cheer for LSU
It is really strange when someone downvotes someone making fun of themselves.
Posted on 3/8/17 at 4:35 pm to TideSaint
Has BR gotten better? I just can't take them seriously.
Posted on 3/8/17 at 4:52 pm to Captain Crown
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Has BR gotten better? I just can't take them seriously.
They have been pretty good for a couple of years now. Getting bought out by CNN meant they had to get their shite together.
Posted on 3/8/17 at 5:08 pm to TideSaint
Yes Sir, RTR!
Posted on 3/8/17 at 8:51 pm to TideSaint
Florida is always high but no doubt IMG helps those rankings with thw national attraction to highly rated 5 star and 4 stars that leave there home states and go to that school. Whats impressive is Texas even with a large amount of their highest rated going to IMG still beat out Florida.
Posted on 3/9/17 at 9:56 am to Blanky6715
IMG is a drop in the bucket of the overall depth of a state like Florida.
Posted on 3/9/17 at 2:25 pm to CapstoneGrad06
That may be true, there arent many 5 stars overall each year and having 3 or 4 that you wouldn't be having in that state otherwise gives a bump of some sort.
Posted on 3/9/17 at 3:56 pm to Blanky6715
These are based on one year of recruiting rankings? Obviously if we looked at real stats over a significant period of time New Jersey Pennsylvania Lousiana South Carolina would be much higher Alabama Illinois Tennessee Indiana would be much lower
Posted on 3/13/17 at 1:16 pm to TideSaint
They must've rightfully lumped north la in with bama. Legit list if so.
Posted on 3/13/17 at 1:55 pm to sumtimeitbeslikedat
Posted on 3/14/17 at 6:07 am to TideSaint
Alabama at #6 and Louisiana at #8 is very impressive. I knew there was a lot of talent in both states, but didn't realize they would rank that high. 
Posted on 3/16/17 at 12:45 pm to TideSaint
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6. Alabama
Stacked
Posted on 4/14/17 at 11:11 am to TideSaint
Oregon at #25 
Posted on 4/14/17 at 2:17 pm to TideSaint
This is a one year assesment. No way alabama is a better state for football talent than louisiana over a long period of time per capita...certainly not illinois. Saban recruits louisiana hard for a reason, he knows this state is a goldmine. That, and he knows he has to try and keep lsu from locking the state down completely bc that would be bad news for bama and everybody else.
This post was edited on 4/14/17 at 2:18 pm
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