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Recruiting rankings vs AP rankings 4 years later 2006-2009 thru 2009-2012
Posted on 1/25/13 at 2:58 pm
Posted on 1/25/13 at 2:58 pm
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
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
Posted on 1/25/13 at 3:04 pm to BamaGround
Great thread and info. Curious what the next few years will reveal.
Posted on 1/25/13 at 3:09 pm to BamaGround
quote:
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
Does this prove that Chizik really did win with Tuberville's recruits?
Posted on 1/25/13 at 3:11 pm to BamaGround
Right on, two top 10 AP finishes without being in the top 10 for recruiting. Go Gamecocks!
Posted on 1/25/13 at 3:28 pm to BamaGround
quote:
Recruiting rankings vs AP rankings 4 years later 2006-2009 thru 2009-2012
What I get from this: Recruiting Rankings are relatively accurate, but not an exact science. Top 10 recruiting classes are all pretty much equivalent.
Posted on 1/25/13 at 3:44 pm to BamaGround
Schedule strength has almost as much to do with Final AP Rankings as Recruiting Rankings do. Yes, there are teams that end up in the Final AP Top Ten with low recruiting rankings, but when you look at their schedule it is full of teams with even lower recruiting rankings than theirs. Take Boise State, for example, the overwhelming majority of teams they play have lower ranked classes than they do. So, basically, they are simply beating up less talented teams than theirs, but spring an upset and get ranked high.
Here's a few Facts:
No team has won a BCS National Championship without at least 2 Top Ten Recruiting classes in the 5 years leading up to their National Championship.
Alabama, Florida, LSU, Georgia, and Auburn Recruit the best in the SEC, Year in and Year out since 2000. Those 5 schools are the only schools to win the SEC Championship since 2000.
Alabama has had the #1 Recruiting Class in the Nation 4 of the last 5 Years. Alabama has won the National Championship 3 out of the last 4 years.
You must recruit the best in order to be the best.
Here's a few Facts:
No team has won a BCS National Championship without at least 2 Top Ten Recruiting classes in the 5 years leading up to their National Championship.
Alabama, Florida, LSU, Georgia, and Auburn Recruit the best in the SEC, Year in and Year out since 2000. Those 5 schools are the only schools to win the SEC Championship since 2000.
Alabama has had the #1 Recruiting Class in the Nation 4 of the last 5 Years. Alabama has won the National Championship 3 out of the last 4 years.
You must recruit the best in order to be the best.
Posted on 1/25/13 at 6:26 pm to BamaGround
tOSU, doing more with less according to these numbers.
Posted on 1/25/13 at 8:58 pm to BamaGround
quote:
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
hey asshat A&M did not finish 6th
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Posted on 1/25/13 at 10:07 pm to BamaGround
What kind of Rivals recruiting listings are you going by? Rivals shows their 2007 final rankings as:
1) UF
2) SoCal
3) Tennessee
4) LSU
5) Texas
6) USC
7) AU
8) ND
9) UGA
10) UA
1) UF
2) SoCal
3) Tennessee
4) LSU
5) Texas
6) USC
7) AU
8) ND
9) UGA
10) UA
Posted on 1/26/13 at 12:51 am to BamaGround
He said AP... (best Beavis & Butthead laugh) ![](https://images.tigerdroppings.com/Images/Icons/IconLOL.gif)
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Posted on 1/26/13 at 10:09 am to BamaGround
Another fun fact: Of the top ten recruits of the 2009 class, only two amounted to anything.
Barkely and Teo.
Barkely and Teo.
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