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

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.