ESPN's top ranked recruiting classes 2008-Present

2008
1. Miami (#5 on Rivals, #3 on Scout)
2. Clemson (#12 on Rivals, #12 on Scout)
3. Alabama (#1 on Rivals, #1 on Scout)



2009
1. LSU (#2 on Rivals, #3 on Scout)
2. Alabama (#1 on Rivals, #2 on Scout)
3. Texas (#5 on Rivals, #6 on Scout)

2010
1. Florida (#2 on Rivals, #1 on Scout)
2. Texas (#3 on Rivals, #3 on Scout)
3. Alabama (#5 on Rivals, #4 on Scout)

2011
1. Florida State (#2 on Rivals, #1 on Scout, #1 on 247)
2. Alabama (#1 on Rivals, #7 on Scout, #2 on 247)
3. Auburn (#7 on Rivals, #2 on Scout, #5 on 247)

2012
1. Alabama (#1 on Rivals, #2 on Scout, #1 on 247)
2. Florida State (#6 on Rivals, #11 on Scout, #3 on 247)
3. Texas (#2 on Rivals, #1 on Scout, #2 on 247)

2013
1. Alabama (#1 on Rivals, #4 on Scout, #1 on 247)
2. Florida (#4 on Rivals, #7 on Scout, #3 on 247)
3. Florida State (#10 on Rivals, #16 on Scout, #12 on 247)



2014
1. Alabama (#1 on Rivals, #1 on Scout, #1 on 247)
2. LSU (#2 on Rivals, #2 on Scout, #3 on 247)
3. Florida State (#4 on Rivals, #3 on Scout, #4 on 247)
4. Texas A&M (#6 on Rivals, #7 on Scout, #6 on 247)

2015
1. Alabama (#2 on Rivals, #2 on Scout, #2 on 247)
2. Florida State (#3 on Rivals, #11 on Scout, #7 on 247)
3. USC (#1 on Rivals, #1 on Scout, #1 on 247)

*** In years where 247 rankings are listed, I used their own team rankings, not their Composite ranking - which averages all services.


A couple things stick out to me:

#1 - ESPN clearly has an Alabama bias. I'm not sure who's running the show over there, but I'd be willing to bet they have some connection to Alabama. Maybe Alabama fans are the highest number of "IN" subscribers.

#2 - ESPN's recruiting rankings, are just plain weird, and they love the shite out of players from the states of Texas and Florida. Lots of outliers in those lists. Most notably, their rankings of Miami and Clemson in 2008, Florida State in 2012, & Florida and Florida State in 2013.