With the November early signing period in the books and most top-100 prospects off the board, the Big Ten recruiting picture is starting to become clear. 39 players are headed to Big Ten schools next year and the signing period brought some drama for a number of schools.
After the jump we review all of the action since the last update, the top ten incoming prospects in the conference and go team-by-team to examine every recruiting class.
Action since last rankings:
Oct 21, 2013 – Michigan State adds commitment from Javon Bess
Oct 25, 2013 – Minnesota adds commitment from Nate Mason Jr.
Oct 27, 2013 – Indiana adds commitment from Max Hoetzel
Oct 29, 2013 – Minnesota adds commitment from Carlos Morris
Oct 31, 2013 – Indiana adds recommitment from James Blackmon Jr.
Nov 15, 2013 – Quentin Snider decommits from Illinois
Nov 18, 2013 – Purdue adds commitment from Isaac Haas
1. Ohio State
Name
Position
State
Rivals
Scout
ESPN
247
Keita Bates-Diop
SF
IL
5
5
5
4
David Bell
C
OH
3
3
3
4
D’Angelo Russell
SG
KY
5
5
5
4
Jae’Sean Tate
SF
OH
4
4
4
4
2. Maryland
Name
Position
State
Rivals
Scout
ESPN
247
Jared Nickens
SF
NJ
4
4
4
4
Trayvon Reed
C
GA
4
4
4
4
Romelo Trimble
PG/SG
VA
4
4
4
4
Dion Wiley
SG
MD
4
4
4
4
3. Indiana
Name
Position
State
Rivals
Scout
ESPN
247
James Blackmon Jr.
SG
IN
5
4
5
4
Max Hoetzel
SF/PF
CA
3
3
3
3
Robert Johnson
SG
VA
4
4
4
4
James Blackmon Jr. recommits to Indiana. Indiana also adds commitment from combo forward Hoetzel.
4. Purdue
Name
Position
State
Rivals
Scout
ESPN
247
Vincent Edwards
SF
OH
3
3
4
3
Isaac Haas
C
AL
4
4
4
3
Dakota Mathias
SG
OH
3
3
3
3
Jacquil Taylor
PF
MA
3
NR
3
3
Purdue flips big center prospect Isaac Haas from Wake Forest.
5. Northwestern
Name
Position
State
Rivals
Scout
ESPN
247
Victor Law
SF
IL
4
4
4
4
Scott Lindsey
SG
IL
3
NR
3
3
Bryant McIntosh
PG/SG
IN
3
3
4
3
Gavin Skelly
PF
OH
3
3
3
3
6. Michigan
Name
Position
State
Rivals
Scout
ESPN
247
Kameron Chatman
SF
OR
4
4
4
4
Ricky Doyle
PF/C
FL
3
3
4
3
Austin Hatch
SG/SF
IN
3
3
1
NR
D.J. Wilson
SF
CA
3
3
3
3
7. Illinois
Name
Position
State
Rivals
Scout
ESPN
247
Leron Black
PF
TN
4
4
4
4
Michael Finke
PF
IL
3
3
3
3
Rough week for Illinois as Quentin Snider decommits and Cliff Alexander chooses Kansas.
8. Michigan State
Name
Position
State
Rivals
Scout
ESPN
247
Javon Bess
SF
OH
3
3
3
3
Lourawls Nairn
PG
KS
4
3
4
4
Javon Bess, who was recruited by Michigan briefly, commits to play for the Spartans.
9. Minnesota
Name
Position
State
Rivals
Scout
ESPN
247
Josh Martin
PF
WA
3
3
2
3
Nate Mason Jr.
PG
FL
3
3
3
3
Carlos Morris
SG
FL
3
NR
NR
3
Richard Pitino goes into his old Florida stomping grounds to grab a PG commit in Mason and a JUCO SG commit in Morris.
10. Rutgers
Name
Position
State
Rivals
Scout
ESPN
247
D.J. Foreman
PF
NY
3
3
3
4
Mike Williams
SG
NY
3
NR
3
3
Bishop Daniels
SG
NY
3
3
3
3
11. Iowa
Name
Position
State
Rivals
Scout
ESPN
247
Brady Ellingson
SG
WI
3
3
2
3
Dominique Uhl
PF
NJ
3
3
3
3
12. Penn State
Name
Position
State
Rivals
Scout
ESPN
247
Shep Garner
PG/SG
PA
3
3
3
3
Isaiah Washington
SG
PA
NR
3
2
3
Washington gets 3-stars from 247.
13. Nebraska
Name
Position
State
Rivals
Scout
ESPN
247
Jacob Hammond
PF/C
OK
3
3
3
3
14. Wisconsin
Name
Position
State
Rivals
Scout
ESPN
247
Ethan Happ
SF
IL
3
3
3
3
Ranking Explanations
Every player is given a normalized score on a 100 point scale for each of the three major scouting services. That score breaks down like this:
Player Score
100 =
5* Player
95 =
4* and top 50 player
90 =
4* player not in top 50
85 =
Top 150 player or top 30 at position
80 =
Top 40 at position
75 =
Top 50 at position or 3* player unranked at his position
70 =
Top 75 at position
65 =
Top 100 at position or 2* player unranked at his position
60 =
Top 300 player or 1* player unranked at his position
50 =
Player who has no star rating or position ranking
That much is relatively simple. Those scores are combined into two cumulative metrics: Class Average Score and Class Cumulative Score.
Class Average Score: Average normalized scores by service multiplied by the square root of the number of commitments/3.25 (13 total scholarships over 4 years) as well as our additional factor the square root of average ranking over 3.
Class Cumulative Score: Sum of all normalized score for all recruits based on all services
The system is far from perfect but we favor the current system to generate some sort of consistent, objective basis for comparing classes.
Special thanks to Trent Montemayor for compiling all of the data.
