| Rk |
247
Comp. |
School |
# |
Rivals |
Scout |
ESPN |
247 |
Avg |
Class Avg. Score |
Class Cum. Score |
| 1 |
5 |
Ohio St. |
4 |
4.25 |
4.25 |
4.25 |
4.00 |
4.19 |
120.42 |
1470 |
| 2 |
8 |
Maryland |
4 |
4.00 |
4.00 |
4.00 |
4.00 |
4.00 |
118.09 |
1475 |
| 3 |
19 |
Indiana |
3 |
4.00 |
3.67 |
4.00 |
3.67 |
3.83 |
94.12 |
1040 |
| 4 |
30 |
Purdue |
4 |
3.25 |
3.00 |
3.50 |
3.00 |
3.19 |
90.05 |
1260 |
| 5 |
39 |
Northwestern |
4 |
3.25 |
3.00 |
3.50 |
3.25 |
3.25 |
89.13 |
1235 |
| 6 |
31 |
Michigan |
4 |
3.25 |
3.25 |
3.00 |
3.00 |
3.13 |
87.04 |
1230 |
| 7 |
38 |
Illinois |
2 |
3.50 |
3.50 |
3.50 |
3.50 |
3.50 |
70.96 |
670 |
| 8 |
54 |
Michigan St. |
2 |
3.50 |
3.00 |
3.50 |
3.50 |
3.38 |
67.08 |
645 |
| 9 |
64 |
Minnesota |
3 |
3.00 |
2.67 |
2.33 |
3.00 |
2.75 |
64.39 |
840 |
| 10 |
63 |
Rutgers |
3 |
3.00 |
2.33 |
2.67 |
3.00 |
2.75 |
63.24 |
825 |
| 11 |
82 |
Iowa |
2 |
3.00 |
3.00 |
2.50 |
3.00 |
2.88 |
53.28 |
555 |
| 12 |
76 |
Penn St. |
2 |
2.50 |
3.00 |
2.50 |
3.00 |
2.75 |
52.57 |
560 |
| 13 |
97 |
Nebraska |
1 |
3.00 |
3.00 |
3.00 |
3.00 |
3.00 |
44.38 |
320 |
| 14 |
96 |
Wisconsin |
1 |
3.00 |
3.00 |
3.00 |
3.00 |
3.00 |
43.68 |
315 |
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.
