There are just 46 days between today and National Signing Day. What better time to check in on the current state of recruiting across the conference. As usual, we use the star rankings provided by Rivals.com. For each star they hand out, we award one point. But for the prospects they’ve yet to grade — the dreaded 0-star recruits — we also assign a point. Hey, we’re nice guys.
We then look at the numbers in three different ways. First, we look at the total talent being brought into a program. That’s the top chart. Just straight total points. Quantity.
Then, in the second chart, we rank the teams in terms of their average points-per-commitment. This gives you an idea of what type of athletes — generally — are giving handshake agreements to the SEC’s 14 schools. Quality.
In our third and final chart, we look at the number of 4- and 5-star recruits that have committed to each school. Recruiting rankings aren’t a science, but the more high-end type players a coach brings in, the better his chance of finding some diamonds. High-caliber prospects.
This week, we’ll also provide you with our overall MrSEC.com combination rankings.
First, quantity…
| School |
Commits |
5-stars |
4-stars |
3-stars |
2-stars |
1- & 0-stars |
Total Points |
| Texas A&M |
34 |
0 |
14 |
19 |
1 |
0 |
115 |
| Georgia |
30 |
0 |
14 |
16 |
0 |
0 |
104 |
| Florida |
24 |
1 |
13 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
87 |
| LSU |
22 |
0 |
16 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
82 |
| Alabama |
19 |
2 |
11 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
72 |
| Ole Miss |
21 |
0 |
4 |
17 |
0 |
0 |
67 |
| Vanderbilt |
21 |
0 |
2 |
19 |
0 |
0 |
65 |
| Miss. State |
21 |
0 |
4 |
13 |
4 |
0 |
63 |
| S. Carolina |
19 |
0 |
4 |
15 |
0 |
0 |
61 |
| Missouri |
17 |
0 |
1 |
16 |
0 |
0 |
52 |
| Tennessee |
14 |
0 |
5 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
47 |
| Kentucky |
16 |
0 |
1 |
13 |
1 |
1 |
46 |
| Auburn |
12 |
2 |
5 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
45 |
| Arkansas |
15 |
0 |
1 |
13 |
1 |
0 |
45 |
Now, quality…
| School |
Commits |
Avg. Pts/Commit |
| Alabama |
19 |
3.78 |
| Auburn |
12 |
3.75 |
| LSU |
22 |
3.72 |
| Florida |
24 |
3.62 |
| Georgia |
30 |
3.46 |
| Texas A&M |
34 |
3.38 |
| Tennessee |
14 |
3.35 |
| S. Carolina |
19 |
3.21 |
| Ole Miss |
21 |
3.19 |
| Vanderbilt |
21 |
3.09 |
| Missouri |
17 |
3.05 |
| Miss. State |
21 |
3.00 |
| Arkansas |
15 |
3.00 |
| Kentucky |
16 |
2.87 |
And finally, high-caliber prospects…
| School |
4- & 5-star Commits |
| LSU |
16 |
| Florida |
14 |
| Georgia |
14 |
| Texas A&M |
14 |
| Alabama |
13 |
| Auburn |
7 |
| Tennessee |
5 |
| Miss. State |
4 |
| Ole Miss |
4 |
| S. Carolina |
4 |
| Vanderbilt |
2 |
| Arkansas |
1 |
| Kentucky |
1 |
| Missouri |
1 |
As a bonus, we’ll go ahead and provide you with our own MrSEC.com combo ranking today. First, we take the commitments as broken down above — quantity, quality, high-caliber prospects — and then we rank each school 1-14 in each category. At that point we add up each school’s three rankings to get a combination rank — the lower the score the better — that should give you an idea of how the SEC’s 14 schools currently stack up on the recruiting trail.
| MrSEC.com Rank |
School |
Quantity Rank |
Quality Rank |
High-Caliber Rank |
Total Points |
| 1 |
LSU |
4 |
3 |
1 |
8 |
| 2 |
Florida |
3 |
4 |
2 |
9 |
| 2 |
Georgia |
2 |
5 |
2 |
9 |
| 2 |
Texas A&M |
1 |
6 |
2 |
9 |
| 5 |
Alabama |
5 |
1 |
5 |
11 |
| 6 |
Auburn |
13 |
2 |
6 |
21 |
| 7 |
Ole Miss |
6 |
9 |
8 |
23 |
| 8 |
S. Carolina |
9 |
8 |
8 |
25 |
| 8 |
Tennessee |
11 |
7 |
7 |
25 |
| 10 |
Miss. State |
8 |
12 |
8 |
28 |
| 10 |
Vanderbilt |
7 |
10 |
11 |
28 |
| 12 |
Missouri |
10 |
11 |
12 |
33 |
| 13 |
Arkansas |
13 |
12 |
12 |
37 |
| 14 |
Kentucky |
12 |
14 |
12 |
38 |
