Using Rivals.com’s rankings of the Top 20 players from each SEC state, we are today examining who won the recruiting battles inside each state.   Below you’ll see the number of schools that signed players out of Missouri’s Top 20.

All juco-bound or currently unsigned players are lumped together into a single category.

One thing to remember when looking at these state-by-state battles — not all states have deep talent pools.  In some states, the major programs might not offer as many scholarships to residents as some smaller programs.

Top 20 Signees from Missouri

Yikes.  No SEC state gets raided by outside forces like Missouri.  The 20 best players in the state all signed with schools in BCS leagues yet the Tigers managed to nab only four of them.  Gary Pinkel has done an outstanding job of creating a pipeline to Texas and he’s currently firing up a propaganda campaign to reach Florida and Georgia recruits.  But some of the Tigers’ needs could be met by simply putting up some barbed wire fencing around the Show-Me-State.  The quicker Mizzou locks up the BCS-level athletes at home, the quicker the Tigers will begin to succeed in the SEC.

1.  After a flurry of technical fouls, Alabama knocked out Auburn.

2.  Anthony Grant probably won’t be happy with some of his players for calling out Auburn fans and players on Twitter after the win. 

3.  Tony Barbee says his Tiger team got “out-toughed.”

4.  Undefeated at home, Arkansas heads to Georgia looking for its first win away from Bud Walton Arena in 348 days.

5.  LSU goes on the road to Vanderbilt’s Memorial Gym tonight.

6.  MSU fans have chosen their program’s Team of the Century (from State’s first 100 years of basketball… it’d still be a bit soon to for the team of the 2000s.)

7.  Ole Miss needs to keep hitting the boards when the Rebels travel to Starkville on Thursday.

8.  Terrance Henry says he’s got the back of UM’s Nick Williams, the Reb’s top trash-talker.”

Using Rivals.com’s rankings of the Top 20 players from each SEC state, we are today examining who won the recruiting battles inside each state.   Below you’ll see the number of schools that signed players out of Georgia’s Top 20.

All juco-bound or currently unsigned players are lumped together into a single category.

One thing to remember when looking at these state-by-state battles — not all states have deep talent pools.  In some states, the major programs might not offer as many scholarships to residents as some smaller programs.

Top 20 Signees from Georgia

More SEC signees come from Georgia each year than any other state.  While Florida produces the highest number of future NFL players, the Sunshine State is home to more than a half-dozen FBS programs.  In Georgia, there are two.  So it’s much easier for other schools to raid the Peach State.  Quite simply, Georgia and Georgia Tech can’t grab ‘em all.

Using Rivals.com’s rankings of the Top 20 players from each SEC state, we are today examining who won the recruiting battles inside each state.   Below you’ll see the number of schools that signed players out of Mississippi’s Top 20.

All juco-bound or currently unsigned players are lumped together into a single category.

One thing to remember when looking at these state-by-state battles — not all states have deep talent pools.  In some states, the major programs might not offer as many scholarships to residents as some smaller programs.

Top 20 Signees from Mississippi

Since Dan Mullen’s arrival in Starkville, the Bulldogs have year-in and year-out collected a bigger number of in-state players than Ole Miss.  But Houston Nutt usually made his count, grabbing those players higher up the rankings.  Hugh Freeze nabbed the top player in the state this year, but the first-year coach lagged behind Mullen 3 to 1 (6 to 2, actually) in Magnolia State prospects.  This battle bears watching in the future.  And both schools need to do a better job of closing Mississippi’s borders to outsiders.

Using Rivals.com’s rankings of the Top 20 players from each SEC state, we are today examining who won the recruiting battles inside each state.   Below you’ll see the number of schools that signed players out of Louisiana’s Top 20.

All juco-bound or currently unsigned players are lumped together into a single category.

One thing to remember when looking at these state-by-state battles — not all states have deep talent pools.  In some states, the major programs might not offer as many scholarships to residents as some smaller programs.

Top 20 Signees from Louisiana

2012 was a down year for talent in Louisiana.  Still, Les Miles kept a solid grasp on his state’s best players.  The only bothersome fact — that Alabama snuck in and made off with the state’s top prospect.

Using Rivals.com’s rankings of the Top 20 players from each SEC state, we are today examining who won the recruiting battles inside each state.   Below you’ll see the number of schools that signed players out of Kentucky’s Top 20.

All juco-bound or currently unsigned players are lumped together into a single category.

One thing to remember when looking at these state-by-state battles — not all states have deep talent pools.  In some states, the major programs might not offer as many scholarships to residents as some smaller programs.

Top 20 Signees from Kentucky

If Joker Phillips is to succeed at Kentucky, he’s going to do a better job of closing down the state’s borders.  It’s one thing to lose players to Louisville, but he can’t afford to let talent good enough to play at Auburn, Michigan, Purdue and Cincinnati escape his grasp.

Using Rivals.com’s rankings of the Top 20 players from each SEC state, we are today examining who won the recruiting battles inside each state.   Below you’ll see the number of schools that signed players out of Florida’s Top 20.

All juco-bound or currently unsigned players are lumped together into a single category.

One thing to remember when looking at these state-by-state battles — not all states have deep talent pools.  In some states, the major programs might not offer as many scholarships to residents as some smaller programs.

Top 20 Signees from Florida

In contrast to Arkansas, look at all the BCS schools racing into Florida to snap up the state’s top talent.  Will Muschamp and his Gators had a consensus Top 5 class this time around, but Al Golden and Miami nabbed the state’s top player and equaled the Gators in high-end, in-state signees.

Using Rivals.com’s rankings of the Top 20 players from each SEC state, we are today examining who won the recruiting battles inside each state.   Below you’ll see the number of schools that signed players out of Arkansas’ Top 20.

All juco-bound or currently unsigned players are lumped together into a single category.

One thing to remember when looking at these state-by-state battles — not all states have deep talent pools.  In some states, the major programs might not offer as many scholarships to residents as some smaller programs.

Top 20 Signees from Arkansas

It’s easy to see that Arkansas just doesn’t produce a great deal of high-end football talent.  Twelve of the state’s Top 20 players signed with non-AQ programs.  It’s no wonder Bobby Petrino works so hard recruiting Texas.

Using Rivals.com’s rankings of the Top 20 players from each SEC state, we are today examining who won the recruiting battles inside each state.   Below you’ll see the number of schools that signed players out of Alabama’s Top 20.

All juco-bound or currently unsigned players are lumped together into a single category.

One thing to remember when looking at these state-by-state battles — not all states have deep talent pools.  In some states, the major programs might not offer as many scholarships to residents as some smaller programs.

Top 20 Signees from Alabama

When it comes to protecting the home turf, that’s exactly what Alabama and Auburn do… combining to sign nine of the state’s 20 best players last week. Florida State is the only outsider that comes close to establishing a beachhead in the state of Alabama.

1.  Varez Ward is becoming a real leader for Auburn’s basketball team.

2.  Michigan has sold out its allotment of tickets for this fall’s season-opener against Alabama at Cowboys Stadium.

3.  Even without Marshawn Powell, Arkansas is playing itself onto the NCAA tourney bubble.

4.  Trent Johnson is trying to prepare his LSU team for a visit from battle-tested Vanderbilt.

5.  Forward Shaun Smith could be a big help to Mississippi State in the stretch run.

6.  Bo Wallace has an advantage in Ole Miss’ quarterback race.