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Big Ten Recruiting Rankings: 5-21-12
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The offseason is really starting to drag and recruiting is relatively calm after a frenetic start. At times like this, I have only one question: Has Indiana picked up a 2013 commit yet?
No, no they haven't.
Changes since the last rankings:
5-16-12: Nebraska picks up Greg Hart.
5-17-12: Iowa picks up Nic Shimonek.
Chart? Chart:
| Big Ten+ Recruiting Class Rankings | |||||||
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| Rank | School | # Commits | Rivals Avg | Scout Avg | 24/7 Avg | ESPN Avg | Avg Avg^ |
| 1 | Michigan | 18 | 3.66 | 4.00 | 3.83 | 3.78 | 3.82 |
| 2 | Ohio State | 11 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 3.82 | 3.82 | 3.91 |
| 3 | Notre Dame | 12 | 3.42 | 3.83 | 3.67 | 3.83 | 3.69 |
| 4 | Penn State | 8 | 3.50 | 3.63 | 3.63 | 3.50 | 3.56 |
| 5 | Nebraska | 7 | 3.43 | 3.43 | 3.43 | 3.00 | 3.32 |
| 6 | Michigan State | 7 | 3.14 | 3.29 | 3.14 | 2.86 | 3.11 |
| 7 | Iowa | 8 | 3.00 | 2.88 | 2.88 | 2.50 | 2.81 |
| 8 | Wisconsin | 6 | 3.17 | 3.17 | 3.17 | 3.00 | 3.13 |
| 9 | Illinois | 9 | 2.89 | 2.89 | 2.78 | 2.33 | 2.72 |
| 10 | Northwestern | 2 | 3.00 | 3.50 | 3.50 | 3.00 | 3.25 |
| 11 | Purdue | 2 | 2.50 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 2.00 | 2.63 |
| 12 | Minnesota | 1 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 2.00 | 2.75 |
| 13 | Indiana | 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
^The average of the average rankings of the four recruiting services (the previous four columns). The figure is calculated based on the raw numbers and then rounded, so the numbers above may not average out exactly.
NOTE: Unranked recruits are counted as two-star players.
On to the full data after the jump.
Press Release: Hoops to play N.C. State in B1G/ACC Challenge
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Via U-M Media Relations:
Michigan to Host N.C. State for 2012 Big Ten/ACC Challenge
May 14, 2012
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- In conjunction with the Big Ten, the ACC and ESPN, the University of Michigan men's basketball team announced Monday (May 14) that it will host N.C. State for its 2012 Big Ten/ACC Challenge match-up on Tuesday, Nov. 27, at Crisler Center.
All Challenge games will be televised on ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNU, with platforms and times being announced at a later date. After expanding to a 12-team event last year, following the addition of Nebraska to the Big Ten, the 2012 Challenge will be played over a two-day period, Tuesday and Wednesday, Nov. 27-28.
Each day of the Challenge will be split evenly with three home and three road contests for each conference. The first day of play will feature U-M's home contest against N.C. State, Minnesota hosting Florida State, and Indiana facing North Carolina. Big Ten road games will be Northwestern traveling to Maryland, Iowa heading to Virginia Tech, and Nebraska going to Wake Forest.
The second day will feature Illinois hosting Georgia Tech, Penn State playing Boston College, and Wisconsin taking on Virginia in Big Ten home games. The three remaining games will be Ohio State traveling to Duke, Purdue at Clemson, and Michigan State heading south to face Miami (Fla.).
The Big Ten has claimed the last three Commissioner's Cups after an 8-4 series win in 2011. Overall, the ACC has won 10 of the 13 Challenges.
2012 ACC/Big Ten Challenge
Tuesday, November 27th
Minnesota at Florida State
North Carolina at Indiana
N.C. State at Michigan
Maryland at Northwestern
Iowa at Virginia Tech
Nebraska at Wake Forest
Wednesday, November 28th
Purdue at Clemson
Ohio State at Duke
Georgia Tech at Illinois
Michigan State at Miami (Fla.)
Boston College at Penn State
Virginia at Wisconsin
Michigan in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge
1999 -- vs. Georgia Tech (W, 80-77)
2000 -- Wake Forest (L, 71-60)
2001 -- no participation
2002 -- no participation
2003 -- N.C. State (W, 68-61)
2004 -- at Georgia Tech (L, 99-68)
2005 -- Miami (Fla.) (W, 74-53)
2006 -- at N.C. State (L, 74-67)
2007 -- Boston College (L, 64-77)
2008 -- at Maryland (L, 70-75)
2009 -- Boston College (L, 58-62)
2010 -- at Clemson (W, 69-61)
2011 -- at Virginia (L, 70-58)
Big Ten/ACC Challenge Results
1999 -- ACC (5-4)
2000 -- ACC (5-4)
2001 -- ACC (5-3)
2002 -- ACC (5-4)
2003 -- ACC (7-2)
2004 -- ACC (7-2)
2005 -- ACC (6-5)
2006 -- ACC (8-3)
2007 -- ACC (8-3)
2008 -- ACC (6-5)
2009 -- Big Ten (6-5)
2010 -- Big Ten (6-5)
2011 -- Big Ten (8-4)
Big Ten Recruiting Rankings: 5-14-12
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Michigan picks up a commitment, so the rankings are front-paged this week. There was very little action elsewhere this week, with the rest of the top eight remaining entirely unchanged. Also, Indiana continues to be unaware that they have a football program, which is probably for the best. Changes since the last rankings:
5-9-12: Michigan picks up Csont'e York. Illinois picks up Kenton Gibbs. Purdue picks up Randy Gregory.
Chart? Chart:
| Big Ten+ Recruiting Class Rankings | |||||||
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| Rank | School | # Commits | Rivals Avg | Scout Avg | 24/7 Avg | ESPN Avg | Avg Avg^ |
| 1 | Michigan | 18 | 3.66 | 4.00 | 3.83 | 3.78 | 3.82 |
| 2 | Ohio State | 11 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 3.82 | 3.82 | 3.91 |
| 3 | Notre Dame | 12 | 3.42 | 3.75 | 3.67 | 3.83 | 3.67 |
| 4 | Penn State | 8 | 3.50 | 3.38 | 3.50 | 3.50 | 3.47 |
| 5 | Nebraska | 6 | 3.50 | 3.50 | 3.50 | 3.00 | 3.38 |
| 6 | Michigan State | 7 | 3.14 | 3.00 | 3.14 | 2.86 | 3.04 |
| 7 | Iowa | 7 | 3.14 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 2.71 | 2.96 |
| 8 | Wisconsin | 6 | 3.17 | 3.17 | 3.17 | 3.00 | 3.13 |
| 9 | Illinois | 9 | 2.89 | 2.89 | 2.78 | 2.33 | 2.72 |
| 10 | Northwestern | 2 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 3.50 | 3.00 | 3.13 |
| 11 | Purdue | 2 | 2.50 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 2.00 | 2.63 |
| 12 | Minnesota | 1 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 2.00 | 2.75 |
| 13 | Indiana | 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
^The average of the average rankings of the four recruiting services (the previous four columns). The figure is calculated based on the raw numbers and then rounded, so the numbers above may not average out exactly.
NOTE: Unranked recruits are counted as two-star players.
On to the full data after the jump.
Big Ten Recruiting Rankings: 5-6-12
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By request, recruiting rankings front-paged to bump that creepy picture off the top. Given the glut of early commitments in the class of 2013, it was inevitable that we'd start to see some recruits have a change of heart. It shouldn't come as a surprise, then, that Ohio State suffered a couple of decommits this week, though the circumstances surrounding Alex Anzalone's decision are obviously highly unusual. Other than then happenings in Columbus, nothing changed at the top of the board, though there were several pickups by teams in the middle of the pack. Changes since the last rankings:
4-29-12: Wisconsin picks up Chikwe Obasih.
4-30-12: Illinois picks up Merrick Jackson.
5-1-12: Lewis Neal decommits from Ohio State. Illinois picks up Jarrod Clements. Northwestern picks up Blake King.
5-3-12: Wisconsin picks up Jack Keeler.
5-5-12: Alex Anzalone decommits from Ohio State. Nebraska picks up Christian Lacouture. Illinois picks up Austin Schmidt.
Chart? Chart:
| Big Ten+ Recruiting Class Rankings | |||||||
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| Rank | School | # Commits | Rivals Avg | Scout Avg | 24/7 Avg | ESPN Avg | Avg Avg^ |
| 1 | Michigan | 17 | 3.76 | 4.06 | 3.88 | 3.88 | 3.90 |
| 2 | Ohio State | 11 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 3.82 | 3.82 | 3.91 |
| 3 | Notre Dame | 12 | 3.42 | 3.75 | 3.67 | 3.83 | 3.67 |
| 4 | Penn State | 8 | 3.50 | 3.38 | 3.50 | 3.50 | 3.47 |
| 5 | Nebraska | 6 | 3.50 | 3.50 | 3.50 | 3.00 | 3.38 |
| 6 | Michigan State | 7 | 3.14 | 3.00 | 3.14 | 2.86 | 3.04 |
| 7 | Iowa | 7 | 3.14 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 2.71 | 2.96 |
| 8 | Wisconsin | 6 | 3.17 | 3.17 | 3.17 | 3.00 | 3.13 |
| 9 | Illinois | 8 | 2.88 | 2.88 | 2.75 | 2.38 | 2.72 |
| 10 | Northwestern | 2 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 3.50 | 3.00 | 3.13 |
| 11 | Minnesota | 1 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 2.00 | 2.75 |
| 12 | Purdue | 1 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 2.00 | 2.75 |
| 13 | Indiana | 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
^The average of the average rankings of the four recruiting services (the previous four columns). The figure is calculated based on the raw numbers and then rounded, so the numbers above may not average out exactly.
NOTE: Unranked recruits are counted as two-star players.
On to the full data after the jump.
Big Ten Recruiting Rankings: 4-29-12
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Ohio State and, to a lesser extent, Notre Dame continue to carve into Michigan's lead in the recruiting rankings, with each school getting big-time commits this week. The middle of the pack is slowly taking shape as well, while the bottom four teams continue to boast just three combined commitments. Changes since the last rankings:
4-22-12: Iowa picks up Nathan Bazata.
4-23-12: Ohio State picks up Joey Bosa and Lewis Neal. Iowa picks up Brant Gressel.
4-26-12: Notre Dame picks up Mike Heuerman. Illinois picks up Aaron Bailey.
4-27-12: Iowa picks up John Kenny.
4-29-12: Wisconsin picks up Rob Wheelwright.
Chart? Chart:
| Big Ten+ Recruiting Class Rankings | |||||||
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| Rank | School | # Commits | Rivals Avg | Scout Avg | 24/7 Avg | ESPN Avg | Avg Avg^ |
| 1 | Michigan | 17 | 3.76 | 4.06 | 3.88 | 3.88 | 3.90 |
| 2 | Ohio State | 13 | 3.92 | 3.92 | 3.77 | 3.77 | 3.85 |
| 3 | Notre Dame | 12 | 3.42 | 3.75 | 3.67 | 3.83 | 3.67 |
| 4 | Penn State | 8 | 3.50 | 3.38 | 3.50 | 3.50 | 3.47 |
| 5 | Nebraska | 5 | 3.60 | 3.40 | 3.60 | 3.00 | 3.40 |
| 6 | Michigan State | 7 | 3.14 | 3.00 | 3.14 | 2.86 | 3.04 |
| 7 | Iowa | 7 | 3.14 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 2.71 | 2.96 |
| 8 | Wisconsin | 4 | 3.00 | 3.25 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 3.06 |
| 9 | Illinois | 5 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 2.80 | 2.60 | 2.85 |
| 10 | Northwestern | 1 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 |
| 11 | Minnesota | 1 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 2.00 | 2.75 |
| 12 | Purdue | 1 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 2.00 | 2.75 |
| 13 | Indiana | 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
^The average of the average rankings of the four recruiting services (the previous four columns). The figure is calculated based on the raw numbers and then rounded, so the numbers above may not average out exactly.
NOTE: Unranked recruits are counted as two-star players.
On to the full data.
Big Ten Recruiting Rankings: 4-22-12
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Before I get to the new commits, there's been a slight tweak in the formula. Yes, after hearing your complaints about the way I count unranked players, I've decided to count them as two-star recruits instead of one-stars. I'm still not sure how I'll deal with NRs when the final rankings are released—at that point, I think the old method works better for differentiating them from actual two-stars—but at this juncture it makes more sense to give them some benefit of the doubt. I appreciate all the feedback I get with these posts, even if I do enjoy jumping into the comments for a little debate now and then. Without further ado, here are the changes since the last rankings:
4-17-12: Purdue picks up Danny Etling.
4-18-12: Ohio State picks up J.T. Barrett.
4-21-12: Ohio State picks up Alex Anzalone. Notre Dame picks up John Montelus. Iowa picks up Colin Goebel.
4-22-12: Nebraska picks up Courtney Love.
Chart? Chart:
| Big Ten+ Recruiting Class Rankings | |||||||
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| Rank | School | # Commits | Rivals Avg | Scout Avg | 24/7 Avg | ESPN Avg | Avg Avg^ |
| 1 | Michigan | 17 | 3.76 | 4.06 | 3.88 | 3.88 | 3.90 |
| 2 | Ohio State | 11 | 4.00 | 3.91 | 3.82 | 3.82 | 3.90 |
| 3 | Notre Dame | 11 | 3.36 | 3.73 | 3.64 | 3.82 | 3.64 |
| 4 | Penn State | 8 | 3.50 | 3.38 | 3.50 | 3.50 | 3.47 |
| 5 | Michigan State | 7 | 3.14 | 3.00 | 3.14 | 2.86 | 3.04 |
| 6 | Nebraska | 5 | 3.60 | 3.40 | 3.60 | 3.00 | 3.40 |
| 7 | Iowa | 4 | 3.25 | 3.25 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 3.13 |
| 8 | Wisconsin | 3 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 3.00 |
| 9 | Illinois | 4 | 2.75 | 2.75 | 2.50 | 2.25 | 2.56 |
| 10 | Northwestern | 1 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 |
| 11 | Minnesota | 1 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 2.00 | 2.75 |
| 12 | Purdue | 1 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 2.00 | 2.75 |
| 13 | Indiana | 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
^The average of the average rankings of the four recruiting services (the previous four columns). The figure is calculated based on the raw numbers and then rounded, so the numbers above may not average out exactly.
NOTE: Unranked recruits are counted as two-star players.
On to the full data after the jump.
