Bumped to the front page due to a new Michigan commit.

Action since last rankings:

8-9-10 Iowa gains commitment from Jordan Walsh.
8-10-10 Wisconsin gains commitment from Mike Caputo.
8-11-10 Michigan gains commitment from Tony Posada.

Slow week in the Big Ten, as I predicted. The sites should be coming out with updated rankings soon, so keep an eye out for that.

Big Ten+ Recruiting Class Rankings
Rank	School	# Commits	Rivals Avg	Scout Avg	ESPN Avg
1	Ohio State	17	5.75	3.82	79.18
2	Notre Dame	16	5.66	3.44	78.81
3	Nebraska	13	5.61	3.15	75.84
4	Michigan	10	5.61	3.30	78.10
5	Michigan State	13	5.51	2.92	76.46
6	Indiana	21	5.48	2.48	75.48
7	Iowa	13	5.55	2.69	76.23
8	Northwestern	13	5.51	2.69	77.23
9	Minnesota	13	5.41	2.38	73.77
10	Wisconsin	9	5.40	2.56	73.00
11	Penn State	4	5.60	3.25	77.75
12	Illinois	13	5.37	2.54	70.62
13	Purdue	6	5.30	2.83	65.83

Rivals rankings are on the "RR" scale, which is on a scale from about 5 to about 6.1. Unrated prospects are given a 5.1 rating, on par with the worst of any Big Ten commit last year. Scout is on the 5-star system (unranked players earn star), and ESPN uses grades out of 100 (unranked is 40 or 45).

#1 Ohio State - 17 Commits
Name	Position	State	Rivals	Scout	ESPN
Michael Bennett	DT	OH	6.0	4	80
Braxton Miller	QB	OH	5.9	5	81
Kenny Hayes	DE	OH	5.9	4	78
Steve Miller	DE	OH	5.8	5	84
Nick Vannett	TE	OH	5.8	4	80
Jeremy Cash	S	FL	5.8	4	80
Chase Farris	DE	OH	5.8	4	79
Brian Bobek	OL	IL	5.8	4	79
Evan Spencer	WR	IL	5.7	4	81
DerJuan Gambrell	CB	OH	5.7	4	77
Devin Smith	WR	OH	5.7	4	76
Jeff Heuerman	TE	FL	5.7	3	80
Joel Hale	DT	IN	5.7	3	79
Chris Carter	OL	OH	5.7	3	78
Ron Tanner	S	OH	5.6	4	78
Tommy Brown	OL	OH	5.6	3	78
Antonio Underwood	OL	OH	5.6	3	75

No change for the Buckeyes.

#2 Notre Dame - 16 Commits
Name	Position	State	Rivals	Scout	ESPN
Ben Koyack	TE	PA	5.9	5	81
Matt Hegarty	OL	NM	5.9	4	83
Justice Hayes	RB	MI	5.9	4	79
Aaron Lynch	DE	FL	5.8	4	81
Eilar Hardy	S	OH	5.8	4	79
Jordan Prestwood	OL	FL	5.7	4	80
Jarrett Grace	LB	OH	5.7	4	78
Anthony Rabasa	DE	FL	5.7	3	81
Tony Springmann	OL	IN	5.7	3	78
Conor Hanratty	OL	CT	5.6	4	76
Clay Burton	DE	FL	5.6	3	79
Ben Councell	DE	NC	5.6	3	78
Brad Carrico	OL	OH	5.6	3	77
Matthias Farley	CB	NC	5.5	3	77
Jalen Brown	CB	TX	NR	3	78
Kyle Brindza	K	MI	5.4	NR	76

Brindza picks up ratings of 5.4 and 76 from Rivals and ESPN, respectively.

#3 Nebraska - 13 Commits
Name	Position	State	Rivals	Scout	ESPN
Tyler Moore	OL	FL	5.9	4	78
Bubba Starling	QB	KS	5.8	4	81
Jamal Turner	QB	TX	5.8	4	81
Ryne Reeves	OL	NE	5.8	4	79
Tevin Mitchell	CB	TX	5.8	4	79
Ryan Klachko	OL	IL	5.8	4	78
Zach Sterup	OL	NE	5.8	3	78
Kevin Williams	DT	OH	5.7	3	79
Daniel Davie	S	NE	5.5	2	75
Aaryn Bouzos	CB	CA	5.4	2	76
Nicklas Sade	K	NC	5.4	NR	78
David Santos	LB	TX	NR	3	79
Daimion Stafford	S	CA	NR	3	NR

Sade gets ranked by Rivals and ESPN, helping Nebraska bump up in averages. They're just ahead of Michigan now, in my estimation.

#4 Michigan - 10 Commits
Name	Position	State	Rivals	Scout	ESPN
Brennen Beyer	DE	MI	5.8	4	79
Delonte Hollowell	CB	MI	5.8	3	79
Chris Rock	DE	OH	5.7	3	78
Shawn Conway	WR	MI	5.7	3	78
Greg Brown	CB	OH	5.7	3	77
Kellen Jones	LB	TX	5.6	4	79
Jake Fisher	OL	MI	5.6	4	77
Kevin Sousa	QB	FL	5.6	3	78
Jack Miller	OL	OH	5.5	3	78
Tony Posada	OL	FL	NR	3	78

Michigan snags OL Tony Posada, who is currently unranked to Rivals, but a solid 3-star to the other two sites. He slightly brings down the Wolverines' averages, helping Nebraska pass them up.

#5 Michigan State - 13 Commits
Name	Position	State	Rivals	Scout	ESPN
Lawrence Thomas	LB	MI	6.1	5	80
Connor Cook	QB	OH	5.7	2	76
Onaje Miller	RB	MI	5.6	4	78
Darien Harris	LB	MD	5.6	3	79
Taiwan Jones	LB	MI	5.6	3	78
Mikail McCall	RB	IL	5.6	3	77
Ed Davis	LB	MI	5.6	3	77
AJ Sims	CB	GA	5.6	2	78
Mark Scarpinato	DT	WI	5.5	3	76
Trae Waynes	CB	WI	5.4	3	75
Joel Heath	DE	OH	NR	3	76
Arjen Colquhoun	S	ON	NR	2	76
Paul Lang	TE	PA	NR	2	68

No change for MSU.

#6 Indiana - 21 Commits
Name	Position	State	Rivals	Scout	ESPN
Raymon Taylor	CB	MI	5.8	3	77
Zack Shaw	LB	OH	5.8	2	76
Max Pirman	LB	OH	5.6	3	78
D'Angelo Roberts	RB	IN	5.6	3	77
Jake Reed	TE	IN	5.6	3	77
Jalen Schlachter	TE	MI	5.6	3	75
Ralston Evans	OL	IN	5.6	3	74
Tre Roberson	QB	IN	5.6	2	76
Bernard Taylor	OL	MI	5.5	3	76
CJ Robbins	DE	IL	5.5	3	75
Nick Stoner	S	IN	5.5	3	74
Kirk Harris	OL	KS	5.5	2	77
Kyle Kennedy	LB	IN	5.5	2	76
Mark Murphy	S	OH	5.5	2	75
Kenny Mullen	CB	IN	5.4	3	74
Jay McCants	WR	OH	5.4	2	75
Mike Replogle	LB	OH	5.4	2	74
Donte Phillips	DE	WI	5.4	2	74
Shafer Johnson	DT	MI	NR	2	77
Nick VanHoose	DB	OH	NR	2	74
Forisse Hardin	S	KY	NR	2	74

Nothing new for IU.

#8 Iowa - 13 Commits
Name	Position	State	Rivals	Scout	ESPN
Jordan Walsh	OL	IL	5.8	4	79
Austin Blythe	OL	IA	5.8	3	79
Ray Hamilton	TE	OH	5.7	4	79
Torrey Campbell	RB	FL	5.6	3	78
Riley McMinn	DE	IL	5.6	3	77
Jake Rudock	QB	FL	5.6	2	78
Marcus Grant	WR	MA	5.6	2	76
Jake Duzey	TE	MI	5.5	3	73
Henry Krieger-Coble	TE	IA	5.5	2	78
Cole Fisher	LB	NE	5.5	2	74
Mike Orloff	LB	MA	5.4	2	69
John Raymon	DE	PA	NR	3	78
Austin Vincent	WR	TX	5.4	2	73

Jordan Walsh picks Iowa. Austin Vincent upgraded to 5.4 on Rivals. John Raymon gets a 78 from ESPN, and Mike Orloff gets a very slight upgrade to 69.

#7 Northwestern - 13 Commits
Name	Position	State	Rivals	Scout	ESPN
Christian Jones	WR	TX	5.7	3	81
Sean Cotton	S	IL	5.7	3	79
Shane Mertz	OL	NJ	5.6	3	79
Jack Konopka	OL	IL	5.6	3	79
Zack Oliver	QB	LA	5.6	3	78
Jarrell Williams	CB	IL	5.6	3	76
Matt Frazier	OL	IL	5.6	3	75
Geoff Mogus	OL	OH	5.5	3	75
Cameron Dickerson	WR	NJ	5.5	3	73
Mark Szott	TE	IL	5.5	2	77
Derek Watt	LB	WI	5.5	2	77
Max Chapman	DE	FL	NR	2	78
Treyvon Green	RB	TX	NR	2	77

Cameron Dickerson gets a slight bump from Rivals to 5.5. Still, they slide past Iowa with a decent week for the Hawkeyes.

#9 Minnesota - 13 Commits
Name	Position	State	Rivals	Scout	ESPN
Tommy Olson	OL	MN	5.7	3	79
Matt LaCosse	ATH	IL	5.6	3	78
Max Shortell	QB	KS	5.6	3	74
Quinn Bauducco	LB	CA	5.6	3	74
Peter Westerhaus	TE	MN	5.6	2	76
Kyle McAvoy	OL	IL	5.5	3	79
Devin Crawford-Tufts	WR	MN	5.5	2	74
Luke McAvoy	OL	IL	5.4	2	75
Sam Rohr	TE	WI	5.4	2	74
Marquise Vann	LB	OH	NR	3	78
Jephete Matilus	LB	FL	NR	2	77
Mike Moore	LB	TX	NR	2	77
Samuel Oyenuga	CB	TX	NR	NR	NR

Devin Crawford-Tufts gets a 5.5 rating from Rivals.

#10 Wisconsin - 9 Commits
Name	Position	State	Rivals	Scout	ESPN
Jake Keefer	LB	WI	5.8	3	78
Sam Arneson	TE	WI	5.7	3	78
Mike Caputo	LB	PA	5.7	3	77
Jordan Frederick	LB	WI	5.5	3	75
Austin Maly	TE	WI	5.5	2	76
Makinton Dorleant	CB	FL	NR	3	77
Terrance Floyd	CB	FL	NR	2	77
Derek Landisch	LB	WI	NR	2	74
Eric Steffes	TE	WI	NR	2	NR

Badgers pick up Mike Caputo, plus Terrance Floyd gets a 77 rating from ESPN.

#11 Penn State - 4 Commits
Name	Position	State	Rivals	Scout	ESPN
Shawn Oakman	DE	PA	5.8	4	77
Angelo Mangiro	OL	NJ	5.7	4	81
Jordan Kerner	DE	PA	5.5	3	77
Kyle Carter	TE	DE	5.4	2	76

PSU still taking it easy.

#12 Illinois - 13 Commits
Name	Position	State	Rivals	Scout	ESPN
Zeph Grimes	S	SC	5.6	3	77
Chris Boles	OL	OH	5.6	3	77
Reilly O'Toole	QB	IL	5.6	3	76
Tony Durkin	OL	IL	5.5	3	74
Carl Williams	CB	FL	5.5	3	77
Josh Ferguson	RB	IL	5.5	3	75
Chris O'Connor	DE	IL	5.4	3	75
Ted Karras	OL	IN	5.4	3	77
Hunter Wells	OL	IL	5.3	3	NR
Daniel Rhodes	TE	NC	NR	2	73
Marquise Mosley	WR	TX	NR	2	NR
JT Thornton	CB	FL	NR	NR	77
Justin DuVernois	K	FL	NR	NR	70

Reilly O'Toole and Chris Boles pick up decent ratings from Rivals, and they're now considered the #2 and #3 prospects in the class. Justin DuVernois gets ranked by ESPN.

#13 Purdue - 6 Commits
Name	Position	State	Rivals	Scout	ESPN
Russell Bellomy	QB	TX	5.5	3	78
Robert Kugler	TE	PA	5.5	3	78
Brandon Cottom	LB	PA	5.5	3	76
Michael Rouse	DT	IL	NR	3	73
Randy Gregory	DE	IN	NR	3	NR
Taylor Richards	CB	FL	NR	2	77

Boilers still bringing up the rear.