Want Link on Scout/Rivals Ranking

Submitted by StephenRKass on
With the commitment of Furman, I believe we now stand at 24 commitments. With the potential commitments of Parker, Grimes, and Murphy, we would go to 27, which would be a splendid class, strongly addressing our needs on defense, particularly in the secondary. I think next year we will need more linebackers, and offensive linemen, but I'm not complaining a bit. I am interested in knowing how Scout & Rivals (& ESPN, I suppose) calculate their rankings rating incoming recruiting classes. As it stands, on Scout, Michigan has 3153 "points" for its 24 commits to date. If that is divided by 24, this is approx. 131 points per recruit. Adding another 393 would put us at the 6th spot. Obviously, other teams will still be adding more commits, adjusting their ranking so this is all very fluid. Also, it is possible there will be decommits, etc. If any of you know or can provide a link to how they come up with the points and ratings, it would be interesting. Is it something like 200 for a 5 star, 150 for a 4 star, 100 for a 3 star, 50 for a 2 star? Ultimately, we won't really know the strength of the class until they're on the field, etc. However, we've often talked about how "in general" a five star is better than a three star. If the so-called "experts" end up ranking our in-coming class in the 2nd five (somewhere between 6th and 10th,) this would be outside confirmation that we're heading in the right direction.

The Original Seth

December 22nd, 2009 at 2:17 PM ^

You know the time you spent thinking about this? Well, you're always thinking you should talk to your parents or grandparents more. The next time you're tempted to wonder about how these rankings are determined, give your parents or grandparents a call. It'll take the same amount of time and effort, and it will feel a lot better.

jg2112

December 22nd, 2009 at 2:23 PM ^

Other confirmation that we're heading in the right direction: 2008: 3-9. 2009: 5-7 with two true freshmen quarterbacks and six scholarship defensive backs on the roster.