Snapshot based on this year
Final 2017 Ranking (Recruiting ranking 4 years prior 2013-16):
1) Alabama 13-1 (1, 1, 2, 1)- Check
2) Georgia 13-2 (12, 7, 6, ) Check
3) Oklahoma 12-2 (15, 15, 14, 16) Check
4) Clemson 12-2 (14, 13, 4, 6) Check
5) Ohio State 12-2 (2, 3, 9, 3) Check
6)
UCF 13-0 (73, 73, 63, 57) Major Outperform-Frost is going to turn Nebraska into elite again
7)
Wisconsin 13-1 (57, 33, 37, 35) - Outperform
8)
Penn State 11-2 (43, 24, 15, 21) Out perform- Franklin is maybe a good coach
9)
TCU 11-3 (30, 50, 34, 20)- Outperform
10) Auburn 10-4 (8, 9, 27, 8)- Check
11) Notre Dame 10-3 (3, 11, 11, 13)- Check
12) USC 11-3 (13, 10, 1, 10) - Check
13) Miami 10-3 (20,12, 26, 23)- Check
14)
Oklahoma State 10-3 (36, 27, 38 45) - High Outperform
15)
Michigan State 10-3 (40, 22, 22, 18)- Outperform
16)
Washington 10-3 (18, 36, 30, 37)- Outperform
17)
Northwestern 10-3 (53, 67, 55, 46)- Fitzgerald is a genius of a coach.
18)
LSU 9-4 (6, 2, 8, 5)- Under perform- Orgeron's seat must be hot
19) Mississippi State 9-4 (26, 37, 16, 34) Check
20) Stanford 9-5 (63, 14, 18, 19) Check
21)
South Florida 10-2 (49, 39, 58, 70)-Major outperform--Wow, great job.
22)
Boise State 11-3 (62, 65, 64,, 54)- Major outperform-it's the blue field.
23)
NC State 9-4 (47, 30, 35, 43) -Outperform
24) Virginia Tech 9-4 (23, 25, 24, 49)- Check
25)
Memphis 10-3 (89, 88, 76, 72) -Major Outperform
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Notable teams with strong recruiting not ranked: Tennessee, Florida State, Texas A/M, Florida, Kentucky, Texas, Ole Miss, Arizona, Arizona State)
Half of the Top 25 performed according to recruiting ranking for the last 4 years.
The other half outperformed or under performed.
At least 9 or 10 teams with great recruiting and poor results.
Here's a 2012 Study over a 4 year period:
https://pistolsfiringblog.com/recruiting-rankings-vs-overall-success/
The Top 10 overachievers are:
1) Boise – overachieved by 64 spots
2) Navy – 51
3) TCU – 49
4) Northern Illinois – 47
5) Air Force – 42
6) Cincinnati – 41
7) Nevada – 36
8) Connecticut – 31
9) Wisconsin – 29
9) Bowling Green – 29
OSU is 30th in this list at 13 spots.
The Top 10 underachievers are:
10) Virginia – underachieved by 30 spots
9) Washington State – 31
8)
Minnesota – 33
7) Tennessee – 34
6) Washington – 35
5) Auburn – 36 (and this includes a national championship!)
4)
Maryland – 37 [roll]
3) Kansas – 43
2) UCLA – 45
1) Colorado – 54
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Had to highlight Maryland- may that trend continue for them!!!
May RU be Wisconsin-like or Northwestern-like!!!!