2017 Power Five Conference Recruiting Rankings Before and After NSD

Written by Ryan Wright

Twitter: @HogManInLA

Another National Signing Day has come and gone with mixed reviews for teams and conferences across the country. The recruiting rankings are not the end all be all but the process does set a fair prediction of how each team will succeed going forward without some tremendous coaching efforts. Based on rankings alone, the SEC was once again the conference to beat pulling in the most talent in the country.

The SEC ended NSD with five teams ranked in the Top 10; No. 1 Alabama, No. 3 Georgia, No. 7 LSU, No. 8 Oklahoma, No. 9 Auburn, and No. 10 Florida. The Big Ten was the only other conference to notch two teams in the Top 10; No. 2 Ohio State and No. 5 Michigan. Round out the Top 25, the SEC and Pac-12 had four teams while the ACC and Big Ten had three each. The Big 12 only had Oklahoma in the Top 25 with Texas curiously sitting at No. 26 with 18 total commits that included seven 4-stars and 11 3-stars.

The following list is a breakdown of where the Power Five Conference teams stood the day before NSD and where they finished end of the day Feb. 1. The top line is each team’s status on Jan. 30 following their final ranking to provide an idea on how NSD closed out.

Monday Conference Ranking/National Ranking/Total Number of Recruits

Atlantic Coast Conference

Florida State – No. 5, 21 commits, three 5-Star, 7 4-Stars

Florida State – No. 6, 24 commits, four 5-Star, 8 4-Stars

Clemson – No. 13, 14 commits, two 5-Star, 9 4-Stars

Clemson – No. 16, 14 commits, two 5-Star, 9 4-Stars

Miami – No. 16, 21 commits, seven 4-Stars

Miami – No. 13, 24 commits, 10 4-Stars

Virginia Tech – No. 19, 27 commits, five 4-Stars

Virginia Tech – No. 25, 26 commits, five 4-Stars

North Carolina – No. 26, 20 commits, four 5-Stars

North Carolina – No. 27, 21 commits, four 5-Stars

Louisville – No. 30, 22 commits, four 3-Stars

Louisville – No. 32, 22 commits, four 3-Stars

Pittsburgh – No. 36, 22 commits, two 4-Stars

Pittsburgh – No. 33, 25 commits, three 4-Stars

Georgia Tech – No. 41, 24 commits, one 4-Star

Georgia Tech – No. 46, 24 commits, one 4-Star

Duke – No. 43, 22 commits, one 4-Star

Duke – No. 47, 22 commits, one 4-Star

N.C. State – No. 52, 19 commits, 18 3-Stars

N.C. State – No. 52, 19 commits, 21 3-Stars

Virginia – No. 56, 24 commits, 21 3-Stars

Virginia – No. 56, 25 commits, 23 3-Stars

Syracuse – No. 58, 21 commits, 21 3-Stars

Syracuse – No. 55, 21 commits, 23 3-Stars

Boston College – No. 61, 21 commits, 18 3-Stars

Boston College – No. 67, 20 commits, 16 3-Stars

Wake Forest – No. 63, 19 commits, 17 3-Stars

Wake Forest – No. 65, 21 commits, 17 3-Stars

Big 12

Oklahoma – No. 7, 27 commits, 18 4-Stars

Oklahoma – No. 8, 27 commits, 18 4-Stars

Texas – No. 25, 16 commits, seven 4-Stars

Texas – No. 26, 18 commits, seven 4-Stars

TCU – No. 34, 17 commits, four 4-Stars

TCU – No. 31, 21 commits, four 4-Stars

Oklahoma State – No. 35, 21 commits, two 4-Stars

Oklahoma State – No. 38, 21 commits, two 4-Stars

Baylor – No. 38, 24 commits, 23 3-Stars

Baylor – No. 39, 27 commits, 26 3-Stars                         

Texas Tech – No. 42, 20 commits, one 4-Star

Texas Tech – No. 51, 20 commits, one 4-Star

Iowa State – No. 50, 23 commits, 23 3-Stars

Iowa State – No. 53, 24 commits, 24 3-Stars

West Virginia – No. 54, 21 commits, 21 3-Stars

West Virginia – No. 57, 21 commits, 21 3-Stars

Kansas – No. 68, 20 commits, 18 3-Stars

Kansas – No. 68, 20 commits, 18 3-Stars

Kansas State – No. 68, 21 commits, 18 3-Stars

Kansas State – No. 60, 22 commits, 21 3-Stars

Big Ten

Ohio State – No. 2, 20 commits, five 5-Stars, 13 4-Stars

Ohio State – No. 2, 21 commits, five 5-Stars, 14 4-Stars

Michigan – No. 4, 27 commits, one 5-Star, 18 4-Stars

Michigan – No. 5, 30 commits, two 5-Star, 19 4-Stars

Penn State – No. 15, 19 commits, 10 4-Stars

Penn State – No. 15, 21 commits, 11 4-Stars

Maryland – No. 17, 28 commits, nine 4-Stars

Maryland – No. 18, 29 commits, eight 4-Stars

Nebraska – No. 22, 19 commits, five 4-Stars

Nebraska – No. 23, 20 commits, five 4-Stars

Michigan State – No. 31, 21 commits, four 4-Stars

Michigan State – No. 34, 23 commits, four 4-Stars

Iowa – No. 37, 19 commits, one 5-Star, one 4-Star

Iowa – No. 41, 22 commits, one 5-Star, one 4-Star

Rutgers – No. 40, 23 commits, three 4-Stars

Rutgers – No. 42, 26 commits, three 4-Stars

Illinois – No. 44, 22 commits, 21 3-Stars

Illinois – No. 43, 25 commits, 24 3-Stars

Northwestern – No. 45, 19 commits, one 4-Star

Northwestern – No. 48, 19 commits, one 4-Star

Wisconsin – No. 46, 16 commits, one 4-Star

Wisconsin – No. 40, 18 commits, two 4-Star

Minnesota – No. 55, 27 commits, 26 3-Stars

Minnesota – No. 58, 26 commits, 25 3-Stars

Indiana – No. 60, 22 commits, 21 3-Stars

Indiana – No. 63, 23 commits, 22 3-Stars

Purdue – No. 64, 21 commits, 19 3-Stars

Purdue – No. 71, 22 commits, 17 3-Stars

Pac-12

USC – No. 8, 19 commits, one 5-Star, seven 4-Stars

USC – No. 4, 25 commits, two 5-Star, 12 4-Stars

Stanford – No. 11, 14 commits, three 5-Stars, six 4-Stars

Stanford – No. 14, 14 commits, three 5-Stars, six 4-Stars

UCLA – No. 18, 17 commits, two 5-Stars, four 4-Stars

UCLA – No. 20, 18 commits, two 5-Stars, four 4-Stars

Washington – No. 20, 17 commits, nine 4-Stars

Washington – No. 22, 18 commits, nine 4-Stars

Oregon – No. 24, 20 commits, four 4-Stars

Oregon – No. 19, 24 commits, five 4-Stars

Colorado – No. 32, 25 commits, two 4-Stars

Colorado – No. 35, 27 commits, two 4-Stars

Arizona State – No. 33, 16 commits, four 4-Stars

Arizona State – No. 37, 18 commits, four 4-Stars

Arizona – No. 39, 25 commits, one 4-Star

Arizona – No. 45, 26 commits, one 4-Star

Utah – No. 47, 14 commits, three 4-Stars

Utah – No. 36, 19 commits, three 4-Stars

Oregon State – No. 49, 24 commits, one 4-Star

Oregon State – No. 49, 25 commits, one 4-Star

Washington State – No. 51, 23 commits, 21 3-Stars

Washington State – No. 44, 27 commits, 22 3-Stars

Cal – No. 70, 14 commits, 12 3-Stars

Cal – No. 70, 15 commits, 14 3-Stars

SEC

Alabama – No. 1, 24 commits, five 5-Stars, 14 4-Stars

Alabama – No. 1, 29 commits, six 5-Stars, 18 4-Stars

Georgia – No. 3, 23 commits, two 5-Stars, 18 4-Stars

Georgia – No. 3, 26 commits, two 5-Stars, 18 4-Stars

LSU – No. 6, 21 commits, one 5-Star, 12 4-Stars

LSU – No. 7, 24 commits, one 5-Star, 15 4-Stars

Auburn – No. 9, 20 commits, one 5-Star, nine 4-Stars

Auburn – No. 9, 23 commits, one 5-Star, 10 4-Stars

Texas A&M – No. 10, 26 commits, nine 4-Stars

Texas A&M – No. 12, 27 commits, nine 4-Stars

Tennessee – No. 14, 28 commits, one 5-Star, four 4-Stars

Tennessee – No. 17, 28 commits, one 5-Star, four 4-Stars

Florida – No. 21, 17 commits, seven 4-Stars

Florida – No. 10, 25 commits, 11 4-Stars

South Carolina – No. 23, 21 commits, four 4-Stars

South Carolina – No. 21, 25 commits, six 4-Stars

Mississippi State – No. 27, 22 commits, three 4-Stars

Mississippi State – No. 24, 24 commits, four 4-Stars

Kentucky – No. 28, 24 commits, four 4-Stars

Kentucky – No. 29, 24 commits, four 4-Stars

Arkansas – No. 29, 24 commits, three 4-Stars

Arkansas – No. 28, 25 commits, four 4-Stars

Missouri – No. 48, 22 commits 21 3-Stars

Missouri – No. 50, 24 commits 23 3-Stars

Ole Miss – No. 53, 14 commits, two 4-Stars

Ole Miss – No. 30, 23 commits, three 4-Stars

Vanderbilt – No. 62, 16 commits, 16 3-Stars

Vanderbilt – No. 64, 19 commits, 17 3-Stars

 

*All Rankings by 247Sports

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