Recruiting

Yearly Recruiting
Uses 4 recruiting rankings including rivals and scout and then averages them to get an average recruiting rank for the year.

2006

2005

2004

2003

2002

The Most Talented Teams
Uses the average yearly recruiting rank from the previous years above and averages them over multiple years to see who has the best athletes on the field.

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2002 through 2005 This ranking includes the 02, 03, 04, 05 recruiting classes.

2002 through 2006 This ranking includes the 02, 03, 04, 05, 06 recruiting classes.

The Nations Best Talent by State

State - Recruits - Population (millions) - Recruits per Million

1. GA - 133 - 09.0 - 14.78
2. TX - 325 - 22.0 - 14.77
3. FL - 251 - 17.0 - 14.76
4. AL - 66 - 04.5 - 14.67
5. LA - 62 - 05.0 - 12.40
6. OH - 135 - 11.0 - 12.27
7. CA - 315 - 35.5 - 8.87
8. MI - 59 - 10.0 - 5.90
9. PA - 69 - 12.0 - 5.75
10.IL - 67 - 12.7 - 5.28

2005 LOI's
Total number of commitments per state.

1. Texas 325
2. California 315
3. Florida 251
4. Ohio 135
5. Georgia 133
6. Pennsylvania 69
7. Illinois 67
8. Alabama 66
9. New Jersey 65
10. Louisiana 62
11. Michigan 59
12. North Carolina 57
13. Mississippi 53
14. Maryland 48
15. Virginia 46
16. Arizona 44
17. Tennessee 39
18. Colorado 38
19. New York 35
20. South Carolina 34
21. Hawaii 32
22. Indiana 30
23. Kentucky 26
Washington 26
Oklahoma 26
26. Missouri 25
27. Utah 20
Arkansas 20
29. Wisconsin 17
Kansas 17
31. Connecticut 14
Nevada 14
33. Minnesota 13
Iowa 13
35. Oregon 11
36. New Mexico 8
37. District of Columbia 7
Nebraska 7
West Virginia 7
40. Massachusetts 6
41. Idaho 4
42. New Hampshire 3
Wyoming 3
44. Delaware 2
Alaska 2
46. Maine 1
South Dakota 1
Rhode Island 1
49. Montana, Vermont, North Dakota 0

Five Year Total - LOI's

1. California 1584
2. Texas 1523
3. Florida 1083
4. Ohio 632
5. Georgia 558
6. Pennsylvania 352
7. Alabama 344
8. Michigan 341
9. Louisiana 327
10. Illinois 290
11. New Jersey 270
12. Mississippi 269
13. North Carolina 253
14. Virginia 232
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