The Experts

Abbreviation	Meaning
RSCI	The consensus ranking.
Chg	The change in the player's RSCI number since the previous ranking.
Avg	The average of all the rankings taken together. (Note: N/A appears if player is not in the top 100 for all services to avoid misleading results.)
Dev	The standard deviation for the player's rankings. Larger numbers indicate greater diversity of opinion while smaller ones indicate a tighter consensus.

The "recruiting gurus" who's opinions are represented in the RSCI rankings are the experts in the field. Visit their web sites to learn more about them and the services they offer.

(Note: Some web site may no longer be operational but they are left here so that references in past RSCI rankings can be deciphered.)

Abbreviation	Service	Expert(s)
HS	Hoop Scoop	Clark Francis
PS	Prep Stars	Brick Oettinger
AS	All Star Report	Bob Gibbons
DT	The Insiders Hoops Scout.com ESPN.com (beginning 2011)	Dave Telep
HM	Hoopmasters	Van Coleman & Bob Gibbons
VC	Hot100Hoops.com (beginning 2011)	Van Coleman
SC	Scout.com	multiple
RH	Prep Stars	Rob Harrington
FS	Future Stars	Van Coleman
SS, JG	SchoolSports	multiple
VB	Prepspotlight.com	Vince Baldwin
RC	RivalsHoops.com	Jerry Meyer & Justin Young (Mike Sullivan prior to 2004)
SA	Sports America	multiple
RU	Recruiting USA	multiple
BT	Basketball Times	multiple
IR	Insiders Report	Mike Sullivan, Russ Blake
RB	Recruiting Beat	Patrick Jira
FC	Full Court Magazine	Courtney Goldwire & staff
HP	ACC Today	Hulan Pickett
FB	Fast Break Recruiting	Ron Briscoe
HH	Heartland Hoops	Al Seibert
MM	ESPN	Mark Mayemura
SN	The Sporting News	Steve Wacaser
SI	Scouts Inc (ESPN)	multiple
MP	MaxPreps.com	multiple


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