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First you take the RSCI ranking for each player and assign points in essentially the same way that the rankings derived (i.e. 100 pts for #1, 99 pts for #2, etc.). Then you add up the points for all the players for a given school. The school with the most points wins. The nice thing about this approach is that tends to favor quality over quantity. For instance, a school which loads up on marginal top 100 players won't do as well in the standings as a school that gets a few superstars (which is how I think it should be). The downside, however, is that prep schoolers, 5th year players, and transfers aren't given the credit they deserve. This is because some of the recruiting experts that the RSCI rankings are based on don't include these players. Clearly, it's not a perfect system, but it is reasonably objective and, at least from that sense, it is fair. It also (at least in theory) has the chance to be more accurate than other methods since it is based on the consensus opinion of a group of experts rather than on just one. Enough of the disclaimers, here are the top 10 schools along with a list of their top 100 caliber players: |
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The following preliminary results are based on the early signing period:
John Calipari made an immediate impact in his new job adding two top 5's (Wall and Cousins) and a top 50 (Bledsoe) to a class that already included a top 25 (Orton) and a top 100 (Hood). If RSCI included Jucos, Darnell Dodson would probably figure as a top 100 and put the point total just shy of 400 -- second only to the UNC class of 2006 (429 pts) in RSCI history. Any other year and this class would be #1 but Kentucky's top end talent get edges out the Tarheels. Still, Henson is a star on an already loaded team that will add lots of depth with four more top 50's. Yarou's stock improved nicely over the course of his senior year taking him from #34 to #12. The later addition of Cheek gave Villanova a clear lead over #4 Kansas. No one seems to be able to pry Jay Wright away from Villanova and with a class like this one, it's easy to see why. Kentucky wasn't the only team to benefit from John Calipari's departure from Memphis as Kansas picked up it's marquee recruit (Henry) when he decided to ask reopen his recruiting. If Lance Stephenson signs on, this class would leapfrog Nova. Rick Barnes has a bona fide star in Bradley who will lead a talented supporting cast to loads of wins for the Longhorns. Favors is the cream of the RSCI crop this year. Landing him guarantees a super class but Paul Hewitt didn't stop there and brought in the talent infusion that should put Tech back in the conversation in the ACC. Gallon is the star that leads this deep class that is sure to put Jeff Capel in the win column on a regular basis in the land of the Sooners. Who says highly skilled big men don't grow on trees? Evidently Coach K has one in his backyard as this pair honed their skills right in Duke's home state of North Carolina. Losing #80 Deshawn Painter to NC State dinged this class a bit but with a future star like Boynton still onboard, there's plenty to be excited about. An argument could be made for putting UCLA over Florida due to their greater quantity of talent but either way it's still a top 10 class, which is plenty to get fired up about. |
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