According to the current Rivals rankings, Iowa is now in 9th place in the conference. That is calculated using total rating points of a team's top 20 recruits.
1. OSU 2401 (17 recruits)
2. PSU 2385 (20 recruits)
3. MI 1851 (20 recruits)
4. MSU 1720 (20 recruits)
5. RU 1451 (18 recruits)
6. PU 1355 (19 recruits)
7. IL 1290 (20 recruits)
8. IN 1226 (13 recruits)
9. IA 1158 (12 recruits)
10. WI 1088 (13 recruits)
11. NU 1077 (14 recruits)
12. MN 1005 (16 recruits)
13. MD 900 (13 recruits)
14. NE 780 (11 recruits)
But if you divide the point totals by the number of recruits...you get an average value per recruit. Using that measure, Iowa is 3rd in the conference.
1. OSU 141.24 (3.94 stars)
2. PSU 119.25 (3.56 stars)
3. IA 96.50 (3.38 stars)
4. IN 94.31 (3.33 stars)
5. MI 92.55 (3.30 stars)
6. WI 83.69 (3.08 stars)
7. MSU 81.90 (3.14 stars)
8. RU 80.61 (3.33 stars)
9. NU 76,93 (3.14 stars)
10. PU 71.32 (2.89 stars)
11. NE 70.91 (2.91 stars)
12. MD 69.23 (3.00 stars)
13. IL 64.50 (2.85 stars)
14. MN 62.81 (2.81 stars)
Of course, that all depends upon the accuracy of my spreadsheet skills.
1. OSU 2401 (17 recruits)
2. PSU 2385 (20 recruits)
3. MI 1851 (20 recruits)
4. MSU 1720 (20 recruits)
5. RU 1451 (18 recruits)
6. PU 1355 (19 recruits)
7. IL 1290 (20 recruits)
8. IN 1226 (13 recruits)
9. IA 1158 (12 recruits)
10. WI 1088 (13 recruits)
11. NU 1077 (14 recruits)
12. MN 1005 (16 recruits)
13. MD 900 (13 recruits)
14. NE 780 (11 recruits)
But if you divide the point totals by the number of recruits...you get an average value per recruit. Using that measure, Iowa is 3rd in the conference.
1. OSU 141.24 (3.94 stars)
2. PSU 119.25 (3.56 stars)
3. IA 96.50 (3.38 stars)
4. IN 94.31 (3.33 stars)
5. MI 92.55 (3.30 stars)
6. WI 83.69 (3.08 stars)
7. MSU 81.90 (3.14 stars)
8. RU 80.61 (3.33 stars)
9. NU 76,93 (3.14 stars)
10. PU 71.32 (2.89 stars)
11. NE 70.91 (2.91 stars)
12. MD 69.23 (3.00 stars)
13. IL 64.50 (2.85 stars)
14. MN 62.81 (2.81 stars)
Of course, that all depends upon the accuracy of my spreadsheet skills.
