Recruiting Players: 8 Years of Rankings (2 Years Prior to Clark, The 4 Clark Years & 2 Years After Clark)

[HawksGoneWild1]

The purpose of this exercise is 3 fold:
1) Had a problem properly evaluating player rankings from one site to another. It was frustrating trying to get a good handle on some players. Ex: Teagan Mallegni was rated 29 on one site and not rated on another site of 150 players. Makes you scratch your head. I decided to figure the avg between all sites for a composite ranking for each player and then sort on the composite ranking for best rated players on a team.
2) Wanted to see how the Clark effect played out for Bluder/Jan. Hence, why I needed to create the composite ranking to compare one season to the next.
3) Wanted to see if you could get an inkling of where the team might end up in the NCAA tournament based on the teams avg player ranking or if there was another metric that could be used as a gauge on how good a team is projected to be. Most likely impossible, but it's nice to see the progress these coaches have made recenty.

There will be 8 additional postings (1 for each year). Easier to manage updates.
The first season will be Megan Gustafson's last season of ''18-'19.

Each grid contains the following columns:
Player Team Rank, Name, 8 Ranking Sites (1 col ea), MISC, LOW, Avg Rank

8 Ranking Sites Column Abbr:
ASGR = ASGR Basketball
PN = Prospect Nation
JRAS = Jr All Star
ESPN
TSB = Top Spot Basketball
247S = 247 Sports
BSBB = Blue Star Basketball
ON3 = On3

MISC = A special ranking column created to handle special cases. This acts like a 9th ranking site for the Avg Ranking column.
1) A player that's NOT ranked on any of the sites. Prospect Nation was used because it had the most ranked players and it went back to 2015.
2) Players rated higher than their current ranking. This happens a lot to injured players when they were rated higher and then after the injury their ranking went down to non-playing time.

LOW = Lowest ranking from all 9 possible rankings (including MISC column).

This is NOT a perfect system. However, it's the best way I could figure out how to compare a team against other teams and their NCAA tournament results based on their Avg Player Ranking or the # of players w/ESPN rankings.
Oddly enough, Clark's Frosh year is the worst ranked team of all 8 seasons.
Also, wanted to see if the Clark Effect uped our recruiting efforts and by how much if any.
There's definitely MAJOR progress in rankings and depth since Clark came on board.
Bluder gradually started washing out all the over Top 100 recruits into Top 100 and under we have now. On average, there's an increase of over 90 positions per player since CCs 1st year.
It will be interesting to see if Jan can keep this momentum going and add even higher ranked recruits in the future.
The next 4 seasons will most likely be pivotal in whether we retain a whole team of Top 100 recruits or regress into the past.

I'm open to suggestions to make the rankings better or more fair.

This Year's Summary:
There has been ~ a correlation between the number of Top 100 ESPN players and how you did in NCAA Tournament with Lisa as HC.
However, this year will likely break that trend unless we have a couple more players have breakout years besides our expected top players.
Teagan Mallegni and Eva Heiden are the highest rated on this year's team and they could be the two additional stars needed now to help ascend the women's future even higher.

Past, Present and Future Summary Results:
'18-'19 - 6 ESPN Top 100 and an Average Composite Ranking of 130.33 (Elite 8 - w/Gustafson)
‘19-‘20 - 4 ESPN Top 100 and an Average Composite Ranking of 150.56 (Round of 32 - Pre-Caitlin)
‘20-‘21 - 2 ESPN Top 100 and an Average Composite Ranking of 156.67 (Round of 32 - w/Clark)
‘21-‘22 - 5 ESPN Top 100 and an Average Composite Ranking of 121.29 (Sweet 16 - w/Clark)
‘22-‘23 - 8 ESPN Top 100 and an Average Composite Ranking of 108.24 (Natty game - w/Clark)
‘23-'24 - 8 ESPN Top 100 and an Average Composite Ranking of 98.61 (Natty game - w/Clark)
‘24-'25 - 10 ESPN Top 100 and an Average Composite Ranking of 73.86 (? - Post-Caitlin)
‘25-'26 - 11 ESPN Top 100 and an Average Composite Ranking of 64.10 (? - Post-Caitlin)

You can change the year within the URL link to view different years for that site except for #5 which is Top Spot Basketball. Couldn't find a website page listing for them as it seems it only comes from screenshot images.
Class of 2025 Rankings:

1​	Top 205	https://asgrbasketball.com/top-350-for-class-of-2025/
2​	Top 150	https://prospectsnation.com/players/e150/2025
3​	Top 100	https://jrallstar.com/rankings/?filter=National,2025
4​	Top 100	https://www.espn.com/high-school/girls-basketball/recruiting/rankings/_/class/2025
5​	Top 100 (post #181)	https://iowa.forums.rivals.com/threads/new-iowa-womens-basketball-recruiting-thread.397491/page-5
6​	Top 75	https://247sports.com/season/2025-womens-basketball/recruitrankings/?InstitutionGroup=HighSchool
7​	Top 50	https://www.bluestarbb.com/index.php?ranklist=1&rankyear=2025
8​	Top 25	https://www.on3.com/db/rankings/player/womens-basketball/2025/

Notes:
ASGR 1st year of rankings came out in 2024.
JRAS 1st year of rankings came out in 2021.
TSB since it's screenshot images and not a searchable website, it's hard to tell the 1st for it. Only found year 2025.
247S 1st year of rankings came out in 2024.
ON3 1st year of rankings came out in 2025.
The other 3 ranking sties were in existence from at least the '18-'19 season (1st year of this exercise) or before it.

 

[HawksGoneWild1]

Rk

'18-'19 Player

Year

ASGR

PN

JRAS

ESPN

TSB

247S

BSBB

ON3

MISC

LOW

Avg Rank

1​

Amanda Ollinger

2016​

40​

87​

40​

63.50​

2​

Kathleen Doyle

2016​

88​

97​

20​

20​

68.33​

3​

Tania Davis

2015​

102​

36​

36​

69.00​

4​

Megan Gustafson

2015​

84​

80​

82.00​

5​

Hannah Stewart

2015​

82​

82​

82.00​

6​

Kate Martin

2019​

94​

94​

94.00​

7​

Makenzie Meyer

2016​

182​

79​

79​

130.50​

8​

Alexis Sevillian

2016​

154​

154​

154.00​

9​

Monika Czinano

2018​

180​

180​

180.00​

10​

Zion Sanders

2017​

185​

185​

185.00​

11​

Tomi Taiwo

2018​

193​

193​

193.00​

12​

Logan Cook

2018​

195​

195​

195.00​

13​

Paula Valino Ramos

2016​

198​

198​

198.00​

AVG

121.33​

130.33​

NCAA Tournament:

Elite 8

Notes:
Zion Sanders did not make the 184 players listed on Prospect Nation for 2017 so I gave her 185.
Logan Cook did not make the 194 players listed on Prospect Nation for 2018 so I gave her 195.
Paula Valino Ramos did not make the 197 players listed on Prospect Nation for 2016 so I gave her 198.

 

[HawksGoneWild1]

Rk

'19-'20 Player

Year

ASGR

PN

JRAS

ESPN

TSB

247S

BSBB

ON3

MISC

LOW

Avg Rank

1​

Amanda Ollinger

2016​

40​

87​

40​

63.50​

2​

McKenna Warnock

2019​

52​

84​

52​

68.00​

3​

Kathleen Doyle

2016​

88​

97​

20​

20​

68.33​

4​

Kate Martin

2019​

94​

94​

94.00​

5​

Makenzie Meyer

2016​

182​

79​

79​

130.50​

6​

Alexis Sevillian

2016​

154​

154​

154.00​

7​

Monika Czinano

2018​

180​

180​

180.00​

8​

Zion Sanders

2017​

185​

185​

185.00​

9​

Tomi Taiwo

2018​

193​

193​

193.00​

10​

Logan Cook

2018​

195​

195​

195.00​

11​

Paula Valino Ramos

2016​

198​

198​

198.00​

12​

Gabbie Marshall

2019​

214​

214​

214.00​

13​

Megan Meyer

2019​

214​

214​

214.00​

AVG

139.85​

150.56​

NCAA Tournament:

Round of 32

Notes:
Zion Sanders did not make the 184 players listed on Prospect Nation for 2017 so I gave her 185.
Logan Cook did not make the 194 players listed on Prospect Nation for 2018 so I gave her 195.
Paula Valino Ramos did not make the 197 players listed on Prospect Nation for 2016 so I gave her 198.
Gabbie Marshall and Megan Meyer did not make the 213 players listed on Prospect Nation for 2019 so I gave them 214.

 

[HawksGoneWild1]

Rk

'20-'21 Player

Year

ASGR

PN

JRAS

ESPN

TSB

247S

BSBB

ON3

MISC

LOW

Avg Rank

1​

Caitlin Clark

2020​

7​

4​

6​

4​

5.67​

2​

McKenna Warnock

2019​

52​

84​

52​

68.00​

3​

Kate Martin

2019​

94​

94​

94.00​

4​

Alexis Sevillian

2016​

154​

154​

154.00​

5​

Lauren Jensen

2020​

178​

178​

178.00​

6​

Sharon Goodman

2020​

178​

178​

178.00​

7​

Shateah Wetering

2020​

178​

178​

178.00​

8​

Monika Czinano

2018​

180​

180​

180.00​

9​

Zion Sanders

2017​

185​

185​

185.00​

10​

Tomi Taiwo

2018​

193​

193​

193.00​

11​

Logan Cook

2018​

195​

195​

195.00​

12​

Gabbie Marshall

2019​

214​

214​

214.00​

13​

Megan Meyer

2019​

214​

214​

214.00​

AVG

155.31​

156.67​

NCAA Tournament:

Round of 32

Notes:
Lauren Jensen, Sharon Goodman and Shateah Wetering did not make the 177 players listed on Prospect Nation for 2020 so I gave them 178.
Zion Sanders did not make the 184 players listed on Prospect Nation for 2017 so I gave her 185.
Logan Cook did not make the 194 players listed on Prospect Nation for 2018 so I gave her 195.
Gabbie Marshall and Megan Meyer did not make the 213 players listed on Prospect Nation for 2019 so I gave them 214.

 

[HawksGoneWild1]

Rk

'21-'22 Player

Year

ASGR

PN

JRAS

ESPN

TSB

247S

BSBB

ON3

MISC

LOW

Avg Rank

1​

Caitlin Clark

2020​

7​

4​

6​

4​

5.67​

2​

AJ Ediger

2021​

50​

83​

39​

39​

57.33​

3​

Kylie Feuerbach

2020​

53​

71​

53​

62.00​

4​

Sydney Affolter

2021​

48​

78​

48​

63.00​

5​

McKenna Warnock

2019​

52​

84​

52​

68.00​

6​

Addison O'Grady

2021​

147​

70​

92​

46​

46​

88.75​

7​

Kate Martin

2019​

94​

94​

94.00​

8​

Sharon Goodman

2020​

178​

178​

178.00​

9​

Shateah Wetering

2020​

178​

178​

178.00​

10​

Monika Czinano

2018​

180​

180​

180.00​

11​

Tomi Taiwo

2018​

193​

193​

193.00​

12​

Logan Cook

2018​

195​

195​

195.00​

13​

Gabbie Marshall

2019​

214​

214​

214.00​

AVG

113.38​

121.29​

NCAA Tournament:

Sweet 16

Notes:
Sharon Goodman and Shateah Wetering did not make the 177 players listed on Prospect Nation for 2020 so I gave them 178.
Logan Cook did not make the 194 players listed on Prospect Nation for 2018 so I gave her 195.
Gabbie Marshall did not make the 213 players listed on Prospect Nation for 2019 so I gave her 214.

 

[HawksGoneWild1]

Rk

'22-'23 Player

Year

ASGR

PN

JRAS

ESPN

TSB

247S

BSBB

ON3

MISC

LOW

Avg Rank

1​

Caitlin Clark

2020​

7​

4​

6​

4​

5.67​

2​

Hannah Stuelke

2022​

67​

44​

45​

42​

42​

49.50​

3​

AJ Ediger

2021​

50​

83​

39​

39​

57.33​

4​

Kylie Feuerbach

2020​

53​

71​

53​

62.00​

5​

Sydney Affolter

2021​

48​

78​

48​

63.00​

6​

McKenna Warnock

2019​

52​

84​

52​

68.00​

7​

Jada Gyamfi

2022​

71​

70​

76​

70​

72.33​

8​

Addison O'Grady

2021​

147​

70​

92​

46​

46​

88.75​

9​

Kate Martin

2019​

94​

94​

94.00​

10​

Taylor McCabe

2022​

114​

94​

89​

89​

99.00​

11​

Sharon Goodman

2020​

178​

178​

178.00​

12​

Shateah Wetering

2020​

178​

178​

178.00​

13​

Monika Czinano

2018​

180​

180​

180.00​

14​

Gabbie Marshall

2019​

214​

214​

214.00​

15​

Molly Davis

2019​

214​

214​

214.00​

AVG

100.07​

108.24​

NCAA Tournament:

Natty Game

Notes:
Hannah Stuelke was rated #42 at her high. Found that here: (comment by elgenie - #42)
Sharon Goodman and Shateah Wetering did not make the 177 players listed on Prospect Nation for 2020 so I gave them 178.
Gabbie Marshall and Molly Davis did not make the 213 players listed on Prospect Nation for 2019 so I gave them 214.

 

[HawksGoneWild1]

Rk

'23-'24 Player

Year

ASGR

PN

JRAS

ESPN

TSB

247S

BSBB

ON3

MISC

LOW

Avg Rank

1​

Caitlin Clark

2020​

7​

4​

6​

4​

5.67​

2​

Hannah Stuelke

2022​

67​

44​

45​

42​

42​

49.50​

3​

AJ Ediger

2021​

50​

83​

39​

39​

57.33​

4​

Kylie Feuerbach

2020​

53​

71​

53​

62.00​

5​

Sydney Affolter

2021​

48​

78​

48​

63.00​

6​

Jada Gyamfi

2022​

71​

70​

76​

70​

72.33​

7​

Ava Jones

2023​

84​

84​

84.00​

8​

Addison O'Grady

2021​

147​

70​

92​

46​

46​

88.75​

9​

Kate Martin

2019​

94​

94​

94.00​

10​

Taylor McCabe

2022​

114​

94​

89​

89​

99.00​

11​

Kennise Johnson

2023​

99​

99​

99.00​

12​

Sharon Goodman

2020​

178​

178​

178.00​

13​

Gabbie Marshall

2019​

214​

214​

214.00​

14​

Molly Davis

2019​

214​

214​

214.00​

AVG

91.00​

98.61​

NCAA Tournament:

Natty Game

Notes:
Kate Martin found her rating here: https://iowa.forums.rivals.com/threads/new-iowa-womens-basketball-recruiting-thread.397491/page-36 (post #1409)
Sharon Goodman did not make the 177 players listed on Prospect Nation for 2020 so I gave her 178.
Gabbie Marshall and Molly Davis did not make the 213 players listed on Prospect Nation for 2019 so I gave them 214.

 

[HawksGoneWild1]

Rk

'24-'25 Player

Year

ASGR

PN

JRAS

ESPN

TSB

247S

BSBB

ON3

MISC

LOW

Avg Rank

1​

Eva Heiden

2024​

50​

65​

35​

42​

38​

32​

32​

43.67​

2​

Teagan Mallegni

2024​

29​

67​

65​

27​

27​

47.00​

3​

Hannah Stuelke

2022​

67​

44​

45​

42​

42​

49.50​

4​

AJ Ediger

2021​

50​

83​

39​

39​

57.33​

5​

Aaliyah Guyton

2024​

70​

63​

58​

57​

57​

62.00​

6​

Kylie Feuerbach

2020​

53​

71​

53​

62.00​

7​

Sydney Affolter

2021​

48​

78​

48​

63.00​

8​

Jada Gyamfi

2022​

71​

70​

76​

70​

72.33​

9​

Taylor Streamlow

2024​

89​

51​

81​

94​

47​

47​

72.40​

10​

Addison O'Grady

2021​

147​

70​

92​

46​

46​

88.75​

11​

Taylor McCabe

2022​

114​

94​

89​

89​

99.00​

12​

Kennise Johnson

2023​

99​

99​

99.00​

13​

Lucy Olsen

2021​

100​

100​

100.00​

14​

Callie Levin

2024​

136​

100​

100​

118.00​

AVG

60.64​

73.86​

NCAA Tournament:

?

Notes:
Lucy Olsen - Didn't have a ranking. Which we all know now Lucy was undervalued.
When I was researching Lucy's ranking, I found out she was Miss Basketball in PA in 2021.
So we can make a minimum case that Lucy Olsen could be rated like Callie Levin which she was IA Miss BB. For this exercise, since she is a transfer in it's a realistic rating to put on her.

 

[HawksGoneWild1]

Rk

'25-'26 Player

Year

ASGR

PN

JRAS

ESPN

TSB

247S

BSBB

ON3

MISC

LOW

Avg Rank

1​

Addie Deal

2025​

17​

8​

22​

18​

5​

9​

25​

14​

2​

2​

13.33​

2​

Eva Heiden

2024​

50​

65​

35​

42​

32​

32​

44.80​

3​

Layla Hays

2025​

24​

51​

49​

70​

62​

21​

21​

46.17​

4​

Teagan Mallegni

2024​

29​

67​

65​

27​

27​

47.00​

5​

Journey Houston

2025​

40​

31​

61​

85​

24​

79​

43​

19​

19​

47.75​

6​

Hannah Stuelke

2022​

67​

44​

45​

42​

42​

49.50​

7​

Aaliyah Guyton

2024​

70​

63​

58​

57​

57​

62.00​

8​

*Kylie Feuerbach

2020​

53​

71​

53​

62.00​

9​

Jada Gyamfi

2022​

71​

70​

76​

70​

72.33​

10​

Taylor Streamlow

2024​

89​

51​

81​

94​

47​

47​

72.40​

11​

Taylor McCabe

2022​

114​

94​

89​

89​

99.00​

12​

Kennise Johnson

2023​

99​

99​

99.00​

13​

Callie Levin

2024​

136​

100​

100​

118.00​

AVG

50.62​

64.10​

NCAA Tournament:

?

Notes:
Addie Deal - Hopefully Addie can get back to where she once was at #2. https://247sports.com/playersport/addie-deal-at-mater-dei-325956/recruitrankhistory/?history=top247

Ava Heiden - #32 when recruited. https://iowa.rivals.com/news/iowa-wbb-class-of-2025-top-targets

Layla Hays was at #21 (post #348). https://iowa.forums.rivals.com/threads/iowa-wbb-2025-recruiting-thread.420345/page-9

Teagan Mallegni was at #27 (post #2067). https://iowa.forums.rivals.com/threads/new-iowa-womens-basketball-recruiting-thread.397491/page-52

Journey Houston - #19 when recruited. https://iowa.rivals.com/news/iowa-wbb-class-of-2025-top-targets
I have 2 questions to Hawkbuck70 on her major descent into the 80ish ranking now on why she fell so much and if she can recover a major portion of that higher ranking back after her injury.

Aaliyah Guyton was at #57 (post # 1711). https://iowa.forums.rivals.com/threads/new-iowa-womens-basketball-recruiting-thread.397491/page-43

*Kylie Feuerbach - She may move on after '24-'25 season. This season's results and NIL may play a factor in her decision to return.

Kennise Johnson at #99 (post #474) - https://iowa.forums.rivals.com/threads/new-iowa-womens-basketball-recruiting-thread.397491/page-12

 

[MplsHawk]

Impressive compilation of data! Thank you.

 

[ft254]

Impressive compilation of data! Thank you.

Impressive group of young ladies,

 

[Herkylian]

Wonderful job! Thanks for this 😀