I don't think we've discussed this yet, but Rivals put together an average recruiting ranking for each of the 65 Power 5 programs over the 20 years of Rivals rankings.
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Iowa is at #40, which is expected since that's where a lot of their classes tend to finish or right around that range.
Georgia at #1 over Alabama and LSU is interesting. Georgia has zero national titles and "only" three SEC titles (2002, 2005, 2017) in this span.
Northwestern is at the bottom at #65 - partially due to smaller classes on average - but definitely getting a good return on investment.
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Hawkeye Beacon - Rivals Rankings Turn 20: How Power Five programs have ranked in recruiting
No program in the last 20 years has done better in the Rivals Team Recruiting Rankings than the Georgia Bulldogs.
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Iowa is at #40, which is expected since that's where a lot of their classes tend to finish or right around that range.
Georgia at #1 over Alabama and LSU is interesting. Georgia has zero national titles and "only" three SEC titles (2002, 2005, 2017) in this span.
Northwestern is at the bottom at #65 - partially due to smaller classes on average - but definitely getting a good return on investment.
WildcatReport - Rivals Rankings at 20: Cats get big bang out of their recruiting buck
Northwestern has managed to win despite ranking last in FBS in recruiting rankings over the last two decades,
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