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DIFFERENT WAYS TO LOOK AT
RECRUITING
FROM THE 1999-2000 SPRING SIGNING PERIOD
The cumulative total for each recruiting class was arrived at by assigning every player a ranking on a scale of 1-10. A top five player nationally is worth 10 points, a top 10 player is worth nine points, a top 40 player is worth eight points, a top 70 player is worth six points, a top 100 is worth four points, a top 300 player is worth three points, a top 1000 player is worth two points, and anybody not ranked among the top 1000 is worth one point.
TALENT RATING AVERAGE PER RECRUIT BY CONFERENCE |
| Rank | Conference | Total Points | Number of Recruits | Talent Rating Average Per Recruit |
| 1. | Southeastern | 175 | 38 | 4.9 |
| 2. | Big East | 244 | 53 | 4.6 |
| 3. | Big-10 | 163 | 36 | 4.5 |
| 4. | Conference USA | 221 | 50 | 4.4 |
| 5. | Atlantic Coast | 127 | 29 | 4.4 |
| 6. | Big-12 | 241 | 56 | 4.3 |
| 7. | Mountain West | 147 | 39 | 3.8 |
| 8. | Pacific-10 | 119 | 32 | 3.7 |
| 9. | Western Athletic | 109 | 31 | 3.5 |
| 10. | Atlanti-10 | 159 | 47 | 3.4 |
| 11. | Colonial Athletic Association | 83 | 27 | 3.1 |
| 12. | Sun Belt | 49 | 18 | 2.7 |
| 13. | Metro Atlantic | 71 | 27 | 2.6 |
| 14. | Mid-American | 79 | 32 | 2.5 |
| 15. | Southern | 75 | 30 | 2.5 |
| 16. | Big West | 83 | 35 | 2.4 |
| 17. | American East | 71 | 30 | 2.4 |
| 18. | Midwestern Collegiate | 55 | 23 | 2.4 |
| 19. | Ohio Valley | 52 | 22 | 2.4 |
| 20. | Missouri Valley | 107 | 46 | 2.3 |
| 21. | West Coast | 46 | 21 | 2.2 |
| 22. | Mid-Continent | 77 | 37 | 2.1 |
| 23. | Patriot League | 37 | 18 | 2.1 |
| 24. | Ivy League | 26 | 13 | 2.0 |
| 25. | Trans American | 65 | 34 | 1.9 |
| 26. | Southland | 56 | 30 | 1.9 |
| 27. | Big Sky | 44 | 23 | 1.9 |
| 28. | Northeast | 93 | 51 | 1.8 |
| 29. | Big South | 20 | 11 | 1.8 |
| 30. | Mid-Eastern Athletic | 13 | 8 | 1.6 |
| 31. | Independents | 15 | 11 | 1.4 |
| 32. | Southwestern Athletic | 4 | 4 | 1.0 |
HIGHEST TALENT RATING AVERAGE PER RECRUIT BY TEAM |
| Rank | Team | Total Points | Number of Recruits | Talent Rating Average Per Recruit | Conference |
| 1. | Michigan State | 22 | 2 | 11.0 | Big-10 |
| 2. | DePaul | 16 | 2 | 8.0 | Conference USA |
| 3. | Minnesota | 8 | 1 | 8.0 | Big-10 |
| 4. | Missouri | 30 | 4 | 7.5 | Big-12 |
| 4. | Seton Hall | 30 | 4 | 7.5 | Big East |
| 6. | Connecticut | 36 | 5 | 7.2 | Big East |
| 7. | North Carolina | 26 | 4 | 6.5 | Atlantic Coast |
| 7. | Mississippi | 26 | 4 | 6.5 | Southeastern |
| 9. | Duke | 13 | 2 | 6.5 | Atlantic Coast |
| 10. | Cincinnati | 31 | 5 | 6.2 | Conference USA |
| 11. | Michigan | 24 | 4 | 6.0 | Big-10 |
| 12. | Mississippi State | 12 | 2 | 6.0 | Southeastern |
| 12. | Florida International | 12 | 2 | 6.0 | Sun Belt |
| 13. | Hawaii | 6 | 1 | 6.0 | Western Athletic |
| 15. | Arizona State | 17 | 3 | 5.7 | Pacific-10 |
| 15. | Manhattan | 17 | 3 | 5.7 | Metro Atlantic |
| 17. | Oklahoma State | 39 | 7 | 5.6 | Big-12 |
| 18. | Florida | 11 | 2 | 5.5 | Southeastern |
| 19. | Oklahoma | 38 | 7 | 5.4 | Big-12 |
| 20. | Iowa | 32 | 6 | 5.3 | Big-10 |
| 22. | UNC-Charlotte | 21 | 4 | 5.3 | Conference USA |
| 22. | Rutgers | 21 | 4 | 5.3 | Big East |
| 23. | Miami-FL | 36 | 5 | 5.2 | Big East |
| 24. | St. John's | 30 | 6 | 5.0 | Big East |
| 24. | Houston | 25 | 5 | 5.0 | Conference USA |
| 26. | Memphis | 25 | 5 | 5.0 | Conference USA |
| 26. | South Carolina | 15 | 3 | 5.0 | Southeastern |
| 26. | Southern Cal | 15 | 3 | 5.0 | Pacific-10 |
| 29. | Providence | 15 | 3 | 5.0 | Big East |
| 29. | Xavier | 10 | 2 | 5.0 | Atlantic-10 |
| 31. | New Mexico | 29 | 6 | 4.8 | Mountain West |
| 32. | UNLV | 24 | 5 | 4.8 | Mountain West |
| 33. | Fordham | 28 | 6 | 4.7 | Atlantic-10 |
| 34. | Rhode Island | 14 | 3 | 4.7 | Atlantic-10 |
| 36. | Auburn | 23 | 5 | 4.6 | Southeastern |
| 37. | Alabama | 18 | 4 | 4.5 | Southeastern |
| 38. | Temple | 9 | 2 | 4.5 | Atlantic-10 |
| 38. | Virginia | 9 | 2 | 4.5 | Atlantic Coast |
| 38. | Maryland | 9 | 2 | 4.5 | Atlantic Coast |
| 38. | LSU | 9 | 2 | 4.5 | Southeastern |
| 38. | Tennessee | 9 | 2 | 4.5 | Southeastern |
| 38. | Arkansas | 9 | 2 | 4.5 | Southeastern |
| 44. | Utah | 22 | 5 | 4.4 | Mountain West |
| 44. | UAB | 22 | 5 | 4.4 | Conference USA |
| 46. | Texas | 26 | 6 | 4.3 | Big-12 |
| 46. | Iowa State | 26 | 6 | 4.3 | Big-12 |
| 48. | Marquette | 17 | 4 | 4.3 | Conference USA |
| 48. | Georgia | 17 | 4 | 4.3 | Southeastern |
| 48. | Indiana | 17 | 4 | 4.3 | Big-10 |
| 48. | George Mason | 17 | 4 | 4.3 | Colonial |
| 51. | Georgia State | 17 | 4 | 4.3 | Trans American |
| 51. | Virginia Military | 17 | 4 | 4.3 | Southern |
| 51. | Ohio State | 13 | 3 | 4.3 | Big-10 |
| 54. | Clemson | 21 | 5 | 4.2 | Atlantic Coast |
| 55. | Va. Commonwealth | 21 | 5 | 4.2 | Colonial |
| 56. | Oregon | 16 | 4 | 4.0 | Pacific-10 |
| 56. | Tulsa | 16 | 4 | 4.0 | Western Athletic |
| 58. | Georgia Tech | 12 | 3 | 4.0 | Atlantic Coast |
| 58. | Rice | 12 | 3 | 4.0 | Western Athletic |
| 60. | Stanford | 8 | 2 | 4.0 | Pacific-10 |
| 60. | Valparaiso | 8 | 2 | 4.0 | Mid-Continent |
HIGHEST TALENT RATING FOR THE TOP TWO RECRUITS |
| Rank | Team | Total Points | Talent Rating Average Per Recruit | Players | Conference |
| 1. | Michigan State | 22 | 11.0 | Zach Randolph, Marcus Taylor | Big-10 |
| 2. | Connecticut | 19 | 9.5 | Caron Butler, Taliek Brown | Big East |
| 2. | Seton Hall | 19 | 9.5 | Eddie Griffin, Andre Barrett | Big East |
| 4. | North Carolina | 17 | 8.5 | Jason Parker, Brian Morrison | Atlantic Coast |
| 5. | DePaul | 16 | 8.0 | Andre Brown, Imari Sawyer | Conference USA |
| 5. | St. John's | 16 | 8.0 | Omar Cook, Kyle Cuffe | Big East |
| 5. | Cincinnati | 16 | 8.0 | Immanuel McElroy, Antwan Jones | Conference USA |
| 5. | Miami-FL | 16 | 8.0 | Darius Rice, Joe Gordon | Big East |
| 5. | Oklahoma State | 16 | 8.0 | Maurice Baker, Ivan McFarlan | Big-12 |
| 5. | Oklahoma | 16 | 8.0 | Aaron McGhee, Daryan Selvy | Big-12 |
| 5. | Missouri | 16 | 8.0 | Travon Bryant, Arthur Johnson | Big-12 |
| 5. | Iowa State | 16 | 8.0 | Jake Sullivan, Tyrae Pearson | Big-12 |
| 5. | Missisisippi | 16 | 8.0 | Derrick Allen, Justin Reed | Southeastern |
| 5. | Iowa | 16 | 8.0 | Reggie Evans, Glen Worley | Big-10 |
| 15. | Rutgers | 14 | 7.0 | Eddie Starks, Herve Lamizana | Big East |
| 15. | Texas | 14 | 7.0 | James Thomas, Freddie Williams | Big-12 |
| 15. | Memphis | 14 | 7.0 | John Grice, Modibo Diarra | Conference USA |
| 15. | Houston | 14 | 7.0 | Alton Ford, Cedric Taylor | Conference USA |
| 15. | UAB | 14 | 7.0 | Eric Batchelor, George Arnold | Conference USA |
| 15. | Manhattan | 14 | 7.0 | David Holmes, Demetrius Smith | Metro Atlantic |
| 15. | Arizona State | 14 | 7.0 | Brandon Brooks, Jonathan Howard | Pacific-10 |
| 15. | Utah | 14 | 7.0 | Travis Spivey, Kevin Bradley | Mountain West |
| 15. | Michigan | 14 | 7.0 | Bernard Robinson, Josh Moore | Big-10 |
| 15. | UNLV | 14 | 7.0 | Lou Kelly, Jermaine Lewis | Mountain West |
| 15. | UNC-Charlotte | 14 | 7.0 | Rodney White, Cameron Stephens | Conference USA |
| 15. | Fordham | 14 | 7.0 | Jeff McMillan, Michael Haynes | Atlantic-10 |
| 15. | Arizona State | 14 | 7.0 | Brandon Brooks, Jonathan Howard | Pacific-10 |
| 28. | Duke | 13 | 6.5 | Chris Duhon, Andre Sweet | Atlantic Coast |
| 28. | Alabama | 13 | 6.5 | Gerald Wallace, Demetrius Smith | Southeastern |
| 30. | Providence | 12 | 6.0 | Shieku Kabba, Maris Laksa | Big East |
| 30. | Marquette | 12 | 6.0 | Terry Sanders, Scott Merritt | Conference USA |
| 30. | Auburn | 12 | 6.0 | Abdou Diame, Kyle Davis | Southeastern |
| 30. | Georgia | 12 | 6.0 | Chris Daniels, John Toombs | Southeastern |
| 30. | South Carolina | 12 | 6.0 | Rolando Howell, Greg Taylor | Southeastern |
| 30. | Mississippi State | 12 | 6.0 | Mario Austin, Timmy Bowers | Southeastern |
| 30. | Massachusetts | 12 | 6.0 | Jackie Rogers, Jameel Pugh | Atlantic-10 |
| 30. | Indiana | 12 | 6.0 | Jared Jeffries, A.J. Moye | Big-10 |
| 30. | New Mexico | 12 | 6.0 | Malcolm Battles, Patrick Dennehy | Mountain West |
| 30. | Brigham Young | 12 | 6.0 | Garner Meads, Derrick Dawes | Mountain West |
| 30. | Southern Cal | 12 | 6.0 | Desmon Farmer, Robert Hutchinson | Pacific-10 |
| 30. | VCU | 12 | 6.0 | Antonio Hargrove, Denis Orlov | Colonial |
| 30. | Florida International | 12 | 6.0 | Antonio Latimer, Sylbrin Robinson | Sun Belt |
| 43. | Louisville | 11 | 5.5 | Luke Whitehead, Ellis Myles | Conference USA |
| 43. | George Mason | 11 | 5.5 | Raoul Heinen, Deon Cooper | Colonial |
| 43. | Florida | 11 | 5.5 | Orien Green, Bonell Colas | Southeastern |
| 43. | UTEP | 11 | 5.5 | Eugene Costello, Antone Jerrell | Western Athletic |
| 43. | Tulsa | 11 | 5.5 | Ermal Kuqo, Jason Parker | Western Athletic |
| 43. | Illinois-Chicago | 11 | 5.5 | Cedrick Banks, Martell Bailey | Midwestern Collegiate |
| 43. | Georgetown | 11 | 5.5 | Michael Sweetney, Gerald Riley | Big East |
HIGHEST TALENT RATING FOR THE TOP THREE RECRUITS |
| Rank | Team | Total Points | Talent Rating Average Per Recruit | Players | Conference |
| 1. | Connecticut | 27 | 9.0 | Caron Butler, Taliek Brown, Johnny Selvie | Big East |
| 1. | Seton Hall | 27 | 9.0 | Eddie Griffin, Andre Barrett, Marcus Toney-El | Big East |
| 3. | Michigan State | 24 | 11.0 | Zach Randolph, Marcus Taylor, ---------- | Big-10 |
| 4. | Missouri | 24 | 8.0 | Travon Bryant, Arthur Johnson, Rickey Paulding | Big-12 |
| 4. | Cincinnati | 24 | 8.0 | Immanuel McElroy, Antwan Jones, Jamaal Davis | Conference USA |
| 6. | North Carolina | 23 | 7.7 | Jason Parker, Brian Morrison, Adam Boone | Atlantic Coast |
| 7. | St. John's | 22 | 7.7 | Omar Cook, Andre Sweet, Mohammed Diakite | Big East |
| 7. | Oklahoma State | 22 | 7.7 | Maurice Baker, Ivan McFarlan, Melvin Sanders | Big-12 |
| 7. | Oklahoma | 22 | 7.7 | Aaron McGhee, Daryan Selvy, Johnny Gilbert | Big-12 |
| 7. | Mississippi | 22 | 7.3 | Derrick Allen, Justin Reed, Aaron Harper | Southeastern |
| 7. | Iowa | 22 | 7.3 | Reggie Evans, Glen Worley, Jared Reiner | Big-10 |
| 12. | Miami-FL | 20 | 6.7 | Darius Rice, Joe Gordon, Rashid Dunbar | Big East |
| 12. | Fordham | 20 | 6.7 | Jeff McMillan, Michael Haynes, Liberto Tetimadingar | Atlantic-10 |
| 12. | Houston | 20 | 6.7 | Alton Ford, Cedric Taylor, Patrick Okafor | Conference USA |
| 15. | Iowa State | 19 | 6.3 | Jake Sullivan, Tyrae Pearson, Shane Power | Big-12 |
| 16. | Texas | 18 | 6.0 | James Thomas, Freddie Williams, Brandon Mouton | Big-12 |
| 16. | Memphis | 18 | 6.0 | John Grice, Modibo Diarra, Scooter McFadgon | Conference USA |
| 16. | UNC-Charlotte | 18 | 6.0 | Rodney White, Cameron Stephens, Tory Reed | Conference USA |
| 16. | New Mexico | 18 | 6.0 | Malcolm Battles, Patrick Dennehy, Dion Broom | Mountain West |
| 16. | Rutgers | 18 | 6.0 | Eddie Starks, Herve Lamizana, Kasters Cipruss | Mountain West |
| 16. | UNLV | 18 | 6.0 | Lou Kelly, Jermaine Lewis, LaFonte Johnson | Mountain West |
| 22. | Manhattan | 17 | 5.7 | David Holmes, Van Damien Green, Jason Benton | Metro Atlantic |
| 22. | UAB | 17 | 5.7 | Eric Batchelor, George Arnold, Asa Woods | Conference USA |
| 22. | Arizona State | 17 | 5.7 | Brandon Brooks, Jonathan Howard, Darryl Issac | Pacific-10 |
| 22. | Utah | 17 | 5.7 | Travis Spivey, Kevin Bradley, Jon Godfread | Mountain West |
| 26. | DePaul | 16 | 8.0 | Andre Brown, Imari Sawyer, ------------ | Conference USA |
| 27. | Auburn | 16 | 5.3 | Abdou Diame, Kyle Davis, Marin Bota | Southeastern |
| 27. | Alabama | 16 | 5.3 | Gerald Wallace, Demetrius Smith, Reginald Rambo | Southeastern |
| 27. | VCU | 16 | 5.3 | Antonio Hargrove, Konstantin Nesterov, Denis Orlov | Colonial |
| 30. | Providence | 15 | 5.0 | Shieku Kabba, Maris Laksa, Marcus Douthit | Big East |
| 30. | Marquette | 15 | 5.0 | Terry Sanders, Scott Merritt, Dwayne Wade | Conference USA |
| 30. | Georgia | 15 | 5.0 | Chris Daniels, John Toombs, Stephen Thomas | Southeastern |
| 30. | South Carolina | 15 | 5.0 | Rolando Howell, Greg Taylor, Michael Boynton | Southeastern |
| 30. | Indiana | 15 | 5.0 | Jared Jeffries, A.J. Moye, Andre Owens | Big-10 |
| 30. | Brigham Young | 15 | 5.0 | Garner Meads, Derek Dawes, Austin Ainge | Mountain West |
| 30. | Southern Cal | 15 | 5.0 | Desmon Farmer, Robert Hutchinson, Gennaro Busterna | Pacific-10 |
| 30. | Florida State | 15 | 5.0 | Monte Cummings, Michael Joiner, J.D. Bracy | Atlantic Coast |
HIGHEST TALENT RATING FOR THE TOP FOUR RECRUITS FROM THIS YEAR AND LAST YEAR COMBINED |
| Rank | Team | Total Points | Talent Rating Average Per Recruit | Players | Conference |
| 1. | Michigan State | 38 | 9.5 | Jason Richardson, Aloyius Anagonya, Marcus Taylor, Zach Randolph |
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