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DIFFERENT WAYS TO LOOK AT
RECRUITING
FROM THE 2000-2001 FALL 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. | Atlantic Coast | 151 | 28 | 5.4 |
| 2. | Southeastern | 151 | 29 | 5.2 |
| 3. | Conference USA | 159 | 34 | 4.7 |
| 4. | Pacific-10 | 148 | 32 | 4.6 |
| 5. | Big-10 | 146 | 32 | 4.6 |
| 6. | Big-12 | 144 | 32 | 4.5 |
| 7. | Big East | 142 | 33 | 4.3 |
| 8. | Mountain West | 59 | 16 | 3.7 |
| 9. | Mid-Continent | 22 | 7 | 3.1 |
| 10. | Sun Belt | 78 | 25 | 3.1 |
| 11. | Atlantic-10 | 77 | 25 | 3.1 |
| 12. | Colonial Athletic | 39 | 14 | 2.8 |
| 13. | Western Athletic | 63 | 23 | 2.7 |
| 14. | American East | 48 | 18 | 2.7 |
| 15. | Ohio Valley | 15 | 6 | 2.5 |
| 16. | Missouri Valley | 33 | 14 | 2.4 |
| 17. | Mid-American | 61 | 28 | 2.2 |
| 18. | Big West | 40 | 18 | 2.2 |
| 19. | Northeast | 20 | 9 | 2.2 |
| 20. | Metro Atlantic | 35 | 16 | 2.2 |
| 20. | West Coast | 35 | 16 | 2.2 |
| 22. | Midwestern Collegiate | 24 | 11 | 2.2 |
| 23. | Ivy League | 19 | 9 | 2.1 |
| 24. | Patriot League | 18 | 9 | 2.0 |
| 25. | Southern | 16 | 8 | 2.0 |
| 26. | Trans America | 15 | 8 | 1.9 |
| 27. | Big Sky | 28 | 15 | 1.9 |
| 28. | Mid-Eastern Athletic | 9 | 5 | 1.8 |
| 28. | Independents | 9 | 5 | 1.8 |
| 30. | Big South | 10 | 6 | 1.7 |
| 31. | Southland | 14 | 10 | 1.4 |
| 32. | Southwestern Athletic | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |






HIGHEST TALENT RATING AVERAGE PER RECRUIT BY TEAM |
| Rank | Team | Total Points | Number of Recruits | Talent Rating Average Per Recruit | Conference |
| 1. | Florida | 26 | 3 | 8.7 | Southeastern |
| 2. | Memphis | 34 | 4 | 8.5 | Conference USA |
| 3. | Duke | 8 | 1 | 8.0 | Atlantic Coast |
| 3. | Cincinnati | 8 | 1 | 8.0 | Conference USA |
| 3. | Fresno State | 8 | 1 | 8.0 | Western Athletic |
| 6. | Alabama | 23 | 3 | 7.7 | Southeastern |
| 7. | Auburn | 28 | 4 | 7.0 | Southeastern |
| 7. | UCLA | 28 | 4 | 7.0 | Pacific-10 |
| 9. | Michigan State | 21 | 3 | 7.0 | Big-10 |
| 10. | California | 20 | 3 | 6.7 | Pacific-10 |
| 10. | North Carolina | 20 | 3 | 6.7 | Atlantic Coast |
| 12. | Missouri | 32 | 5 | 6.4 | Big-12 |
| 13. | Louisville | 19 | 3 | 6.3 | Conference USA |
| 14. | Virginia | 24 | 4 | 6.0 | Atlantic Coast |
| 14. | Kansas | 24 | 4 | 6.0 | Big-12 |
| 16. | Ohio State | 18 | 3 | 6.0 | Big-10 |
| 16. | UNLV | 18 | 3 | 6.0 | Mountain West |
| 16. | LSU | 18 | 3 | 6.0 | Southeastern |
| 16. | West Virginia | 18 | 3 | 6.0 | Big East |
| 20. | Texas | 12 | 2 | 6.0 | Big-12 |
| 20. | Valparaiso | 12 | 2 | 6.0 | Mid-Continent |
| 22. | Miami-FL | 6 | 1 | 6.0 | Big East |
| 22. | Arizona State | 6 | 1 | 6.0 | Pacific-10 |
| 24. | DePaul | 34 | 6 | 5.7 | Conference USA |
| 25. | Kansas State | 17 | 3 | 5.7 | Big-12 |
| 26. | Michigan | 22 | 4 | 5.5 | Big-10 |
| 26. | Clemson | 22 | 4 | 5.5 | Atlantic Coast |
| 28. | Wake Forest | 11 | 2 | 5.5 | Atlantic Coast |
| 28. | Florida State | 11 | 2 | 5.5 | Atlantic Coast |
| 28. | Seton Hall | 11 | 2 | 5.5 | Big East |
| 31. | N.C. State | 21 | 4 | 5.3 | Atlantic Coast |
| 32. | Stanford | 16 | 3 | 5.3 | Pacific-10 |
| 33. | Marquette | 15 | 3 | 5.0 | Conference USA |
| 33. | Kentucky | 15 | 3 | 5.0 | Southeastern |
| 33. | Purdue | 15 | 3 | 5.0 | Big-10 |
| 36. | Arizona | 24 | 5 | 4.8 | Pacific-10 |
| 36. | Minnesota | 24 | 5 | 4.8 | Big-10 |
| 38. | Maryland | 14 | 3 | 4.7 | Atlantic Coast |
| 39. | Syracuse | 23 | 5 | 4.6 | Big East |
| 39. | USC | 18 | 4 | 4.5 | Pacific-10 |
| 40. | Providence | 9 | 2 | 4.5 | Big East |
| 40. | George Mason | 9 | 2 | 4.5 | Colonial |
| 40. | Connecticut | 9 | 2 | 4.5 | Big East |
| 43. | New Mexico State | 17 | 4 | 4.3 | Sun Belt |
| 44. | Northeastern | 13 | 3 | 4.3 | American East |
| 45. | Georgia Tech | 20 | 5 | 4.0 | Atlantic Coast |
| 45. | Fla. International | 20 | 5 | 4.0 | Sun Belt |
| 47. | Baylor | 16 | 4 | 4.0 | Big-12 |
| 47. | Iowa State | 16 | 4 | 4.0 | Big-12 |
| 49. | Rutgers | 12 | 3 | 4.0 | Big East |
| 49. | Mississippi State | 12 | 3 | 4.0 | Southeastern |
| 51. | Iona | 8 | 2 | 4.0 | Metro Atlantic |
| 51. | New Mexico | 8 | 2 | 4.0 | Mountain West |
| 51. | Villanova | 8 | 2 | 4.0 | Big East |






HIGHEST TALENT RATING FOR THE TOP TWO RECRUITS |
| Rank | Team | Total Points | Talent Rating Average Per Recruit | Players | Conference |
| 1. | Memphis | 20 | 10.0 | Dajuan Wagner, Chris Massey | Conference USA |
| 2. | Florida | 18 | 9.0 | David Lee, James White | Southeastern |
| 2. | Michigan State | 18 | 9.0 | Kelvin Torbert | Big-10 |
| 2. | DePaul | 18 | 9.0 | Eddy Curry, Quemont Greer | Conference USA |
| 5. | Alabama | 17 | 8.5 | Maurice Williams, Kei Madison | Southeastern |
| 5. | UCLA | 17 | 8.5 | Cedric Bozeman, Andre Patterson | Pacific-10 |
| 5. | Minnesota | 17 | 8.5 | Rick Rickert, Jerry Holman | Big-10 |
| 5. | California | 17 | 8.5 | Julian Sensley, Jamal Sampson | Pacific-10 |
| 9. | Auburn | 16 | 8.0 | Dwayne Mitchell, Brandon Robinson | Southeastern |
| 9. | Clemson | 16 | 8.0 | Sharrad Ford, Chey Christie | Atlantic Coast |
| 9. | Louisville | 16 | 8.0 | Carlos Hurt, Leroy Davis | Conference USA |
| 9. | Michigan | 16 | 8.0 | Dommanic Ingerson, JaQuan Hart | Big-10 |
| 13. | Kansas | 15 | 7.5 | Aaron Miles, Wayne Simien | Big-12 |
| 13. | West Virginia | 15 | 7.5 | Jonathan Hargett, Drew Schifino | Big East |
| 15. | N.C. State | 14 | 7.0 | Julius Hodge, Levi Watkins | Atlantic Coast |
| 15. | Arizona | 14 | 7.0 | Dennis Latimore, Salim Stoudamire | Pacific-10 |
| 15. | Missouri | 14 | 7.0 | Travon Bryant, Robert Whaley | Big-12 |
| 15. | LSU | 14 | 7.0 | Kendrick Brown, Shawnson Johnson | Southeastern |
| 15. | Virginia | 14 | 7.0 | Elton Brown, Jermaine Harper | Atlantic Coast |
| 15. | North Carolina | 14 | 7.0 | Jawad Williams, Jackie Manuel | Atlantic Coast |
| 15. | UNLV | 14 | 7.0 | Marcus Banks, Ernest Turner | Mountain West |
| 15. | Ohio State | 14 | 7.0 | Brandon Fuss-Cheatham, Sylvester | Big-10 |
| 15. | Kansas State | 14 | 7.0 | Janerio Spurlock, Gilson DeJesus | Big-12 |
| 24. | Stanford | 14 | 7.0 | Josh Childress, Robert Little | Pacific-10 |
| 25. | Syracuse | 12 | 6.0 | Billy Edelin, Craig Forth | Big East |
| 25. | Fla. International | 12 | 6.0 | Johnson, Luis | Sun Belt |
| 25. | USC | 12 | 6.0 | Jerry Dupree, Errick Craven | Pacific-10 |
| 25. | New Mexico State | 12 | 6.0 | Chris Jackson, Jason Fontent | Sun Belt |
| 25. | Kentucky | 12 | 6.0 | Rashaad Carruth, Chuck Hayes | Southeastern |
| 25. | Purdue | 12 | 6.0 | Darmetries Kilgore, Brandon McKnight | Big-10 |
| 25. | Marquette | 12 | 6.0 | Travis Diener, Ron Howard | Conference USA |
| 25. | Texas | 12 | 6.0 | Terrance Ford, Chris Wright | Big-12 |
| 25. | Valparaiso | 12 | 6.0 | Antonio Falu, Stalin Ortiz | Mid-Continent |






HIGHEST TALENT RATING FOR THE TOP THREE RECRUITS |
| Rank | Team | Total Points | Talent Rating Average Per Recruit | Players | Conference |
| 1. | Memphis | 28 | 9.3 | Dujuan Wagner, Chris Massey, Anthony Rice | Conference USA |
| 2. | Florida | 26 | 8.7 | David Lee, James White, Kwame Brown | Southeastern |
| 3. | UCLA | 25 | 8.3 | Cedric Bozeman, Andre Patterson, Dijon Thompson | Pacific-10 |
| 4. | Alabama | 23 | 7.7 | Maurice Williams, Kei Madison, Ernest Shelton | Southeastern |
| 5. | DePaul | 22 | 7.3 | Eddy Curry, Quemont Greer, Levar Seals | Conference USA |
| 5. | Auburn | 22 | 7.3 | Dwayne Mitchell, Brandon Robinson, Marco Killingsworth | Southeastern |
| 7. | Kansas | 21 | 7.0 | Aaron Miles, Wayne Simien, Keith Langford | Big-12 |
| 7. | Michigan State | 21 | 7.0 | Kelvin Torbert, Alan Anderson, Chris Hill | Big-10 |
| 9. | Virginia | 20 | 6.7 | Elton Brown, Jermaine Harper, Jason Clark | Atlantic Coast |
| 9. | Missouri | 20 | 6.7 | Travon Bryant, Robert Whaley, Najeeb Echols | Big-12 |
| 9. | California | 20 | 6.7 | Julian Sensley, Jamal Sampson, Erik Bond | Pacific-10 |
| 9. | Minnesota | 20 | 6.7 | Rick Rickert, Jerry Holman, Maurice Hargrow | Big-10 |
| 9. | North Carolina | 20 | 6.7 | Jawad Williams, Jackie Manuel, Melvin Scott | Atlantic Coast |
| 14. | Clemson | 19 | 6.3 | Sharrard Ford, Chey Christie, Steve Allen | Atlantic Coast |
| 14. | Michigan | 19 | 6.3 | Dommanic Ingerson, JaQuan Hart, Kelly Whitney | Big-10 |
| 14. | Louisville | 19 | 6.3 | Carlos Hurt, LeRoy Davis, Dennis Coutee | Conference USA |
| 16. | Arizona | 18 | 6.0 | Dennis Latimore, Salim Stoudamire, Will Bynum | Pacific-10 |
| 16. | N.C. State | 18 | 6.0 | Julius Hodge, Levi Watkins, Josh Powell | Atlantic Coast |
| 16. | UNLV | 18 | 6.0 | Marcus Banks, Ernest Turner, Simplece N'Joya | Mountain West |
| 16. | Ohio State | 18 | 6.0 | Brandon Fuss-Cheatham, Matt Sylvester, Terrance Dials | Big-10 |
| 16. | LSU | 18 | 6.0 | Kendrick Brown, Shawnson Johnson, Thomas Davis | Southeastern |
| 16. | West Virginia | 18 | 6.0 | Jonathan Hargett, Drew Schifino, Tyrone Sally | Big East |
| 17. | Kansas State | 17 | 5.7 | Janerio Spurlock, Gilson DeJesus, Nick Williams | Big-12 |






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 | 40 | 10.0 | Marcus Taylor, Zach Randolph, Kevin Torbert, Alan Anderson | Big-10 |
| 2. | Memphis | 36 | 9.0 | John Grice, Dajuan Wagner, Chris Massey, Anthony Rice | Conference USA |
| 3. | Seton Hall | 35 | 8.7 | Eddie Griffin, Andre Barrett, Marcus Toney-El, John Allen | Big East |
| 4. | Florida | 34 | 8.5 | Orien Green, David Lee, James White, Kwame Brown | Southeastern |
| 5. | DePaul | 32 | 8.0 | Andre Brown, Imari Sawyer, Eddy Curry, Quemont Greer | Conference USA |
| 5. | Alabama | 32 | 8.0 | Gerald Wallace, Maurice Williams, Kei Madison, Earnest Shelton | Southeastern |
| 5. | Cincinnati | 32 | 8.0 | Antwan Jones, Immanuel McElroy, Jamaal Davis, Jason Maxiell | Conference USA |
| 8. | UCLA | 31 | 7.8 | T.J. Cummings, Cedric Bozeman, Andre Patterson, Dijon Thompson | Pacific-10 |
| 9. | Oklahoma | 30 | 7.5 | Hollis Price, James Wright, Daryan Selvy, Johnny Gilbert | Big-12 |
| 9. | Michigan | 30 | 7.5 | Bernard Robinson, Josh Moore, Dommanic Ingerson, JaQuan Hart | Big-10 |
| 9. | Connecticut | 30 | 7.5 | Caron Butler, Taliek Brown, Johnny Selvie, Ben Gordon | Big East |
| 9. | Auburn | 30 | 7.5 | Abdou Diame, Dwayne Mitchell, Brandon Robinson, Marco Killingsworth | Southeastern |
| 9. | Missouri | 30 | 7.5 | Travon Bryant, Arthur Johnson, Rickey Paulding, Robert Whaley | Big-12 |
| 14. | North Carolina | 28 | 7.0 | Brian Morrison, Jawad Williams, Jackie Manuel, Melvin Scott | Atlantic Coast |
| 14. | Oklahoma State | 28 | 7.0 | Maurice Baker, Ivan McFarlan, Melvin Sanders, Terrance Crawford | Big-12 |
| 14. | Iowa | 28 | 7.0 | Reggie Evans, Glen Worley, Jared Reiner, Pierre Pierce | Big-10 |
| 14. | UNLV | 28 | 7.0 | Lou Kelly, Jermaine Lewis, Marcus Banks, Ernest Turner | Mountain West |
| 18. | Minnesota | 27 | 6.8 | Kerwin Fleming, Rick Rickert, Jerry Holman, Maurice Hargrow | Big-10 |
| 18. | Iowa State | 27 | 6.8 | Jake Sullivan, Tyrae Pearson, Tommie King, Adam Schaper | Big-12 |
| 20. | California | 26 | 6.5 | Saulis Kuzmanisks, Julian Sensley, Jamal Sampson, Erik Bond | Pacific-10 |
| 20. | Clemson | 26 | 6.5 | Chris Hobbs, Tony Stockman, Sharrod Ford, Chey Christie | Atlantic Coast |
| 20. | Virginia | 26 | 6.5 | Maurice Young, Elton Brown, Jermaine Harper, Jason Clark | Atlantic Coast |
| 20. | St. John's | 26 | 6.5 | Omar Cook, Kyle Cuffe, Mohammed Diakite, Willie Shaw | Big East |
| 20. | Mississippi | 26 | 6.5 | Derrick Allen, Justin Reed, Aaron Harper, David Sanders | Southeastern |
| 25. | New Mexico | 24 | 6.0 | Malcolm Battles, Patrick Dennehy, Dion Broom, Eric Chatfield | Mountain West |
| 25. | Mississippi State | 24 | 6.0 | Mario Austin, Timmy Bowers, Winsome Frazier, Marcus Campbell | Southeastern |
| 25. | Kansas | 24 | 6.0 | Aaron Miles, Wayne Simien, Keith Langford, Michael Lee | Big-12 |
| 25. | Ohio State | 24 | 6.0 | Valimir Radinovic, Brandon Fuss-Cheatham, Matt Sylvester, Terrance Dials | Big-10 |
| 25. | LSU | 24 | 6.0 | Juemichael Young, Kendrick Brown, Shawnson Johnson, Thomas Davis | Southeastern |
| 30. | Kansas State | 23 | 5.8 | Larry Reid, Janerio Spurlock, Gilson DeJesus, Nick Williams | Big-12 |






RECRUITING BY CONFERENCE FOR PLAYERS RANKED AMONG OR EQUIVALENT TO TOP 100 NATIONALLY |
| 1. ATLANTIC COAST CONFERENCE (124 Points) - 19 top 100 players signed (1 top five player, 0 top 10 players, 8 top 40 players, 5 top 70 players, 5 top 100 players) |
| Rating | Players | Height | Position | Hometown (High School) State | College |
| 10 | Julius Hodge | 6'6 | 2G | Bronx (St. Raymond's) NY | N.C. State |
| 8 | Sharrad Ford | 6'9 | PF | Chatham (Hargrave Military) VA | Clemson |
| 8 | Dan Ewing | 6'4 | 2G | Sugar Land (Willowridge) TX | Duke |