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DIFFERENT WAYS TO LOOK AT
RECRUITING
FROM THE 2001-2002 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 | 161 | 26 | 6.2 |
| 2. | Conference USA | 142 | 28 | 5.1 |
| 3. | Big-10 | 185 | 37 | 5.0 |
| 4. | Southeastern | 177 | 37 | 4.8 |
| 5. | Big-12 | 168 | 35 | 4.8 |
| 6. | Pacific-10 | 119 | 26 | 4.6 |
| 7. | Big East | 174 | 49 | 4.4 |
| 8. | Mountain West | 48 | 13 | 3.7 |
| 9. | Western Athletic | 56 | 16 | 3.5 |
| 10. | Atlantic-10 | 117 | 36 | 3.3 |
| 11. | Colonial Athletic | 53 | 18 | 2.9 |
| 12. | Sun Belt | 50 | 18 | 2.8 |
| 13. | West Coast | 44 | 16 | 2.8 |
| 14. | Mid-American | 78 | 29 | 2.7 |
| 15. | Big West | 36 | 14 | 2.6 |
| 16. | Missouri Valley | 50 | 20 | 2.5 |
| 17. | Horizon | 32 | 13 | 2.5 |
| 18. | Metro Atlantic | 34 | 14 | 2.4 |
| 19. | Ohio Valley | 12 | 5 | 2.4 |
| 20. | America East | 23 | 10 | 2.3 |
| 20. | Mid-Eastern Athletic | 23 | 10 | 2.3 |
| 22. | Ivy League | 18 | 8 | 2.3 |
| 23. | Big Sky | 14 | 6 | 2.3 |
| 24. | Northeast | 7 | 3 | 2.3 |
| 25. | Southland | 19 | 9 | 2.1 |
| 26. | Mid-Continent | 19 | 9 | 2.1 |
| 26. | Southern | 19 | 9 | 2.1 |
| 28. | Independents | 6 | 3 | 2.0 |
| 29. | Big South | 19 | 9 | 1.9 |
| 30. | Atlantic Sun | 13 | 7 | 1.9 |
| 31. | Patriot | 13 | 8 | 1.7 |
| 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. | North Carolina | 26 | 3 | 8.7 | Atlantic Coast |
| 2. | Arizona | 16 | 2 | 8.0 | Pacific-10 |
| 3. | Oklahoma | 8 | 1 | 8.0 | Big-12 |
| 3. | Brigham Young | 8 | 1 | 8.0 | Mountain West |
| 3. | St. Mary's | 8 | 1 | 8.0 | West Coast |
| 6. | Villanova | 30 | 4 | 7.5 | Big East |
| 7. | Duke | 44 | 6 | 7.3 | Atlantic Coast |
| 8. | Florida | 29 | 4 | 7.3 | Southeastern |
| 9. | Syracuse | 22 | 3 | 7.3 | Big East |
| 9. | Louisville | 22 | 3 | 7.3 | Conference USA |
| 11. | Georgia Tech | 21 | 3 | 7.0 | Atlantic Coast |
| 12. | Connecticut | 14 | 2 | 7.0 | Big East |
| 12. | Texas | 14 | 2 | 7.0 | Big-12 |
| 14. | Indiana | 20 | 3 | 6.7 | Big-10 |
| 14. | Iowa | 20 | 3 | 6.7 | Big-10 |
| 16. | Memphis | 26 | 4 | 6.5 | Conference USA |
| 16. | Iowa State | 26 | 4 | 6.5 | Big-12 |
| 18. | Maryland | 25 | 4 | 6.3 | Atlantic Coast |
| 19. | DePaul | 18 | 3 | 6.0 | Conference USA |
| 20. | Georgia | 12 | 2 | 6.0 | Atlantic Coast |
| 20. | Kansas | 12 | 2 | 6.0 | Big-12 |
| 20. | UNC-Charlotte | 12 | 2 | 6.0 | Conference USA |
| 20. | UNLV | 12 | 2 | 6.0 | Mountain West |
| 24. | Virginia | 6 | 1 | 6.0 | Atlantic Coast |
| 25. | Michigan State | 29 | 5 | 5.8 | Big-10 |
| 26. | Illinois | 23 | 4 | 5.8 | Big-10 |
| 26. | Purdue | 23 | 4 | 5.8 | Big-10 |
| 28. | SMU | 11 | 2 | 5.5 | Western Athletic |
| 28. | Washington | 11 | 2 | 5.5 | Pacific-10 |
| 28. | St. John's | 11 | 2 | 5.5 | Big East |
| 31. | Tennessee | 27 | 5 | 5.4 | Southeastern |
| 32. | Alabama | 21 | 4 | 5.3 | Southeastern |
| 33. | Notre Dame | 16 | 3 | 5.3 | Big East |
| 33. | Southern Cal | 15 | 3 | 5.0 | Pacific-10 |
| 33. | Kansas State | 15 | 3 | 5.0 | Big-12 |
| 33. | Texas A&M | 15 | 3 | 5.0 | Big-12 |
| 33. | Cincinnati | 15 | 3 | 5.0 | Conference USA |
| 33. | Mississippi State | 15 | 3 | 5.0 | Southeastern |
| 33. | Kentucky | 15 | 3 | 5.0 | Southeastern |
| 40. | Fla. International | 10 | 2 | 5.0 | Sun Belt |
| 40. | UCLA | 10 | 2 | 5.0 | Pacific-10 |
| 40. | Akron | 10 | 2 | 5.0 | Mid-American |
| 43. | Michigan | 25 | 5 | 5.0 | Big-10 |
| 44. | LSU | 14 | 3 | 4.7 | Southeastern |
| 44. | Arizona State | 14 | 3 | 4.7 | Pacific-10 |






HIGHEST TALENT RATING FOR THE TOP TWO RECRUITS |
| Rank | Team | Total Points | Talent Rating Average Per Recruit |
Players | Conference |
| 1. | Duke | 18 | 9.0 | Sheldon Williams, Shavlik Randolph | Atlantic Coast |
| 1. | Georgia Tech | 18 | 9.0 | Chris Bosh, Jarrett Jack | Atlantic Coast |
| 1. | Memphis | 18 | 9.0 | Amare Stoudemire, Qyntel Woods | Conference |
| 1. | North Carolina | 18 | 9.0 | Raymond Felton, Rashad McCants | Atlantic Coast |
| 1. | Syracuse | 18 | 9.0 | Carmelo Anthony, Gerry McNamara | Big East |
| 6. | Indiana | 17 | 8.5 | Bracy Wright, Marshall Strickland | Big-10 |
| 6. | Florida | 17 | 8.5 | Anthony Roberson, Matt Walsh | Southeastern |
| 8. | Arizona | 16 | 8.0 | Chris Rodgers, Hassan Adams | Pacific-10 |
| 8. | Illinois | 16 | 8.0 | Dee Brown, Deron Williams | Big-10 |
| 8. | Louisville | 16 | 8.0 | Kendall Dartez, Francisco Garcia | Conference USA |
| 8. | Maryland | 16 | 8.0 | Travis Garrison, Chris McCray | Atlantic Coast |
| 8. | Michigan State | 16 | 8.0 | Paul Davis, Matt Trannon | Big-10 |
| 8. | Tennessee | 16 | 8.0 | John Winchester, Stanley Asumnu | Southeastern |
| 8. | Villanova | 16 | 8.0 | Jason Fraser, Allan Ray | Big East |
| 15. | Michigan | 15 | 7.5 | Daniel Horton, Lester Abram | Big-10 |
| 16. | Alabama | 14 | 7.0 | Rodney Bias, Charles Davis | Southeastern |
| 16. | Connecticut | 14 | 7.0 | Rashad Anderson, Denham Brown | Big East |
| 16. | DePaul | 14 | 7.0 | Delonte Holland, Marcus White | Conference USA |
| 16. | Iowa State | 14 | 7.0 | Tim Barnes, Chris Alexander | Big-12 |
| 16. | Nebraska | 14 | 7.0 | Nate Johnson, Wes Wilkinson | Big-12 |
| 16. | Purdue | 14 | 7.0 | Chris Booker, Matt Keifer | Big-10 |
| 16. | Texas | 14 | 7.0 | Brad Buckman, Kenton Paulino | Big-12 |
| 23. | Cincinnati | 14 | 6.0 | Chadd Moore, Eric Hicks | Conference USA |
| 23. | Georgia | 14 | 6.0 | Alexander Johnson, Wayne Arnold | Southeastern |
| 23. | Kansas | 12 | 6.0 | Jeff Graves, Moulaye Niang | Big-12 |
| 23. | Kansas State | 12 | 6.0 | Frank Richards, Marques Hayden | Big-12 |
| 23. | Kentucky | 12 | 6.0 | Antwain Barbour, Brandon Stockton | Southeastern |
| 23. | LSU | 12 | 6.0 | Jamie Lloredo, Tim Bush | Southeastern |
| 23. | Mississippi State | 12 | 6.0 | Kei Madison, Brandon Vincent | Southeastern |
| 23. | Southern Cal | 12 | 6.0 | Brandon Brooks, Jonathan Oliver | Pacific-10 |
| 23. | Texas A&M | 12 | 6.0 | Antonie Wright, Luis Clemente | Big-12 |
| 23. | UNC-Charlotte | 12 | 6.0 | Curtis Withers, Vincent Grier | Conference USA |
| 23. | UNLV | 12 | 6.0 | J.K. Edwards, Jamie Peters | Mountain West |
| 23. | Xavier | 12 | 6.0 | Randy Holbrook, Dedrick Finn | Atlantic-10 |






HIGHEST TALENT RATING FOR THE TOP THREE RECRUITS |
| Rank | Team | Total Points | Talent Rating Average Per Recruit | Players | Conference |
| 1. | Duke | 26 | 8.7 | Sheldon Williams, Shavlik Randolph, J.J. Redick | Atlantic Coast |
| 1. | North Carolina | 26 | 8.7 | Raymond Felton, Rashad McCants, Sean May | Atlantic Coast |
| 3. | Florida | 25 | 8.3 | Anthony Roberson, Matt Walsh, Mario Boggan | Southeastern |
| 4. | Villanova | 24 | 8.0 | Jason Fraser, Allan Ray, Curtis Sumpter | Big East |
| 5. | Louisville | 22 | 7.3 | Kendall Dartez, Francisco Garcia, Taquan Dean | Conference USA |
| 5. | Maryland | 22 | 7.3 | Travis Garrison, Chris McCray, Johnny Gilchrist | Atlantic Coast |
| 5. | Memphis | 22 | 7.3 | Amare Stoudemire, Qyntel Woods, Jeremy Hunt | Conference USA |
| 5. | Michigan State | 22 | 7.3 | Paul Davis, Matt Trannon, Maurice Ager | Big-10 |
| 5. | Syracuse | 22 | 7.3 | Carmel Anthony, Gerry McNamara, Matt Gorman | Big East |
| 10. | Georgia Tech | 21 | 7.0 | Chris Bosh, Jarrett Jack, Theodis Tarver | Atlantic Coast |
| 11. | Indiana | 20 | 6.7 | Bracy Wright, Marshall Strickland, Darryl Pegram | Big-10 |
| 11. | Illinois | 20 | 6.7 | Dee Brown, Deron Williams, James Augustine | Big-10 |
| 11. | Iowa | 20 | 6.7 | Greg Brunner, Jeff Horner, Josh Rhodes | Big-10 |
| 11. | Iowa State | 20 | 6.7 | Tim Barnes, Chris Alexander, Adam Haluska | Big-12 |
| 11. | Purdue | 20 | 6.7 | Chris Booker, Matt Keifer, David Teague | Big-10 |
| 11. | Tennessee | 20 | 6.7 | John Winchester, Stanley Asumnu, C.J. Watson | Southeastern |
| 17. | Michigan | 19 | 6.3 | Daniel Horton, Lester Abram, Chris Hunter | Big-10 |
| 18. | Alabama | 18 | 6.0 | Rodney Bias, Charles Davis, Emmett Davis | Southeastern |
| 18. | Nebraska | 18 | 6.0 | Nate Johnson, Wes Wilkinson, Roy Enright | Big-12 |
| 18. | DePaul | 18 | 6.0 | Delonte Holland, Marcus White, William Wright | Conference USA |
| 21. | Arizona | 16 | 8.0 | Chris Rodgers, Hassan Adams | Pacific-10 |
| 22. | Notre Dame | 16 | 5.3 | Torin Francis, Chris Quinn, Rick Cornett | Big East |






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. | Memphis | 38 | 9.5 | Dajuan Wagner, Chris Massey, Amare Stoudemire, Qyntel Woods | Conference USA |
| 2. | Florida | 35 | 8.8 | David Lee, James White, Anthony Roberson, Matt Walsh | Southeastern |
| 3. | North Carolina | 34 | 8.5 | Jawad Williams, Raymond Felton, Rashad McCants, Sean May | Atlantic Coast |
| 3. | Michigan State | 34 | 8.5 | Kelvin Torbert, Allan Anderson, Paul Davis, Matt Trannon | Big-10 |
| 3. | Duke | 34 | 8.5 | Sheldon Williams, Shavlik Randolph, J.J. Ridick, Sean Dockery | Atlantic Coast |
| 6. | Louisville | 33 | 8.3 | Carlos Hurt, Brandon Bender, Kendall Dartez, Francisco Garcia | Conference USA |
| 7. | Texas | 32 | 8.0 | Terrance Ford, Terrell Ross, Brad Buckman, Kenton Paulino | Big-12 |
| 8. | Syracuse | 30 | 7.5 | Billy Edelin, Craig Forth, Carmelo Anthony, Gerry McNamara | Big East |
| 8. | Arizona | 30 | 7.5 | Dennis Latimore, Salim Stoudamire, Chris Rodgers, Hassan Adams | Pacific-10 |
| 8. | Oklahoma | 30 | 7.5 | Ebi Ere, Jason Detrick, Quannas White, DeAngelo Alexander | Big-12 |
| 8. | UCLA | 30 | 7.5 | Cedric Bozeman, Andre Patterson, Dijon Thompson, Evan Burns | Pacific-10 |
| 8. | Villanova | 30 | 7.5 | Jason Fraser, Allan Ray, Curtis Sumpter, Randy Foye | Big East |
| 13. | Alabama | 29 | 7.3 | Maurice Williams, Ernest Shelton, Rodney Bias, Charles Davis | Southeastern |
| 13. | Kansas | 29 | 7.3 | Aaron Miles, Wayne Simien, Keith Langford, Jeff Graves | Big-12 |
| 15. | Auburn | 28 | 7.0 | Dwayne Mitchell, Brandon Robinson, Marco Killingsworth, Derrick Bird | Southeastern |
| 15 | DePaul | 28 | 7.0 | Sam Hoskin, Quemont Greer, Delonte Holland, Marcus White | Conference USA |
| 15. | Georgia Tech | 28 | 7.0 | Ed Nelson, Barry Elder, Chris Bosh, Jarrett Jack | Atlantic Coast |
| 15. | Iowa State | 28 | 7.0 | Tommie King, Tim Barnes, Chris Alexander, Adam Haluska | Big-12 |
| 15. | Missouri | 28 | 7.0 | Uche Okafor, Najeeb Echols, Jeff Ferguson, Jeff McKinney | Big-12 |
| 15. | Purdue | 28 | 7.0 | Darmetries Kilgore, Chris Booker, Matt Keifer, David Teague | Big-10 |
| 21. | Michigan | 27 | 6.8 | Domminic Ingerson, Daniel Horton, Lester Abram, Chris Hunter | Big-10 |
| 22. | Iowa | 26 | 6.5 | Pierre Pierce, Greg Brunner, Jeff Horner, Josh Rhodes | Big-10 |
| 22. | Kansas State | 26 | 6.5 | Pervis Pasco, Janerio Spurlock, Gilson DeJesus, Frank Richards | Big-12 |
| 22. | LSU | 26 | 6.5 | Shawnson Johnson, Thomas Davis, Marcus Spears, Jaime Lloredo | Southeastern |
| 22. | Virginia | 26 | 6.5 | Elton Brown, Jermaine Harper, Jason Clark, Derrick Byars | Atlantic Coast |
| 22. | Minnesota | 26 | 6.5 | Rick Rickert, Jerry Holman, Maurice Hargrow, Alou Kane | Big-10 |
| 22. | UNLV | 26 | 6.5 | Marcus Bank, Ernest Turner, J.K. Edwards, Jamie Peters | Mountain West |
| 28 | Maryland | 25 | 6.3 | Travis Garrison, Chris McCray, Johnny Gilchrist, Nik Caner-Medley | Atlantic Coast |
| 29. | Illinois | 24 | 6.0 | Roger Powell, Dee Brown, Deron Williams, James Augustine | Big-10 |
| 30. | Mississippi State | 24 | 6.0 | Winsome Frazier, Michal Ignerski, Kei Madison, Brandon Vincent | Southeastern |
| 30. | Ohio State | 24 | 6.0 | Brandon Fuss-Cheatham, Matt Sylvester, Terance Dials, Ricardo Billings | Big-10 |
| 32. | Cincinnati | 23 | 5.8 | Jason Maxiell, Chadd Moore, Eric Hicks, Armein Kirkland | Conference USA |
| 32. | Clemson | 23 | 5.8 | Sharrod Ford, Chey Christie, Steve Allen, Akin Akingbala | Atlantic Coast |
| 32. | Indiana | 23 | 5.8 | Sean Kline, Donald Perry, Bracy Wright, Marshall Strickland | Big-10 |
| 32. | Fresno State | 23 | 5.8 | Hiram Fuller, Chris Sandy, Omar Weaver, Armando Surrait | Western Athletic |
| 32. | Tennessee | 23 | 5.8 | Elgrace Wilborn, John Winchester, Stanley Asumnu, C.J. Watson | Southestern |






RECRUITING BY CONFERENCE FOR PLAYERS RANKED AMONG OR EQUIVALENT TO TOP 100 NATIONALLY |
| 1. BIG-10 CONFERENCE (142 Points) - 22 top 100 players signed (0 top five players, 2 top 10 players, 7 top 40 players, 8 top 70 players, 5 top 100 players) |
| Rating | Players | Height | Position | Hometown (High School) State | College |
| 9 | Bracy Wright | 6'3 | 2G | The Colony (H.S.) TX | Indiana |
| 9 | Daniel Horton | 6'3 | PG | Cedar Hill (H.S.) TX | Michigan |
| 8 | Paul Davis | 6'10 | PF | Rochester (H.S.) MI | Michigan State |
| 8 | Dee Brown | 5'11 | PG | Maywood (Proviso East) IL | Illinois |
| 8 | Marshall Strickland | 6'2 | PG | Sykes (South Carroll) MD | Indiana |
| 8 | Matt Trannon | 6'7 | PF | Flint (Northern) MI | Michigan State |
| 8 | Chris Booker | 6'9 | C< |