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DIFFERENT WAYS TO LOOK AT RECRUITING
FROM THE 2004-2005 FALL SIGNING PERIOD
Publisher December 16, 2004

The cumulative total for each recruiting class was arrived at by assigning every player a ranking on a scale of 110.  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 226 44 5.136
2. Atlantic Coast 179 35 5.114
3. Pacific-10 158 33 4.788
4. Big East 166 35 4.742
5. Big-12 206 44 4.682
6. Conference USA 201 43 4.674
7. Big-10 110 28 3.929
8. Mountain West 113 31 3.645
9. Atlantic-10 73 23 3.174
10. Western Athletic 63 21 3.000
11. Southern 54 18 3.000
12. Southwestern Athletic 6 2 3.000
13. Horizon 46 16 2.875
14. Colonial Athletic 62 22 2.818
15. West Coast 47 17 2.765
16. Sun Belt 66 24 2.750
17. Mid-Continent 30 11 2.727
18. Big West 78 30 2.600
19. Mid-American 102 40 2.550
20. Missouri Valley 62 25 2.480
21. Atlantic Sun 22 9 2.444
22. Mid-Eastern Athletic 24 10 2.400
23. Metro Atlantic 38 17 2.234
24. Big South 31 14 2.214
25. Ohio Valley 33 15 2.200
25. Big Sky 22 10 2.200
27. America East 26 12 2.167
28. Northeast 26 12 2.167
29. Ivy League 58 27 2.148
30. Southland 35 17 2.059
31. Patriot League 33 16 2.063
32. Independents 6 5 1.200

HIGHEST TALENT RATING AVERAGE PER RECRUIT BY TEAM
Rank Team Total Points Number of Recruits Taletn Rating Average Per Recruit Conference
1. Kansas 26 3 8.7 Big-12
2. Duke 40 5 8.0 Atlantic Coast
3. Texas 16 2 8.0 Big-12
4. Maryland 8 1 8.0 Atlantic Coast
5. North Carolina 31 4 7.8 Atlantic Coast
6. Mississippi State 30 4 7.5 Southeastern
7. Connecticut 22 3 7.3 Big East
8. Syracuse 19 3 6.7 Big East
9. Louisville 45 7 6.5 Conference USA
10. Marquette 25 4 6.3 Conference USA
11. Pittsburgh 24 4 6.0 Big East
12. California 6 1 6.0 Pacific-10
13. Memphis 35 6 5.8 Conference USA
14. Oklahoma State 29 5 5.8 Big-12
14. LSU 29 5 5.8 Southeastern
16. Alabama 27 3 5.7 Southeastern
17. Providence 11 2 5.5 Big East
17. Ohio State 11 2 5.5 Big-10
19. Washington 38 7 5.4 Pacific-10
20. Baylor 27 5 5.4 Big-12
20. UNLV 27 5 5.4 Mountain West
21. Florida 16 3 5.3 Southeastern
21. Wake Forest 16 3 5.3 Atlantic Coast
21. DePaul 16 3 5.3 Conference USA
24. Georgia 25 5 5.0 Southeastern
25. Notre Dame 20 4 5.0 Big East
26. Wisconsin 15 3 5.0 Big-10
26. N.C. State 15 3 5.0 Atlantic Coast
26. Clemson 15 3 5.0 Atlantic Coast
26. Oklahoma 15 3 5.0 Big-12
30. UTEP 10 2 5.0 Western Athletic
30. Richmond 10 2 5.0 Atlantic-10
32. Mississippi 38 8 4.8 Southeastern

HIGHEST TALENT RATING FOR THE TOP TWO RECRUITS
Rank Team Total Points Talent Rating Average Per Recruit Taletn Rating Average Per Recruit Conference
1. Washington 19 9.5 Martell Webster, Jon Brockman Pacific-10
2. Duke 18 9.0 Josh McRoberts, Greg Paulus Atlantic Coast
2. Mississippi State 18 9.0 Monta Ellis, Vernon Goodridge Southeastern
2. Alabama 18 9.0 Richard Hendrix, Ravone George Southeastern
2. Kansas 18 9.0 Julian Wright, Mario Chalmers Big-12
6. Louisville 17 8.5 Amir Johnson, Andre McGee Conference USA
6. North Carolina 17 8.5 Tyler Hansbrough, Bobby Frasor Atlantic Coast
6. LSU 17 8.5 Tasmin Mitchell, Kentrell Gransberry Southeastern
6. Memphis 17 8.5 Shawne Williams, Chris Douglas-Roberts Conference USA
10. Syracuse 16 8.0 Tiki Mayben, Eric Devendord Big East
10. Marquette 16 8.0 Wesley Matthews, Jerel McNeal Marquette
10. Texas 16 8.0 C.J. Miles, A.J. Abrams Big-12
10. Arizona 16 8.0 Marcus Williams, Fendi Obobun Pacific-10
10. Georgia 16 8.0 Louis Williams, Michael Mercer Southeastern
10. UNLV 16 8.0 Devon Jefferson, Wendall White Mountain West
10. Mississippi 16 8.0 Carl Swanigan, Clarence Sanders Southeastern
10. Connecticut 16 8.0 Jeff Adrian, Marcus Johnson Big East
18. Oklahoma State 14 7.0 Gerald Greene, Terrel Harris Big-12
18. Notre Dame 14 7.0 Luke Zeller, Ryan Ayers Big East
18. Pittsburgh 14 7.0 Sam Young, Tyrell Biggs Big East
18. Baylor 14 7.0 Jari Vanttaja, Kevin Rogers Big-12
18. UCLA 14 7.0 Ryan Wright, Alfred Aboya Pacific-10
18. New Mexico 14 7.0 Chris Dunn, Justin Holt Mountain West

HIGHEST TALENT RATING FOR THE TOP THREE RECRUITS
Rank Team Total Points Talent Rating Average Per Recruit Players Conference
1. Duke 26 8.7 Josh McRoberts, Greg Paulus, Jamal Boykin Atlantic Coast
1. Kansas 26 8.7 Julian Wright, Mario Chalmers, Micah Downs Big-12
3. Louisville 25 8.3 Amir Johnson, Andre McGee, Bryan Harvey Conference USA
3. Memphis 25 8.3 Shawne Williams, Chris Douglas-Roberts, Antonio Anderson Conference USA
5. Mississippi State 24 8.0 Monta Ellis, Vernon Goodridge, Richard Delk Southeastern
5. Georgia 24 8.0 Louis Williams, Michael Mercer, Rashaad Singlton Southeastern
7. LSU 23 7.7 Tasmin Mitchell, Kentrell Gransberry, Magnum Rolle Southeastern
7. Washington 23 7.7 Martell Webster, Jon Brockman, Roburt Sallie Pacific-10
9. Mississippi 22 7.3 Carl Swanigan, Clarence Sanders, Marquis Young Southeastern
9. Arizona 22 7.3 Marcus Williams, Fendi Onobun, J.P. Prince Pacific-10
9. Marquette 22 7.3 Wesley Matthews, Jerel McNeal, Dominic James Conference USA
9. Connecticut 22 7.3 Jeff Adrian, Marcus Johnson, Andrew Bynum Big East
13. Oklahoma State 20 6.7 Gerald Green, Terrel Harris, Byron Eaton Big-12
13. Baylor 20 6.7 Jari Vanttaja, Kevin Rogers, Tony Jones Big-12
13. UNLV 20 6.7 Devon Jefferson, Wendall White, Gaston Essengue Mountain West
13. Pittsburgh 20 6.7 Sam Young, Tyrell Biggs, Doyle Hudson Big East
16. Syracuse 19 6.3 Tiki Mayben, Eric Devendorf, Arinze Onuaku Big East
17. New Mexico 18 6.0 Chris Dunn, Justin Holt, Joel Box Mountain West
18. Notre Dame 17 5.7 Luke Zeller, Ryan Ayers, Kyle McAlarney Big East
18. UCLA 17 5.7 Ryan Wright, Alfred Aboya, Luc Richard Mbah A Moute Pacific-10
20. DePaul 16 5.3 Wilson Chandler, Rashad Woods, Jabari Currie Conference USA
20. Texas 16 5.3 C.J. Miles, A.J. Abrams, ------------ Big-12
20. Florida 16 5.3 David Huertas, Derwin Kitchen, Jimmie Sutton Southeastern
20. Southern Cal 16 5.3 Julius Lamptey, Samba Gueye, Theo White Pacific-10
20. Wake Forest 16 5.3 David Weaver, Kevin Swinton, Harvey Hale Atlantic Coast
25. St. John's 15 5.0 Aaron Spears, Ricky Torres, Anthony Mason Big East
25. Clemson 15 5.0 K.C. Rivers, Julius Powell, Raymond Sykes Atlantic Coast
25. N.C. State 15 5.0 Brandon Costner, Courtney Fells, Ben McCauley Atlantic Coast
25. Marshall 15 5.0 Jean-Francois Bro-Grebe, Travis Aikens, Markel Humphrey Mid-American
25. Wisconsin 15 5.0 Joe Krabbenhoft, Marcus Landry, Phillip Perry Big-10
25. Colorado State 15 5.0 Michael Harrison, Corey Lewis, C.J. Clark Mountain West
25. Oklahoma 15 5.0 Michael Neal, Austin Johnson, Taylor Griffin Big-12
25. Auburn 15 5.0 Korvotney Barber, Joey Cameron, Rasheem Barrett Southeastern

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. North Carolina 35 8.8 Marvin Williams, Tyler Hansbrough, Bobby Frasor, Marcus Ginyard Atlantic Coast
2. Duke 34 8.5 Demarcus Nelson, Josh McRoberts, Greg Paulus, Eric Boateng Atlantic Coast
2. Louisville 34 8.5 Juan Diego Palacios, Brian Johnson, Amir Johnson, Andre McGee Conference USA
4. Connecticut 33 8.3 Rudy Gay, A.J. Price, Jeff Adrian, Marcus Johnson Big East
4. Memphis 33 8.3 Darius Washington, Shawne Williams, Chris Douglas-Roberts, Antonio Anderson Conference USA
6. Texas 32 8.0 Daniel Gibson, Mike Williams, LaMarcus Aldridge, C.J. Miles Big-12
6. Kentucky 32 8.0 Randolph Morris, Joe Crawford, Ramel Bradley, Rajon Rando Southeastern
6. Kansas 32 8.0 Russell Robinson, Julian Wright, Mario Chalmes, Micah Downs Big-12
6. Alabama 32 8.0 Jean Felix, Richard Hendrix, Ravone George, Alonzo Gee Southeastern
6. Marquette 32 8.0 Mike Kinsella, Ousmane Barro, Wesley Matthews, Jerel McNeal Conference USA
6. USC 32 8.0 Gabriel Pruitt, Nick Young, Dwayne Shackleford, Julius Lamptey Pacific-10
12. LSU 31 7.8 Glenn Davis, Tasmin Mitchell, Kentrell Gransberry, Magnum Rolle Southeastern
13. UCLA 30 7.5 Jordan Farmar, Arron Afflalo, Josh Shipp, Ryan Wright Pacific-10
13. Syracuse 30 7.5 Josh Wright, Dayshawn Wright, Tiki Mayben, Eric Devendorf Big East
13. Arizona 30 7.5 Jawann McClellan, Mohamed Tangara, Marcus Williams, Fendi Onobun Pacific-10
16. Florida 28 7.0 Corey Brewer, Joakim Noah, Al Horford, Derwin Kitchen Southeastern
16. Pittsburgh 28 7.0 John DeGroat, Keith Benjamin, Sam Young, Tyrell Biggs Big East
16. Oklahoma 28 7.0 Taj Grey, Longar Longar, Michael Neal, Austin Johnson Big-12
16. Missouri 28 7.0 Jason Horton, Marshall Brown, Kalen Grimes, Leo Criswell Big-12
16. Cincinnati 28 7.0 Jihad Muhammed, Roy Bright, Vincent Banks, Deven Downey Conference USA
16. Indiana 28 7.0 D.J. White, Robert Vaden, James Hardy, Ben Allen Big-10
16. Baylor 28 7.0 Mamadou Diene, Aaron Bruce, Jari Vanttaja, Kevin Rogers Big-12
23. Washington 27 6.8 Joel Smith, Martell Webster, Jon Brockman, Roburt Sallie Pacific-10

RECRUITING BY CONFERENCE FOR PLAYERS RANKED AMONG OR EQUIVALENT TO TOP 100 NATIONALLY
1.  SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE (165 Points) - 24 top 100 players signed (3 top five players, 1 top 10 player, 7 top 40 players, 9 top 70 players, 4 top 100 players)
Rating Player Height Position Hometown (High School) State College
10 Louis Williams 6'2 PG Snellville (South Gwinnett) GA Georgia
10 Monta Ellis 6'5 2G Jackson (Lanier) MS Mississippi State
10 Ricahrd Hendrix 6'8 PF Athens (H.S.) AL Alabama
9 Tasmin Mitchell 6'7 PF Denham Springs (H.S.) LA LSU
8 Korvotney Barber 6'7 PF Manchester (H.S.) GA Auburn
8 Ravone George 6'4 PG Georgia Perimter (JC) GA Alabama
8 Tyler Smith 6'6 WF Pulaski (Giles County) TN Tennessee
8 Vernon Goodridige 6'9 C Philadelphia (Luthern) PA Mississippi State
8 Clarence Sanders 6'3 2G Okaloosa-Walton (JC) FL Mississippi
8 Kendrell Gransberry 6'9 C San Jacinto (JC) TX LSU
8 Carl Swanigan 6'10 C Birmingham (Central Park Christian) AL Mississippi
6 Michael Mercer 6'4 2G Snellville (South Gwinnett) GA Georgia
6 Alonzo Gee 6'6 WF West Palm Beach (Dwyer) FL Alabama
6 Richard Delk 6'5 2G Jackson (Northside) TN Mississippi State
6 Reggie Delk 6'5 2G Jackson (Northside) TN Mississippi State
6 Alassane Savadogo 6'8 PF Gulf Coast (JC) FL South Carolina
6 Marquis Young 6'9 C Chicago (Austin) IL Mississippi
6 Derwin Kitchen 6'3 2G Jacksonville (Raines) FL Florida
6 David Huertas 6'4 2G Jacksonville (Arlington Country Day) FL Florida
6 Magnum Rolle 6'11 C Laurinburg (Institute) NC LSU
4 Byrce Sheldon 6'5 2G Fullerton (JC) CA South Carolina
4 Bobby Clark 6'5 2G Birmingham (Central Park Christian) AL Mississippi
4 Joey Cameron 6'9 PF Leeds (H.S.) AL Auburn
4 Jimmie Sutton 6'10 C Cocomut Creek (North Broward) FL Florida
2.  CONFERENCE USA (150 Points) - 25 top 100 players signed (0 top five players, 2 top 10 players, 7 top 40 players, 6 top 70 players, 10 top 100 players)
Rating Player Height Position Hometown (High School) State College
9 Amir Johnson 6'9 C Los Angeles (Westchester) CA Louisville
9 Shawne Williams 6'9 WF Laurinburg (Institute) NC Memphis
8 Andre McGee 5'10 PG Moreno Valley (Canyon Springs) CA Louisville
8 Chris Douglas-Roberts 6'5 2G Detroit (Northwestern) MI Memphis
8 Bryan Harvey 6'5 2G Compton (Dominguez) CA Louisville
8 Wesley Matthews 6'4 2G Madison (Memorial) WI Marquette
8 Antonio Anderson 6'5 PG Laurinburg (Institute) NC Memphis
8 Terrance Williams 6'5 2G Seattle (Rainier Beach) WA Louisville
8 Jerel McNeal 6'2 2G Country Club Hills (Hillcrest) IL Marquette
6 Wilson Chandler