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DIFFERENT WAYS TO LOOK AT RECRUITING
FROM THE 2005-2006 FALL SIGNING PERIOD
Publisher December 14, 2005

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 220 45 4.889
2. Pacific-10 140 29 4.828
3. Big East 202 42 4.810
4. Big-12 194 42 4.619
5. Big-10 147 32 4.594
6. Southeastern 138 33 4.182
7. Conference USA 122 35 3.486
8. Atlantic-10 140 42 3.333
9. Mid-Continent 23 8 2.875
10. West Coast 41 15 2.733
11. Colonial Athletic Association 71 26 2.731
12. Sun Belt 54 20 2.700
13. Western Athletic 45 18 2.500
14. Metro Atlantic 25 10 2.500
15. Horizon League 34 14 2.429
16. America East 48 20 2.400
17. Mountain West 63 27 2.333
18. Southland 44 19 2.318
19. Mid-American 60 26 2.308
20. Big Sky 27 12 2.250
21. Northeast 29 13 2.231
22. Missouri Valley 42 19 2.211
23. Southwestern Athletic 11 5 2.200
24. Ohio Valley 54 26 2.077
25. Atlantic Sun 27 13 2.077
27. Southern 63 31 2.032
28. Big West 24 12 2.000
29. Big South 18 9 2.000
30. Mid-Eastern Athletic 2 1 2.000
31. Patriot League 37 19 1.947
32. Ivy League 42 24 1.750
33. Independents 17 10 1.700

HIGHEST TALENT RATING AVERAGE PER RECRUIT BY TEAM
Rank Team Total Points Number of Recruits Talent Rating Average Per Recruit Conference
1. Louisville 33 4 8.3 Big East
2. Duke 24 3 8.0 Atlantic Coast
3. North Carolina 46 6 7.7 Atlantic Coast
4. Arkansas 22 3 7.3 Southeastern
5. Ohio State 42 6 7.0 Big-10
6. Oklahoma State 14 2 7.0 Big-12
7. Georgetown 20 3 6.7 Big East
7. Arizona 20 3 6.7 Pacific-10
9. Memphis 26 4 6.5 Conference USA
10. Stanford 19 3 6.3 Pacific-10
11. Connecticut 36 6 6.0 Big East
12. Washington 30 5 6.0 Pacific-10
13. Georgia Tech 24 4 6.0 Atlantic Coast
14. Michigan State 18 3 6.0 Big-10
15. New Mexico State 6 1 6.0 Western Athletic
16. Texas 35 6 5.8 Big-12
17. Oklahoma 29 5 5.8 Big-12
18. Tennessee 23 4 5.8 Southeastern
19. Syracuse 17 3 5.7 Big East
19. Iowa 17 3 5.7 Big-10
21. Michigan 11 3 5.5 Big-10
22. Baylor 11 2 5.5 Big-12
22. Kansas 11 2 5.5 Big-12
24. Kentucky 20 4 5.0 Southeastern
25. Florida State 15 3 5.0 Atlantic Coast
26. Notre Dame 10 2 5.0 Big East

HIGHEST TALENT RATING FOR THE TOP TWO RECRUITS
Rank Team Total Points Talent Rating Average Per Recruit Players Conference
1. North Carolina 20 10.0 Wayne Ellington, Brandan Wright Atlantic Coast
1. Ohio State 20 10.0 Greg Oden, Michael Conley Big-10
1. Texas 20 10.0 Kevin Durant, D.J. Augustine Big-12
4. Georgia Tech 18 9.0 Javaris Crittenton, Thaddeus Young Atlantic Coast
5. Louisville 17 8.5 Derrick Caracter, Edgar Sosa Big East
5. Georgetown 17 8.5 Vernon Macklin, DeJuan Summers Big East
5. Washington 17 8.5 Spencer Hawes, Quincy Pondexter Pacific-10
8. Duke 16 8.0 Jonathan Scheyer, Gerald Henderson Atlantic Coast
8. Connecticut 16 8.0 Stanley Robinson, Curtis Kelly Big East
8. Oklahoma 16 8.0 Damion James, Tony Crocker Big-12
8. Arizona 16 8.0 Chase Budinger, Nic Wise Pacific-10
8. Stanford 16 8.0 Brook Lopez, Robin Lopez Pacific-10
8. Tennessee 16 8.0 Willard "Duke" Crews, Marques Johnson Southeastern
8 Arkansas 16 8.0 Sonny Weems, Michael Washington Southeastern
15. Oklahoma State 14 7.0 Obi Muonelo, Gary Flowers Big-12
15. Memphis 14 7.0 Pierre Niles, Willie Kemp Conference USA
15. Syracuse 14 7.0 Paul Harris, Michael Jones Big East
15. Iowa 14 7.0 Cyrus Tate, Justin Johnson Big-10
19. Wake Forest 12 6.0 Jamie Skeen, Anthony Gurley Atlantic Coast
19. Kentucky 12 6.0 Perry Stevenson, Derrick Jasper Southeastern
19. USC 12 6.0 Taj Gibson, Kevin Galloway Pacific-10
19. Charlotte 12 6.0 Carlos Williams, An'Juan Wilderness Atlantic-10
19. Florida 12 6.0 Marresse Speights, Jonathan Mitchell Southeastern
19. Florida State 12 6.0 Josue Soto, Aaron Holmes Atlantic Coast
19. Villanova 12 6.0 Reggie Reading, Antonio Pena Big East
19. Texas A&M 12 6.0 Donald Sloan, Bryan Davis Big-12
19. California 12 6.0 Taylor Harrison, Patrick Christopher Pacific-10
19. Missouri 12 6'0 Ty Morrison, Vaidatos Volkus Big-12

HIGHEST TALENT RATING FOR THE TOP THREE RECRUITS
Rank Team Total Points Talent Rating Average Per Recruit Players Conference
1. North Carolina 30 10.0 Wayne Ellington, Brandan Wright, Tywon Lawson Atlantic Coast
2. Ohio State 28 9.3 Greg Oden, Michael Conley, Daequan Cook Big-10
2. Texas 26 8.7 Kevin Durant, D.J. Augustine, Dexter Pittman Big-12
4. Louisville 25 8.3 Derrick Caracater, Edgar Sosa, Jerry Smith Big East
5. Duke 24 8.0 Jonathan Scheyer, Gerald Henderson, Brian Zoubek Atlantic Coast
5. Connecticut 24 8.0 Stanley Robinson, Curtis Kelly, Jerome Dyson Big East
7. Washington 23 7.7 Spencer Hawes, Quincy Pondexter, Roburt Sallie Pacific-10
8. Oklahoma 22 7.3 Damion James, Tony Crocker, Scott Reynolds Big-12
8. Arkansas 22 7.3 Sonny Weems, Michael Washington, Stefan Welsh Southeastern
10. Georgia Tech 21 7.0 Javaris Crittenton, Thaddeus Young, Zach Peacock Atlantic Coast
11. Arizona 20 6.7 Chase Budinger, Nic Wise, Jordan Hill Pacific-10
11. Memphis 20 6.7 Pierre Niles, Willie Kemp, Tre'Von Willis Conference USA
11. Georgetown 20 6.7 Vernon Macklin, DaJuan Summers, Jeremiah Rivers Big East
11. Tennessee 20 6.7 Willard "Duke Crews, Marques Johnson, Wayne Chism Southeastern
15. Stanford 19 6.3 Brook Lopez, Robin Lopez, Will Paul Pacific-10
16. Kentucky 18 6.0 Perry Stevenson, Jodie Meeks, Derrick Jasper Southeastern
16. Michigan State 18 6.0 Isaiah Dahlman, Raymar Morgan, Tom Herzog Big-10
18. Syracuse 17 5.7 Paul Harris, Michael Jones, Devin Brennan-McBride Big East
18. Iowa 17 5.7 Cyrus Tate, Justin Johnson, Jamie Vanderbeeken Big-10
20. Wake Forest 16 5.3 Jamie Skeen, Anthony Gurley, Chas McFarland Atlantic Coast
20. Missouri 16 5.3 Ty Morrison, Vaidatos Volkus, Chris Singletary Big-12
20. California 16 5.3 Taylor Harrison, Patrick Christopher, Jerome Randall Pacific-10
20. Florida 16 5.3 Marreese Speights, Jonathan Mitchell, Doneal Mack Southeastern
24. Florida State 15 5.0 Josue Soto, Aaron Holmes, Jonathan Kreft Atlantic Coast
24. Villanova 15 5.0 Reggie Reading, Antonio Pena, Caisem Drummond Big East
24. Texas A&M 15 5.0 Donald Sloan, Bryan Davis, Bryan Beasley Big-12
24. Charlotte 15 5.0 Carlos Williams, An'Juan Wilderness, Cameron Tatum Atlantic-10
24. USC 15 5.0 Taj Gibson, Kevin Galloway, Kasey Cunningham Pacific-10

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 40 10.0 Tyler Hansbrough, Wayne Ellington, Brandan Wright, Tywon Lawson Atlantic Coast
2. Ohio State 36 9.0 Sylvester Mays, Greg Oden, Michael Conley, Daequan Cook Big-10
3. Duke 34 8.5 Josh McRoberts, Greg Paulus, Jonathan Scheyer, Gerald Henderson Atlantic Coast
3. Louisville 34 8.5 Andre McGee, Derrick Caracter, Jerry Smith, Edgar Sosa Big East
3. Texas 34 8.5 A.J. Abrams, Kevin Durant, D.J. Augustine, Dexter Pittman Big-12
6. Connecticut 33 8.3 Marcus Johnson, Stanley Robinson, Curtis Kelly, Jerome Dyson Big East
6. Memphis 33 8.3 Shawne Williams, Chris Douglas-Roberts, Antonio Anderson, Pierre Niles Conference USA
8. Arizona 32 8.0 Marcus Williams, Fendi Onobun, Chase Budinger, Nic Wise Pacific-10
8. Kansas 32 8.0 Julian Wright, Mario Chalmers, Micah Downs, Sherron Collins Big-12
10. Washington 31 7.8 Jon Brockman, Spencer Hawes, Quincy Pondexter, Roburt Sallie Pacific-10
11. Oklahoma 28 7.0 Michael Neal, Austin Johnson, Damion James, Tony Crocker Big-12
11. Texas A&M 28 7.0 Martellus Bennett, A. Kavaliauskas, Donald Sloan, Bryan Davis Big-12
11. Marquette 28 7.0 Wesley Matthews, Jerel McNeal, Dominic James, Lazar Heyward Big East

RECRUITING BY CONFERENCE FOR PLAYERS RANKED AMONG OR EQUIVALENT TO TOP 100 NATIONALLY
1.  ATLANTIC COAST CONFERENCE (166 Points) - 27 top 100 players signed (3 top five players, 2 top 10 players, 4 top 40 players, 7 top 70 players, 11 top 100 players)
Rating Player Height Position Hometown (High School) State College
10 Wayne Ellington 6'4 2G Merion Station (Episcopal Academy) PA North Carolina
10 Brandan Wright 6'10 PF Brentwood (Academy) TN North Carolina
10 Tywon Lawson 6'0 PG Mouth of Wilson (Oak Hill) VA North Carolina
9 Jarvaris Crittenton 6'5 PG Atlanta (Southwest Atlanta Christian) GA Georgia Tech
9 Thaddeus Young 6'8 WF Memphis (Mitchell) TN Georgia Tech
8 Jonathan Scheyer 6'5 2G Northbrook (Glenbrook North) IL Duke
8 Gerald Henderson 6'5 WF Merion Station (Episcopal Academy) PA Duke
8 Brian Zoubek 7'0 C Haddonfield (Memorial) NJ Duke
8 Josue Soto 5'11 PG Jacksonville (Arlington Country Day) FL Florida State
6 Jamie Skeen 6'7 WF Huntersville (North Mecklenburg) NC Wake Forest
6 William Graves 6'6 WF Greensboro (Dudley) NC North Carolina
6 Samari Spears 6'6 PF Blairstown (Blair Academy) NJ Boston College
6 Anthony Gurley 6'3 2G Newtonville (Newton North) MA Wake Forest
6 Will Harris 6'6 WF Wolfeboro (Brewster Academy) NH Virginia
6 Alex Stepheson 6'9 C North Hollywood (Harvard-Westlake) CA North Carolina
6 Deon Thompson 6'8 PF Torrance (H.S.) CA North Carolina
4 Larry Davis 6'3 2G Middle Village (Christ the King) NY N.C. State
4 Jamil Tucker 6'9 WF Gary (West Side) IN Virginia
4 James Dews 6'3 2G West Chester (Lakota East) OH Miami-FL
4 Fabio Nass 6'10 C Arkansas-Ft. Smith (JC) AR Miami-FL
4 Jeff Allen 6'7 WF Mouth of Wilson (Oak Hill) VA Virginia Tech
4 Nigel Munson 6'3 PG Hyattsville (DeMatha) MD Virginia Tech
4 Chaz McFarland 6'7 WF Worcester (Acdemy) MA Wake Forest
4 Dwayne Collins 6'7 PF Miami (Senior) FL Miami-FL
4 Eric Hayes 6'2 PG Dumfries (Potomac) VA Maryland
4 Aaron Holmes 6'4 2G St. Petersburg (Catholic) FL Florida State
4 Karolio Petrukonis 6'11 C Norfolk (Collegiate) VA Clemson
2.  BIG EAST CONFERENCE (134 Points) - 19 top 100 players signed (1 top five player, 2 top 10 players, 7 top 40 players, 7 top 70 players, 2 top 100 players)
Rating Player Height Position Hometown (High School) State College
10 Paul Harris 6'4 2G Fitchburg (Notre Dame) MA Syracuse
9 Derrick Caracter 6'9 PF Fitchburg (Notre Dame) MA Louisville
9 Vernon Macklin 6'9 C Chatham (Hargrave Military) VA Georgetown
8 Stanley Robinson 6'9 PF Birmingham (Huffman) AL Connecticut
8 DaJuan Summer 6'9 PF Owings Mills (McDonough School) MD Georgetown
8 Curtis Kelley 6'9 PF New York (Rice) NY Connecticut
8 Edgar Sosa 6'3 2G New York (Rice) NY Louisville
8 Jerry Smith 6'2 2G Wauwatosa (East) WI Louisville
8 Jerome Dyson 6'3 2G Andover (Proctor Academy) NH Connecticut
8 Earl Clark 6'9 WF Rahway (H.S.) NJ Louisville
6 Doug Wiggins 6'0 PG East Hartford (H.S.) CT Connecticut
6 Gilbert Brown 6'6 WF South Kent (Prep) CT Pittsburgh
6 Lazar Heyward 6'4 WF Fitchburg (Notre Dame) MA Marquette
6 Luke Harangody 6'8 PF Gary (Andrean) IN Notre Dame
6 Reggie Reading 6'4 2G Philadelphia (St. Joseph's Prep) PA Villanova
6 Antonio Pena 6'7 PF Oakdale (St. Thomas More) CT Villanova
6 Willie Walker 6'1 PG Bolingbrook (H.S.) IL DePaul
4 Malcolm Grant 6'1 PG Brooklyn (Paul Robeson) NY Seton Hall
4 Michael Jones 6'6 WF Columbia (Lower Richland) SC Syracuse
3.  BIG-12 CONFERENCE (132 Points) - 20 top 100 players signed (1 top five player, 0 top 10 players, 8 top 40 players, 6 top 70 players, 5 top 100 players)
12 Kevin Durant 6'10 WF Rockville (Montrose Christian) MD Texas
8 Damion James 6'8 WF Nacogdoches (H.S.) TX Oklahoma
8 Sherron Collins 5'11 PG Chicago (Crane) IL Kansas
8 D.J. Augustine 6'0 PG Sugar Land (Hightower) TX Texas
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