THE HOOPSCOOP Online
Published by The HOOP SCOOP, Inc., P.O. Box 37122, Louisville, KY 40233 Editor & Publisher Clark Francis Email Address: clark@hoopscooponline.com Phone (502) 493-0043 Fax (502) 493-0440 All rights reserved - Copyright 1999

DIFFERENT WAYS TO LOOK AT RECRUITING

The cumulative total for each recruiting class was arrived at by assigning each 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 TEAM

1. SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE (172 Points) - 26 top 100 players signed (0 top five players, 2 top 10 players, 10 top 40 players, 9 top 70 players, 5 top 100 players).

2. PACIFIC CONFERENCE (157 Points) - 23 top 100 players signed (2 top five players, 1 top 10 players, 8 top 40 players, 8 top 70 players, 4 top 100 players).

3. CONFERENCE USA (156 Points) - 25 top top 100 players signed (1 top five players, 0 top 10 players, 8 top 40 players, 9 top 70 players, 7 top 100 players).

4. BIG EAST CONFERENCE (146 Points) - 26 top 100 players signed (1 top five players, 0 top 10 players, 4 top 40 players, 10 top 70 players, 11 top 100 players).

5. BIG 12 CONFERENCE (134 Points) - 18 top 100 players signed (0 top five players, 0 top 10 players, 7 top 40 players, 7 top 70 players, 9 top 100 players).

6. ATLANTIC COAST CONFERENCE (118 Points) - 16 top 100 players signed (0 top five players, 2 top 10 players, 8 top 40 players, 2 top 70 players, 6 top 100 players).

7. WESTERN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE (100 Points) - 18 top 100 players signed (1 top five players, 0 top 10 players, 2 top 40 players, 7 top 70 players, 8 top 100 players).

8. ATLANTIC 10 CONFERENCE (92 Points) - 16 top 100 players signed (0 top five players, 0 top 10 players, 4 top 40 players, 6 top 70 players, 6 top 100 players).

9. BIG 10  CONFERENCE (73 Points) - 13 top 100 players signed (0 top five players, 1 top 10 players, 2 top 40 players, 4 top 70 players, 6 top 100 players).

10. COLONIAL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION (20 Points) - 3 top 100 players signed (0 top five players, 0 top 10 players, 2 top 40 players, 0 top 70 players, 1 top 100 players).

11. BIG WEST  CONFERENCE (20 Points) - 4 top 100 players signed (0 top five players, 0 top 10 players, 1 top 40 players, 0 top 70 players, 3 top 100 players).

12. MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE (18 Points) - 4 top 100 players signed (0 top five players, 0 top 10 players, 0 top 40 players, 1 top 70 players, 3 top 100 players).

13. OHIO VALLEY CONFERENCE (14 Points) - 2 top 100 players signed (0 top five players, 0 top 10 players, 1 top 40 players, 1 top 70 players, 0 top 100 players).

14. BIG SKY CONFERENCE (14 Points) - 3 top 100 players signed (0 top five players, 0 top 10 players, 0 top 40 players, 1 top 70 players, 2 top 100 players).

14. SUN BELT CONFERENCE (14 Points) - 3 top 100 players signed (0 top five players, 0 top 10 players, 0 top 40 players, 1 top 70 players, 2 top 100 players).

16. NORTHEAST CONFERENCE (8 Points) - 2 top 100 players signed (0 top five players, 0 top 10 players, 0 top 40 players, 0 top 70 players, 2 top 100 players).

17. SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE (6 Points) - 1 top 100 players signed (0 top five players, 0 top 10 players, 0 top 40 players, 1 top 70 players, 0 top 100 players).

18. METRO ATLANTIC CONFERENCE (4 Points) - 1 top 100 players signed (0 top five players, 0 top 10 players, 0 top 40 players, 0 top 70 players, 1 top 100 players).

18. MIDWESTERN COLLEGIATE CONFERENCE (4 Points) - 1 top 100 players signed (0 top five players, 0 top 10 players, 0 top 40 players, 0 top 70 players, 1 top 100 players).

18. MID-CONTINENT CONFERENCE (4 Points) - 1 top 100 players signed (0 top five players, 0 top 10 players, 0 top 40 players, 0 top 70 players, 1 top 100 players).

18. WEST COAST  CONFERENCE (4 Points) - 1 top 100 players signed (0 top five players, 0 top 10 players, 0 top 40 players, 0 top 70 players, 1 top 100 players).