Recruiting vs. Ranking College Football Team Performance: WAC 2005

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Caveats:

  • Each year's recruiting rating is an average of the rank order ratings from two major recruiting services.
  • The Recruiting Rating Average is weighted to give the most weight for 3rd and 4th year student-athletes, and the least for 1st year student-athletes.
  • The Recruiting Rating Averages are rank ordered to assign each team a Recruiting Ranting Ranking for the team's recruiting rating average.
  • The Post-Bowl Ranking is an average of 20+ ranking services. It is not simply the AP, Coaches, or BCS ratings.
  • Read the full explanation on the index page.

Index | Top 20 Overachieving Teams
ACC | Big 12 | Big East | Big Ten | Conference USA | Independents | MAC | Mountain West | Pac-10 | SEC | Sun Belt | WAC

Updated 15 December 2008: 2008 pre-bowl rankings have now been included and the differences between those rankings and the recruiting ratings have been calculated.

School Conference 2005 Rating 2004 Rating 2003 Rating 2002 Rating Recruiting Rating Avg Pre-Bowl Ranking Pre-Bowl Difference Post-Bowl Rating Post-Bowl Difference Missing Ratings?
Boise State WAC 68.5 79 87 74.5 79.7 36 43.7 39 40.7
Fresno State WAC 83.5 110.5 81 52.5 78.53 35 43.53 42 36.53
Hawaii WAC 84 89 82.5 70.5 80 85 -5 85 -5
Idaho WAC 93.5 90 96 81.5 89.3 113 -23.7 116 -26.7
Louisiana Tech WAC 98.5 100 71.5 107 92.4 67 25.4 62 30.4 2002x1
Nevada WAC 101 105 82 75.5 86.43 55 31.43 50 36.43
New Mexico St. WAC 109.5 111 115 110 111.98 119 -7.02 119 -7.02 2002x1, 2003x1
San Jose St. WAC 108.5 108.5 81 75 87.15 108 -20.85 110 -22.85
Utah State WAC 100 68 94 87.5 85.53 107 -21.48 106 -20.48