Recruiting vs. Ranking College Football Team Performance: Big 10 2006

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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 2006 Rating 2005 Rating 2004 Rating 2003 Rating 2002 Rating 2006 Recruiting Rating Avg Pre-Bowl Ranking Pre-Bowl Difference Post-Bowl Ranking Post-Bowl Difference Missing Ratings?
Illinois Big 10 29 48 47 30.5 44 40.23 99 -58.78 102 -61.78
Indiana Big 10 81.5 73.5 60.5 61 78.5 67.63 67 0.63 67 -6.38
Iowa Big 10 40 9.5 39.5 36.5 45.5 39.05 56 -16.95 59 -19.95
Michigan Big 10 11 4 5 12.5 17.5 11.95 3 8.95 6 5.95
Michigan State Big 10 38 37.5 14.5 81 35.5 46.28 74 -27.725 77 -30.725
Minnesota Big 10 62 55.5 58 45 61 54.38 45 9.38 50 4.38
Northwestern Big 10 76 51.5 74.5 68 59.5 65.83 78 -12.175 80 -14.175
Ohio State Big 10 12.5 9.5 10 33 4 15.93 1 14.93 3 12.93
Penn State Big 10 6 26.5 13 71.5 18.5 36.08 27 9.08 24 12.08
Purdue Big 10 52 27.5 26 32 47 35.53 50 -14.475 58 -22.475
Wisconsin Big 10 39.5 34.5 38 38 51.5 42.55 8 34.55 8 34.55