Recruiting vs. Ranking College Football Team Performance: Top Overachieving 20 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?
Boise State WAC 74 68.5 79 87 74.5 79.7 7 72.7 7 72.7
Navy I 105 116.5 111.5 113 106.5 110.53 43 67.53 46 65.53
Cincinnati Big East 88 84.5 77.5 88 97.5 88.525 36 52.525 35 53.525
Hawaii WAC 105 84 89 82.5 70.5 80 41 49 27 53
Central Michigan MAC 101 93.5 98.5 94.5 98 96.68 46 50.68 44 52.675
Louisville Big East 30 44 59 41.5 62.5 53.35 5 48.35 4 49.35
Wake Forest ACC 70 62.5 78 49.5 68 63.75 20 43.75 20 43.75
Brigham Young MWC 56.5 58 67 83.5 25 57.625 19 38.625 14 43.625
South Florida Big East 43.5 52 43 84.5 95 76.18 38 38.18 34 42.18
TCU MWC 67 58.5 62.5 68 70.5 67.03 26 41.03 25 42.025
Rutgers Big East 54 67.5 48.5 57 44 50.85 17 33.85 12 38.85
Ohio MAC 87 101 95 100.5 105.5 100.9 61 39.9 64 36.9
West Virginia Big East 54 32 50 52 35 44.55 10 34.55 9 35.55
Wisconsin Big 10 39.5 34.5 38 38 51.5 42.55 8 34.55 8 34.55
Nevada WAC 84.5 101 105 82 75.5 86.43 48 38.425 53 33.425
Rice Con USA 88 105 113 77.5 105 97.375 63 34.375 66 31.375
Kentucky SEC 35 64.5 48.5 58.5 81.5 64.35 41 23.35 33 31.35
Wyoming WAC 98 85.5 87 107 91 95.325 68 27.375 65 30.375
San Jose St. WAC 91 108.5 108.5 81 75 87.15 62 25.15 57 30.15