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First you take the RSCI ranking for each player and assign points in essentially the same way that the rankings derived (i.e. 100 pts for #1, 99 pts for #2, etc.). Then you add up the points for all the players for a given school. The school with the most points wins. The nice thing about this approach is that tends to favor quality over quantity. For instance, a school which loads up on marginal top 100 players won't do as well in the standings as a school that gets a few superstars (which is how I think it should be). The downside, however, is that prep schoolers, 5th year players, and transfers aren't given the credit they deserve. This is because some of the recruiting experts that the RSCI rankings are based on don't include these players. Clearly, it's not a perfect system, but it is reasonably objective and, at least from that sense, it is fair. It also (at least in theory) has the chance to be more accurate than other methods since it is based on the consensus opinion of a group of experts rather than on just one. Enough of the disclaimers, here are the top 10 schools along with a list of their top 100 caliber players: |
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OK, so the Orange didn't make the NCAAs last season but with a class like this one that sort of situation should be in the rearview mirror now. What do you do if you've just lost the core of a team that won back-to-back championships? Reload, of course, and that's exactly what the Gators have done with this bunch which is shy on superstars but long on guys who can contribute in a big way, nonetheless. Coach K. brings in the #3 class in the nation for the 2nd year in a row. Will there be a 3-peat? Don't bet against it ... The Boilermakers took a huge step forward with this national top 5 class. Thad Matta comes up huge again. There's no Greg Oden in this group but, then again, these guys might hang around a little longer and do even more damage in the long run. Any time you bring in a trio of top 50's, you've had a banner year. The question now is whether these guys will hang one (banner, that is) before they're done. Coach Cal will benefit mightily both from getting a top 5 in Rose but also from the decision by the Morris twins to stay with the 2007 class. The Wildcats have a star in Bayless and an excellent supporting cast to join him in Tucson. Bill Walker is really a top 10 (despite his artificially low RSCI ranking) and Beasley is a beast but even that wasn't enough to keep Bob Huggins from leaving for West Virginia. Wright's decision to back out of his verbal to NC State when Herb Sendek left resulted in a big time pick up for the Hoyas. |
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