German and Grimes have both been bumped up to 3-star status on Rivals.

Below I listed the 3-star recruits each SBC team has committed and the number of players that have pledged to the program.

FIU-16 (29)
Troy- 10 (27)
Ark State- 7 (15)
ULL- 6 (13)
N. Texas- 6 (14)
FAU- 5 (16)
WKU- 3 (10)
ULM- 3 (21)
S. Alabama- 2 (15)
MTSU- 1 (6)

Adarius Glanton and Stern Vile both still haven't been rated, but I wouldn't be surprised if one of them garnishes the 3-star status.

Is there a way to see where we stand recruiting wise for the sunbelt on rivals? I haven't been able to find a way to figure it out

Jab979 said

Is there a way to see where we stand recruiting wise for the sunbelt on rivals? I haven't been able to find a way to figure it out

Try this link. Shows us as #2, but I dont know how they figure it.

Yahoo Sports: Rivals.com 2012 Team Recruiting Rankings

Jab979 said

Is there a way to see where we stand recruiting wise for the sunbelt on rivals? I haven't been able to find a way to figure it out

Not sure how up to date or accurate this is, but it says updated Monday, January 23rd.

FAU holding down the #2 recruiting class

Once again, not sure how "legitimate this is" but here is what I found…


Taken from Rivals

It's a very basic formula, which I'm going to explain in general, and then show you what goes into each part:

H * ( n / ( n + m ) ) + L * ( m / ( n + m ) )

H = Maximum potential High score …250 for every five-star, 140 for every four-star, 75 for every three-star, 20 for every two-star and 10 for every one-star. (Use the top 20 players.)

L = Maximum potential Low score…18 for every five-star, 12 for every four- star, 8 for every three-star, 3 for every two-star and 1 for every one-star. (Use the top 20 players again)

m= any constant factor. 50 is the number used to make values easier to deal with.

CALCULATION AND DEFINITION OF n:

n is the SUM of the top 20 players' point values based on where they are ranked nationally and by position. n also has a bonus component that I use as my baseline for n. If a team's class is over 3.00 (Auburn is 3.57 for example) then you take the part that is in the decimal place and multiply it by 100 to get a whole number. In Auburn's case that is .57*100=57 n team bonus points. Rivals says to do this last but I do it before I get the player values of n because I will forget sometimes if I wait and do the team bonus at the end.

Player n point values

High School Players
10 for each commit on the Rivals 100 ranked 1-10
9 for each commit on the Rivals 100 ranked 11-20etc. down to…
1 for each commit on the Rivals 100 ranked 91-100

Juco/Prep Players
10 for each commit on the Rivals 100 (juco/prep) ranked 1-10
9 for each commit on the Rivals 100 (non-high school) ranked 11-20
etc. down to…
6 for each commit on the Rivals 100 (non-high school) ranked 41-50

POSITION RANKINGS:
24 for each commit ranked #1 on his official position ranking
18 for each commit ranked #2-5 on his official position ranking
8 for each commit ranked 6-X on his official position ranking, where X is dependent on detail position, as listed below…
*NOTE: Juco and Prep players are NOT given a position ranking point value.

The Following are the lowest ranked players by position that will receive position points. For example the 40th rated OT gets 8 points while the 41st rated OT gets 0 points.

–Dual-threat QB: 25
–Pro-style QB: 25
–Running Back: 35
–All-Purpose Back: 15
–Fullback: 15
–Wide Receiver: 50
–Tight End: 20
–Offensive Tackle: 40
–Offensive Guard: 30
–Offensive Center: 10
–Defensive Tackle: 50
–Weakside Defensive End: 20
–Strongside Defensive End: 30
–Inside Linebacker: 35
–Outside Linebacker: 35
–Cornerback: 40
–Safety: 30
–Athlete: 25
–Kicker: (no points awarded for rank lower than 5th)

SEC teams get a multiplier of 1.4, because their coaches have proven to be better talent evlauators

Nah, that cannot be correct, way too simple….  ;)

NJOWL said

Nah, that cannot be correct, way too simple….  ;)

:D

FAU said

Jab979 said

Is there a way to see where we stand recruiting wise for the sunbelt on rivals? I haven't been able to find a way to figure it out

Not sure how up to date or accurate this is, but it says updated Monday, January 23rd.

FAU holding down the #2 recruiting class

We've moved to 7 (of 9). Ark State leads the pack, with Florida International at #2.

Glanton having 0 stars is basically the factor. He should be another 3 star player

Jab979 said

Glanton having 0 stars is basically the factor. He should be another 3 star player

If you ask me most of our JUCO guys should be 3 stars, Grimes may even be 4 stars…