2/02/10
One last comparison before NSD.
Going by Rivals ratings, here are how some the classes stack up.
6.0 or higher (6.0 is the highest 4-star rating).
Florida - 6
Auburn - 4
Georgia - 4
Alabama - 1
LSU - 1
Tennessee - 0
South Carolina - 0
Kentucky - 0
Miss State - 0
Ole Miss - 0
Arkansas - 0
5.7 or higher (5.7 is the highest 3-star rating)
Florida - 23
Alabama - 20
Auburn - 20
Tennessee - 16
LSU - 15
Georgia - 15
Miss State - 10
Ole Miss - 10
South Carolina - 9
Arkansas - 9
Kentucky - 1
Overall Rivals Rankings by Total Points
1. Florida - 2,925
3. Auburn - 2,410
4. Alabama - 2,242
6. LSU - 1,986
7. Tennessee - 1,928
9. Georgia - 1,772
25. Ole Miss - 1,276
30. South Carolina - 1,155
41. Miss State - 963
57. Vanderbilt - 487
58. Arkansas - 469
75. Kentucky - 285
What the hell is going on at Arkansas and Kentucky? Joker Phillips better make some staff changes and get some recruiters or he's going to piss away what Rich Brooks had going.
Nice rebound by Tennessee, and Ole Miss finally reels a few in and moves into the top 25. On the other hand, Mississippi State lost 4-star running back Rajion Neal to the Vols, dropping them down to #41.