Gazing Into the Crystal Ball
Armed with the latest figures on the new recruits, we can now begin to look at the next few years with more intelligent guestimates.
Top Quintile Talent Rankings
These are the same as those for reputation, except that here we are focused on the schools best positioned with talent to succeed over the next few seasons. The quality of underclassmen is what is in view here.
1(t). North Carolina State(6.91)
1(t). Indiana(6.91)
3. Kansas(6.6)
4. Kansas State(6.25)
5. North Carolina(5.82)
6. Duke(5.8)
7. Duquesne(5.1)
8. Southern California(5.08)
9. Illinois(5.0)
10. Oregon State(4.92)
11. San Francisco(4.8)
12. UCLA(4.75)
13. Kentucky(4.67)
14. California(4.6)
15(t). Iowa(4.4)
15(t). Bradley(4.4)
17. Washington(4.36)
18(t). Iowa State(4.25)
18(t). Saint Joseph's(4.25)
20. Stanford(4.07)
21(t). Colorado(4.0)
21(t). Temple(4.0)
21(t). Arkansas(4.0)
24. Ohio State(3.91)
25. Villanova(3.71)
26. Virginia(3.7)
27(t). Michigan State(3.67)
27(t). Purdue(3.67)
29(t). Notre Dame(3.6)
29(t). Seattle(3.6)
31. La Salle(3.55)
32. Southern Methodist(3.5)
33. Wake Forest(3.44)
34. Mississippi State(3.4)
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