Now that the dust has settled on the '19 class, I was wondering what the average class rank each team in the Big 10 holds going into the '20 season. I was actually surprised by a few things.
First, Purdue had the 26th ranked class this year, that's the best they've done in a long while. Ohio State had its lowest rated class in the last 5 years. Overall, the B1G teams probably had the best average ranking its had in years, with Illinois having the lowest rated class. On the other hand, we only had one team in the T10, and that was Michigan, at 10. Finally, Nebraska is slowly putting together a solid team, cracking the Top 4 in the conference. These rankings are based upon Rivals, mileage may vary using other services or composite rankings.
Of course, these rankings do not consider or include transfers, players who have left for the NFL, retirements, etc.. What it does show is where the teams generally rank compared to each other.
AVG TOT TEAM 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
7.4 37 Ohio St 9 3 2 2 21
13.0 65 Penn St 15 22 12 5 11
18.6 93 Michigan 50 4 4 25 10
22.6 113 Nebraska 31 25 20 21 16
26.4 132 Michigan St 22 20 31 27 32
36.8 184 Wisconsin 37 35 46 39 27
40.2 201 Maryland 54 40 17 29 61
43.8 219 Iowa 59 42 38 39 41
47.8 239 Minnesota 52 50 54 42 41
49.6 248 Indiana 49 56 62 44 37
52.4 262 Northwestern 56 47 51 58 50
56.0 280 Rutgers 53 78 42 57 50
56.2 281 Illinois 46 67 44 50 74
56.8 284 Purdue 68 73 68 49 26
First, Purdue had the 26th ranked class this year, that's the best they've done in a long while. Ohio State had its lowest rated class in the last 5 years. Overall, the B1G teams probably had the best average ranking its had in years, with Illinois having the lowest rated class. On the other hand, we only had one team in the T10, and that was Michigan, at 10. Finally, Nebraska is slowly putting together a solid team, cracking the Top 4 in the conference. These rankings are based upon Rivals, mileage may vary using other services or composite rankings.
Of course, these rankings do not consider or include transfers, players who have left for the NFL, retirements, etc.. What it does show is where the teams generally rank compared to each other.
AVG TOT TEAM 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
7.4 37 Ohio St 9 3 2 2 21
13.0 65 Penn St 15 22 12 5 11
18.6 93 Michigan 50 4 4 25 10
22.6 113 Nebraska 31 25 20 21 16
26.4 132 Michigan St 22 20 31 27 32
36.8 184 Wisconsin 37 35 46 39 27
40.2 201 Maryland 54 40 17 29 61
43.8 219 Iowa 59 42 38 39 41
47.8 239 Minnesota 52 50 54 42 41
49.6 248 Indiana 49 56 62 44 37
52.4 262 Northwestern 56 47 51 58 50
56.0 280 Rutgers 53 78 42 57 50
56.2 281 Illinois 46 67 44 50 74
56.8 284 Purdue 68 73 68 49 26
