Can someone please explain this recruiting ranking to me?

[volbound1700]

So look at Oklahoma vs. Tennessee here.

Tennessee has:

1. More 5 stars and 3 stars than Oklahoma (OU has 0 5* and 9 3*)
2. Tennessee and OU are tied on 4*
3. Tennessee has a higher average star rating

Yet Oklahoma is ranked ahead of Tennessee? Source is Rivals.com 2023 Team Ratings.

 

[iuvol]

Did they get their rating system from the CFP rating formula?

 

[swchandler1988]

So look at Oklahoma vs. Tennessee here.

Tennessee has:

1. More 5 stars and 3 stars than Oklahoma (OU has 0 5* and 9 3*)
2. Tennessee and OU are tied on 4*
3. Tennessee has a higher average star rating

Yet Oklahoma is ranked ahead of Tennessee? Source is Rivals.com 2023 Team Ratings.


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You need to look at their commit list individually. Shows the point distribution there

 

[TriCityVolFan]

Oklahoma 4 and 3 star players may have higher points than TN. Its total points that determine position.

 

[GetEmVols]

So look at Oklahoma vs. Tennessee here.

Tennessee has:

1. More 5 stars and 3 stars than Oklahoma (OU has 0 5* and 9 3*)
2. Tennessee and OU are tied on 4*
3. Tennessee has a higher average star rating

Yet Oklahoma is ranked ahead of Tennessee? Source is Rivals.com 2023 Team Ratings.


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Our our 4 star players could be more like 4.1 star players and their players might be more like 4.4 star players.

 

[ksgovols]

Rivals ranks the top 20 prospects only and they give graduating bonus points for players in the Rivals250 that starts with 100 points for the #1 player and 3 points for #250. While Tennessee has the #4 player in Iamaleava, OU has 4 in the top 70 before UT gets another ranked player at 71. The weighted bonus points are what pushed OU a little above the Vols.

It's all explained on Rivals website.

 

[vettefool]

So look at Oklahoma vs. Tennessee here.

Tennessee has:

1. More 5 stars and 3 stars than Oklahoma (OU has 0 5* and 9 3*)
2. Tennessee and OU are tied on 4*
3. Tennessee has a higher average star rating

Yet Oklahoma is ranked ahead of Tennessee? Source is Rivals.com 2023 Team Ratings.


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Many will tell you it doesn’t matter.

 

[wmcovol]

More subscribers live in Oklahoma.

 

[Devo182]

So look at Oklahoma vs. Tennessee here.

Tennessee has:

1. More 5 stars and 3 stars than Oklahoma (OU has 0 5* and 9 3*)
2. Tennessee and OU are tied on 4*
3. Tennessee has a higher average star rating

Yet Oklahoma is ranked ahead of Tennessee? Source is Rivals.com 2023 Team Ratings.


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Likely the same as 247 - higher players are weighted more.

They may also have a handful of very low ranked guys dragging down their average...but once you get to the bottom 5-10 guys, they aren't worth much to the point total anyway...due to the weighting.

Fwiw research supports this - the goat Bill C. did research on this and actually said your top 10 recruits/class was a better correlator to success than looking at entire classes. Not too surprising since 100 guys recruited every 4 years turns into 44 players in the 2 deep. It's about what you can put on the field at the end of the day.

 

[Hopeful Vol]

And Venebles will need those incoming recruits to contribute immediately to turn it around next season. Another 6-6 year and he’s gone

 

[volbound1700]

Yeah, I missed the "points"

Sounds like we need a more robust system. For example one with 8 star, 7 star, 6, star, etc.

More ratings to be more accurate.