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I was bored in my 4 hour class so I came up with this. Figured I post it. I thought this was a pretty interesting recruiting stat for the Big East. I wanted to see how good Big East players or Big East recruiting was compared to the power 5 conferences. So I compared the Big East to the Big 12 because they were the only conference out of the Football 5 to have 10 teams and also we're supposedly the best conference last year. So, this is according to rivals and is for next years rosters in 2015-16.

Big East
Top 100 - 37
Top 50 - 14
Top 25 - 6
Top 10 - 0
Big 12
Top 100 - 30
Top 50 - 10
Top 25 - 4
Top 10 - 1

All of Big 12's top 25 players are going to Kansas. Big 12's one top 10 player was Cheick Diallo. Big East had a lot more balance with every team having at least 2 Top 100 recruits. St. John's had 2 Top 100's in Rysheed Jordan and Chris Obekpa. However, I did not think the Big East would be the more talented conference with programs like Kansas, Texas, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Baylor, West Virginia and Iowa State all in the Big 12. It really shows the Big East is still a power conference.
 
I was bored in my 4 hour class so I came up with this. Figured I post it. I thought this was a pretty interesting recruiting stat for the Big East. I wanted to see how good Big East players or Big East recruiting was compared to the power 5 conferences. So I compared the Big East to the Big 12 because they were the only conference out of the Football 5 to have 10 teams and also we're supposedly the best conference last year. So, this is according to rivals and is for next years rosters in 2015-16.

Big East
Top 100 - 37
Top 50 - 14
Top 25 - 6
Top 10 - 0
Big 12
Top 100 - 30
Top 50 - 10
Top 25 - 4
Top 10 - 1

All of Big 12's top 25 players are going to Kansas. Big 12's one top 10 player was Cheick Diallo. Big East had a lot more balance with every team having at least 2 Top 100 recruits. St. John's had 2 Top 100's in Rysheed Jordan and Chris Obekpa. However, I did not think the Big East would be the more talented conference with programs like Kansas, Texas, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Baylor, West Virginia and Iowa State all in the Big 12. It really shows the Big East is still a power conference.
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Interesting analysis. Although doing it this way, you are going to have players like Obekpa who were recruited into the "old Big East." Not sure how many others in your analysis fall into that category. Kris Dunn and Ryan Arch are two I can think of off the top of my head.
 
Just 5 players
D'Vauntes Smith-Rivera
Kris Dunn
Chris Obekpa
Ryan Arciadiacano
Daniel Ochefu
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great analysis. but i think the five players listed above are just 2012 frosh players. Many 2013 players committed before the split. Hopkins & Cameron from G'town; Hart & Jenkins to name a few. but it makes sense not to include X, MU, and BU in the pre-split top 100 players since they weren't BE.

Regardless, the networks are sticking with the power five term b/c of CFB, but in terms of hoops no question that BE is a power conference and I would bet over the next 5 years so will average in the top ~3 in RPI. Fingers crossed Fox throws in more money and gets more games on the national channel - that will only help with the recruites.

Side note: Gotta figure SJU / Gtown at MSG this upcoming year will definitely be on the national channel.
 
Just 5 players
D'Vauntes Smith-Rivera
Kris Dunn
Chris Obekpa
Ryan Arciadiacano
Daniel Ochefu
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great analysis. but i think the five players listed above are just 2012 frosh players. Many 2013 players committed before the split. Hopkins & Cameron from G'town; Hart & Jenkins to name a few. but it makes sense not to include X, MU, and BU in the pre-split top 100 players since they weren't BE.

Regardless, the networks are sticking with the power five term b/c of CFB, but in terms of hoops no question that BE is a power conference and I would bet over the next 5 years so will average in the top ~3 in RPI. Fingers crossed Fox throws in more money and gets more games on the national channel - that will only help with the recruites.

Side note: Gotta figure SJU / Gtown at MSG this upcoming year will definitely be on the national channel.
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Yea, I thought about the 2013 commits but I figured a lot of those guys that committed that year knew a split was coming in some type of way and they still committed to their respective programs.
 
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Just 5 players
D'Vauntes Smith-Rivera
Kris Dunn
Chris Obekpa
Ryan Arciadiacano
Daniel Ochefu
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great analysis. but i think the five players listed above are just 2012 frosh players. Many 2013 players committed before the split. Hopkins & Cameron from G'town; Hart & Jenkins to name a few. but it makes sense not to include X, MU, and BU in the pre-split top 100 players since they weren't BE.

Regardless, the networks are sticking with the power five term b/c of CFB, but in terms of hoops no question that BE is a power conference and I would bet over the next 5 years so will average in the top ~3 in RPI. Fingers crossed Fox throws in more money and gets more games on the national channel - that will only help with the recruites.

Side note: Gotta figure SJU / Gtown at MSG this upcoming year will definitely be on the national channel.
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Yea, I thought about the 2013 commits but I figured a lot of those guys that committed that year knew a split was coming in some type of way and they still committed to their respective programs.
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IStill an interesting comparison...all of the pre-split recruits mentioned are at the level that are still gravatating to the BE
 
' I thought about the 2013 commits but I figured a lot of those guys that committed that year knew a split was coming in some type of way and they still committed to their respective programs.

I didn't think of that. So even better. They committed to old BE, we had the split, they stayed...counts in my book!
 
ESPN lists their top 26 college basketball players for next season.

http://espn.go.com/mens-college-bas...ons-top-25-players-2015-16-college-basketball

By my count:

ACC: 7 None from Louisville, Syracuse, Pitt, Miami, Boston College - sense a theme? It's probably more of a coincidence than anything else, but it's nice to insert a snarky comment on this. (Unfortunately Notre Dame does have a player on the list, but we'll ignore that for the purposes of my snarky comment.)

Big East: 4 players (Dunn, Roosevelt Jones, Ochefu, Archi)
Big 12: 4
Big 10: 4
Other 4 (2 from Wich St.; 1 Gonzaga, 1 Stephen A. Austin)
SEC: 2 (Maybe some additional players to commit to Kentucky?)
Pac 12: 1

Not bad for the Big East, considering we have only 10 teams.
 
ESPN lists their top 26 college basketball players for next season.

http://espn.go.com/mens-college-bas...ons-top-25-players-2015-16-college-basketball

By my count:

ACC: 7 None from Louisville, Syracuse, Pitt, Miami, Boston College - sense a theme? It's probably more of a coincidence than anything else, but it's nice to insert a snarky comment on this. (Unfortunately Notre Dame does have a player on the list, but we'll ignore that for the purposes of my snarky comment.)

Big East: 4 players (Dunn, Roosevelt Jones, Ochefu, Archi)
Big 12: 4
Big 10: 4
Other 4 (2 from Wich St.; 1 Gonzaga, 1 Stephen A. Austin)
SEC: 2 (Maybe some additional players to commit to Kentucky?)
Pac 12: 1

Not bad for the Big East, considering we have only 10 teams.
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But I thought ESPN hated the Big East?
 
@sn_ncaab: Bill Murray's son Luke named newest Xavier assistant coachhttp://t.co/gWH3IKUG5J
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By Chris Mack hiring a new assistant, is he no longer in the running for the Florida job. If Mack were to go to Florida, then the new Xavier new head coach would bring in coaches he's familiar with and Luke would most likely be out on the street looking for another gig. I know, I know, coaches will sell a recruit today and be off to another school tomorrow and not think twice, but I would rather Mack remain in the Big East.
 
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