Updated Rankings: Cumulative Average Star Rankings (2005-09)

NOTE: Keep in mind this was compiled in Feb 2009. I will be updating after signing day 2010 and deleting the 2005 class from these rankings.

Following is the cumulative average star rankings of each team's classes since 2005 (a pretty accurate depiction of players/talent that were on roster for each team in the 2009 season, at least according to Rivals stars).

It would be more accurate if we took the total stars of all players signed in the period and divided by the total number of players signed in the period, but that's too much work and you'd probably end up with the same results or very close to it. Below we just took the average stars of each class, added the 5 average stars of each class together and divided by 5, and then ranked all teams based on their cumulative average. Worth noting is that 6 of the Top7 have either won or played in a national title game in the period (Georgia being the only team in the Top7 that hasn't played in a national title game). Also interesting is only ONE team outside the Top7 has even PLAYED in a national title game in the period (ETA...Alabama was the first).

You can verify the class average star ranking here Rivals Team Rankings and you can click on the drop down menu to go to previous year's class rankings. I've underlined the teams outside of the Top10 that I think are interesting.


Ranking School 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Total Average
1 USC 3.95 3.96 4.22 3.89 3.89 19.91 3.982
2 Florida 3.39 3.89 3.89 3.82 3.94 18.93 3.786
3 LSU 3.69 3.64 3.88 3.58 3.79 18.58 3.716
4 Ohio State 3.50 3.60 3.80 3.79 3.76 18.45 3.690
5 Texas 3.60 3.60 3.79 3.55 3.85 18.39 3.678
6 Georgia 3.58 3.64 3.48 3.67 3.83 18.20 3.640
7 Oklahoma 3.63 3.54 3.38 3.81 3.43 17.79 3.558
8 Michigan 3.48 3.63 3.40 3.67 3.59 17.77 3.554
9 Florida State 3.82 3.68 3.20 3.33 3.62 17.65 3.530
10 Notre Dame 3.00 3.46 3.72 3.96 3.44 17.58 3.516
11 Alabama 3.03 3.61 3.28 3.72 3.81 17.45 3.490
12 Miami-FL 3.82 3.36 3.21 3.33 3.60 17.32 3.464
13 Tennessee 3.63 3.09 3.63 3.06 3.53 16.94 3.388
14 Clemson 3.08 3.40 3.22 3.42 3.50 16.62 3.324
15 UCLA 3.00 3.23 3.27 3.52 3.33 16.35 3.270
16 Auburn 3.19 3.52 3.37 3.03 3.21 16.32 3.264
17 Nebraska 3.33 3.27 3.33 2.96 3.25 16.14 3.228
18 South Carolina 2.96 3.08 3.42 3.18 3.34 15.98 3.196
19 California 3.38 3.30 3.00 3.05 3.11 15.84 3.168
20 Penn State 3.05 3.63 3.14 3.00 2.96 15.78 3.156
21 Texas A&M 3.23 2.96 2.89 3.17 3.14 15.39 3.078
22 Arizona 3.17 3.28 2.72 3.00 2.96 15.13 3.026
23 Maryland 3.08 3.00 2.85 3.11 3.08 15.12 3.024
24 Arkansas 3.00 2.96 2.93 2.88 3.30 15.07 3.014
25 Virginia Tech 3.08 3.00 2.73 3.10 3.09 15.00 3.000
26 Oregon 2.87 2.67 3.24 3.25 2.92 14.95 2.990
27 North Carolina 2.50 2.93 3.00 3.16 3.34 14.93 2.986
28 Oklahoma State 2.76 3.03 3.04 3.04 3.00 14.87 2.974
29 Arizona State 2.82 3.04 2.63 3.15 3.10 14.74 2.948
30 Pittsburgh 2.54 3.08 3.04 3.16 2.90 14.72 2.944
31 Ole Miss 2.56 3.17 3.09 2.71 3.11 14.64 2.928
32 Illinois 2.57 2.89 3.00 3.00 3.10 14.56 2.912
33 Wisconsin 2.74 2.70 3.06 2.83 3.00 14.33 2.866
34 Michigan State 2.75 2.84 2.70 2.71 3.30 14.30 2.860
35 Texas Tech 2.67 2.88 2.73 3.00 3.00 14.28 2.856
36 Virginia 3.14 2.67 3.04 2.50 2.84 14.19 2.838
37 Missouri 2.83 2.63 2.89 3.00 2.80 14.15 2.830
38 Kansas 2.65 2.72 2.57 3.10 3.08 14.12 2.824
39 Colorado 2.68 2.61 2.68 3.24 2.84 14.05 2.810
40 Washington 2.54 2.82 2.81 2.92 2.94 14.03 2.806
41 Georgia Tech 2.37 2.69 3.30 2.64 2.90 13.90 2.780
42 Iowa 3.22 2.70 2.95 2.54 2.47 13.88 2.776
43 Stanford 2.81 2.44 2.63 2.71 3.27 13.86 2.772
44 West Virginia 2.48 2.63 2.96 2.63 3.13 13.83 2.766
45 Boston College 2.81 2.85 2.83 2.83 2.47 13.79 2.758
46 NC State 2.83 2.45 2.64 2.88 2.78 13.58 2.716
47 Minnesota 2.67 2.33 2.46 3.07 3.05 13.58 2.716
48 Miss State 2.56 2.67 2.62 2.56 3.15 13.56 2.712
49 Kansas State 2.90 2.52 2.67 2.94 2.48 13.51 2.702
50 Louisville 2.59 2.92 3.06 2.59 2.31 13.47 2.694
51 Rutgers 2.32 2.52 2.83 2.65 3.00 13.32 2.664
52 Purdue 3.00 2.38 2.68 2.48 2.53 13.07 2.614
53 Oregon State 2.60 2.60 2.51 2.72 2.63 13.06 2.612
54 TCU 2.38 2.56 2.54 2.40 3.00 12.88 2.576
55 South Florida 2.43 2.36 2.48 2.46 3.00 12.73 2.546
56 Southern Miss 2.30 2.29 2.16 2.78 2.95 12.48 2.496
57 Northwestern 2.50 2.24 2.74 2.30 2.67 12.45 2.490
58 Utah 2.29 2.17 2.32 2.73 2.84 12.35 2.470
59 Iowa State 2.52 2.50 2.44 2.33 2.52 12.31 2.462
60 Washington State 2.50 2.57 2.44 2.23 2.55 12.29 2.458
61 BYU 2.31 2.12 2.46 2.52 2.86 12.27 2.454
62 Syracuse 2.40 2.43 2.56 2.54 2.29 12.22 2.444
63 Baylor 2.35 2.34 2.34 2.45 2.71 12.19 2.438
64 Kentucky 2.15 2.53 2.31 2.50 2.69 12.18 2.436
65 Wake Forest 2.26 2.40 2.30 2.47 2.48 11.91 2.382
66 Duke 2.26 2.38 2.19 2.41 2.63 11.87 2.374
67 UCF 2.16 2.29 2.31 2.61 2.42 11.79 2.358
68 Vandy 2.08 2.27 2.50 2.19 2.71 11.75 2.350
69 Boise State 2.44 2.17 2.24 2.26 2.52 11.63 2.326
70 Indiana 2.13 2.25 2.15 2.26 2.72 11.51 2.302
71 Fresno State 2.16 2.35 2.27 2.41 2.29 11.48 2.296
72 Cincinnati 2.04 2.44 2.26 2.25 2.48 11.47 2.294
73 UAB 2.19 2.54 2.04 2.08 2.57 11.42 2.284
74 San Diego St 2.56 2.28 2.27 2.19 2.10 11.40 2.280
75 Hawaii 2.21 2.00 2.42 2.30 2.39 11.32 2.264
76 Tulsa 2.32 2.06 1.87 2.30 2.64 11.19 2.238
77 Memphis 2.06 2.12 2.22 2.29 2.48 11.17 2.234
78 Akron 2.17 2.17 2.19 2.18 2.33 11.04 2.208
79 SMU 2.23 2.13 2.17 2.14 2.35 11.02 2.204
80 Troy 2.09 2.12 2.22 2.24 2.35 11.02 2.204
81 Marshall 2.05 2.13 2.15 2.38 2.29 11.00 2.200
82 UNLV 2.17 2.15 2.32 2.00 2.36 11.00 2.200
83 LA Tech 2.04 2.11 2.27 2.19 2.35 10.96 2.192
84 Houston 2.08 2.04 2.14 2.16 2.52 10.94 2.188
85 Conneticut 2.27 1.96 2.24 2.14 2.24 10.85 2.170
86 Wyoming 2.11 2.05 2.29 2.14 2.17 10.76 2.152
87 East Carolina 2.00 2.15 2.15 2.14 2.32 10.76 2.152
88 UTEP 2.10 2.10 2.26 2.12 2.14 10.72 2.144
89 North Texas 2.04 2.12 2.06 2.30 2.15 10.67 2.134
90 Kent State 2.08 2.00 2.08 2.18 2.32 10.66 2.132
91 Toledo 2.09 1.95 2.32 2.13 2.15 10.64 2.128
92 Colorado State 2.11 2.13 1.96 2.16 2.25 10.61 2.122
93 New Mexico 2.12 2.04 2.00 2.18 2.21 10.55 2.110
94 Mid Tenn State 2.08 2.00 2.00 2.29 2.13 10.50 2.100
95 Rice 2.05 2.06 2.13 2.06 2.13 10.43 2.086
96 Miami-OH 2.00 2.05 2.17 2.06 2.12 10.40 2.080
97 Ball State 2.00 2.13 2.00 2.10 2.13 10.36 2.072
98 San Jose St 2.08 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.11 10.34 2.068
99 Nevada 2.05 1.96 2.00 2.14 2.19 10.34 2.068
100 Western Michigan 2.08 2.00 2.04 2.12 2.08 10.32 2.064
101 LA Monroe 2.00 2.13 2.00 2.14 2.04 10.31 2.062
102 LA Lafayette 2.13 2.05 2.06 2.00 2.06 10.30 2.060
103 Idaho 2.00 2.05 2.05 2.10 2.10 10.30 2.060
104 Tulane 2.05 2.00 1.92 2.00 2.32 10.29 2.058
105 Northern Illinois 2.17 2.06 2.00 2.00 2.04 10.27 2.054
106 Arkansas St 2.09 2.05 2.04 2.04 2.05 10.27 2.054
107 Central Michigan 2.04 2.00 1.94 2.05 2.23 10.26 2.052
108 Ohio 2.00 1.95 1.91 2.20 2.19 10.25 2.050
109 Eastern Michigan 2.00 2.00 2.04 2.04 2.14 10.22 2.044
110 Utah State 2.00 2.04 2.00 2.10 2.05 10.19 2.038
111 Temple 2.03 1.89 2.13 2.08 2.04 10.17 2.034
112 Bowling Green 2.00 1.96 2.10 2.00 2.09 10.15 2.030
113 Buffalo 2.00 2.13 1.90 2.00 2.09 10.12 2.024
114 New Mexico State 2.00 1.76 2.10 2.00 2.14 10.00 2.000
115 Air Force 1.50 1.65 1.73 1.93 1.90 8.71 1.742
116 Army 2.00 1.05 1.65 2.00 1.85 8.55 1.710
117 Navy 2.00 1.18 1.33 1.75 1.14 7.40 1.480
118 Illinois State 1.33 1.33 1.00 0.94 0.75 5.35 1.070
119 Chattanooga 0.67 0.67 0.44 0.00 0.83 2.61 0.522