National top 10
Here’s the nation’s best recruiting classes, according to Rivals.com, with each team’s number of recruits and the total of five-, four- and three-star recruits:
Team Recruits 5-star 4-star 3-star
1. Alabama 24 5 10 9
2. Florida State 25 1 18 4
3. Ohio State 24 2 15 7
4. Michigan 28 1 15 12
5. Clemson 22 3 10 6
6. LSU 23 0 15 6
7. Mississippi 24 2 10 12
8. USC 20 2 11 7
9. Auburn 21 2 11 6
10. UCLA 29 1 10 15
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