Recruiting vs. Ranking College Football Team Performance: Conference USA

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Caveats:

  • Each year's recruiting rating is an average of the rank order ratings from two major recruiting services.
  • The Recruiting Rating Average is weighted to give the most weight for 3rd and 4th year student-athletes, and the least for 1st year student-athletes.
  • The Recruiting Rating Averages are rank ordered to assign each team a Recruiting Ranting Ranking for the team's recruiting rating average.
  • The Post-Bowl Ranking is an average of 20+ ranking services. It is not simply the AP, Coaches, or BCS ratings.
  • Read the full explanation on the index page.

Index | Top 20 Overachieving Teams
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Updated 21 July 2009:2009 pre-season ratings have been added. 2008 post-bowl rankings have now been included and the differences between those rankings and the recruiting ratings have been calculated.

School Conference 2009 Rating 2008 Rating 2007 Rating 2006 Rating 2005 Rating 2009 Recruiting Rating Avg 2009 Recruiting Rating Ranking Missing Ratings?
East Carolina Con USA 91.5 87 71 66.5 95 75.935 73
Houston Con USA 59.5 88.5 75 80 83.5 79.58 79
Marshall Con USA 94.5 75 68.5 69 82 72.355 69
Memphis Con USA 80.5 93 91 70 80.5 83 83
Rice Con USA 76 105.5 95 88 105 95.03 97 2002S
SMU Con USA 73.5 88.5 96 99 94 94.39 95
Southern Miss Con USA 57 42.5 61 74 73 62.63 63
Texas El-Paso Con USA 103 84.5 92.5 93.5 81.5 90.55 90 2002S
Tulane Con USA 86.5 102 109.5 82.5 96 96.82 102
Tulsa Con USA 64.5 80.5 95 87 71.5 85.89 85
UAB Con USA 84.5 102 102.5 44 78 79.925 81 2002S
UCF Con USA 62.5 61 61 79.5 74.5 68.515 66
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