Rivals just released its first team ranking of the year and LSU is #6. The top 10 are: 1. Texas 2. Michigan 3. Florida State 4. Florida 5. Miami 6. LSU 7. Auburn 8. Texas A&M 9. Oklahoma 10. USC
Alabama not in the top 10? I guess it is true that rivals has something against them this year, really underrating some of their kids.
Yahoo Sports: Rivals.com 2012 Team Recruiting Rankings Michigan has 20 recruits and that large number helps their rankings. However, this is no fluke. It looks like THE Ohio State may be taking a recruiting hit this year. Last year Michigan had no 4 star commits from the state of Ohio. This year they already have 5. Alabama will move up, but Auburn and their recent temporary? BCS title are taking a few recruits away from them. Alabama's recent success allows them to recruit better OOS though. I was surprised looking at their class last year to find so many commits not from Alabama. As someone mentioned, Georgia just has so much talent that Richt will have a good class. I like Richt, but the Bulldogs are under performing considering the amount of talent in that state.