(11-10-2022, 10:13 PM)BostonCard Wrote: Just curious, are the team rankings your own subjective impression, based on a service, or based on some formula?Quite simplistic, combination of ESPN grade (example: 98) and ESPN overall ranking for each recruit,
BC
a throwback from Hoopgurlz when I was asked by Hoopgurlz to rank recruiting classes from 2006-2010.
I consider the ESPN grade to be the primary criterion, and the ESPN overall ranking kind of
provides a sub-ranking within the ESPN grade.
For example:
#1 WATKINS is 98(1) and #2 WILLIAMS is 98(2);
#3 DONOVAN is 97(1), #4 TOOMEY is 97(2), #5 HIDALGO is 97(3), etc.
#12 BOOKER is 96(1), #13 FULWILEY is 96(2), etc
#25 Tessa JOHNSON is 95(1), #26 BELL is 95(2), etc.
There are some subjective elements that enter the equation,
like what I did when I proposed a tie for #3
among Duke, South Carolina and UConn
in the latest edition after #13 FULWILEY and
#27 OKUNANWA announced their commitments.
I really appreciate the ESPN ranking system, because the ESPN grade
differentiates the talent levels of players. This way,
we are made aware that #1 WATKINS and #2 Mikayla WILLIAMS
(both with ESPN grade = 98) are a cut above the next level of talents
who have an ESPN grade = 97 which include #3 DONOVAN,
#4 TOOMEY, #5 HIDALGO...#10 OGDEN and #11 SCOTT, and so on.
