Do the best recruiting classes matter in college football?

Data Source

• Wins data is from ESPN.com

• Class rankings and class points are from 247sports.com

Filters

• College football teams from 2009 to 2019

• Only big 5 conference football schools

Key Points

• Freshman class points rankings matter for how much you win.

• For every 217.4 freshman class points you get one win.

• The R value is .95, so it has a very strong correlation.

• The P-Value is .001, so it has a very significant correlation.

• Teams with high wins and low class ranking points.

Wisconsin

Kansas State

Iowa

Northwestern

Oklahoma State

• Teams with low wins and high class ranking points.

Kansas

Tennessee

Texas

USC

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