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Where every B1G team ranks in the Team Talent Composite for 2024
By Andrew Olson
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Before every college football player plays his first game, he is a recruit. When it comes to following prospects, the 247Sports Composite provides the most-cited recruiting rankings, as the formula includes ratings from industry competitors On3, Rivals and ESPN.
Ahead of every season, the folks at 247Sports crunch the numbers to form the Team Talent Composite. The Team Talent Composite offers insight into which programs are sporting the most talented rosters, based on every player’s Composite rating as a prospect.
Recruiting rankings don’t tell the whole story of a team. Signees, no matter how highly rated as recruits, still have to be coached and developed. There have been plenty of 5-star busts over the years. Some players prove that they were underrated as recruits. As observers, we frequently see experience and maturity decide outcomes.
The Team Talent Composite was first introduced in 2015. Per Cooper Petagna of 247Sports, only 7 teams outside the top 15 in the Team Talent Composite made the College Football Playoff during the 4-team era. The numbers will likely look different in the 12-team era, with the top Group of 5 conference champion making the field.
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The eight national champions from 2015-22 had rosters in the top 10 of that season’s Team Talent Composite. Michigan snapped that streak last season, winning the national title with a roster that ranked No. 14 on the Team Talent Composite.
The increasing popularity of the transfer portal with unlimited transfers within the NCAA’s designated windows will put the top-14 barrier to the test. While 247Sports gives players star ratings as transfers, only a player’s recruiting rating out of high school is considered for the Team Talent Composite. If a player had a 3-star prospect rating, but was a 5-star transfer, he’ll only a 3-star for the Team Talent Composite.
The top two spots in the 2024 Team Talent Composite go to SEC perennial powers Alabama (1,018.28 points) and Georgia (1,006.89). Ohio State leads the Big Ten, checking in at No. 3 overall. Here’s how all 18 B1G squads stack up:
- Ohio State (998.62 points, No. 3 overall)
- Oregon (916.71, No. 6)
- Penn State (895.31, No. 11)
- USC (863.09, No. 15)
- Michigan (859.21, No. 16)
- Nebraska (790.42, No. 23)
- Wisconsin (771.31, No. 27)
- UCLA (758.87, No. 29)
- Washington (741.11, No. 35)
- Purdue (738.93, No. 37)
- Iowa (723.51, No. 39)
- Michigan State (721.75, No. 41)
- Minnesota (705.22, No. 45)
- Maryland (695.59, No. 51)
- Northwestern (675.78, No. 55)
- Indiana (668.92, No. 57)
- Rutgers (663.55, No. 59)
- Illinois (653.75, No. 63)
A former Florida beat reporter, Andrew writes for the Saturday Tradition News Desk.