Though it doesn’t come with quite the fanfare it did prior to the advent of the early signing period in 2017, national signing day for college football programs is still a thing that many follow.
There wasn’t much to report for Ohio State, which signed 20 players back in December and wasn’t expected to add to it on Wednesday, but that doesn’t mean there wasn’t a handful of players that made their intentions known by inking their letters of intent for other programs throughout the country.
Now that all of the dust has settled and we have the final rankings, it’s time to look at all of the Big Ten classes and see how things stacked up in the conference. Is Ohio State still the king of recruiting in the league, or did the gap close with teams like Michigan and Penn State?
Here’s a look at all fourteen Big Ten schools and where they all rank nationally and against their peers in the Big Ten. We start at No. 14 and work our way down to No. 1.
Indiana Hoosiers
247Sports Team Composite Rankings Metrics
Total Score | 177.18
Total Commitments | 15
5-Star Commits | 0
4-Star Commits | 3
3-Star Commits | 12
National Ranking | 67
Purdue Boilermakers
247Sports Team Composite Rankings Metrics
Total Score | 179.36
Total Commitments | 16
5-Star Commits | 0
4-Star Commits | 0
3-Star Commits | 16
National Ranking | 65
Wisconsin Badgers
247Sports Team Composite Rankings Metrics
Total Score | 188.21
Total Commitments | 15
5-Star Commits | 0
4-Star Commits | 3
3-Star Commits | 12
National Ranking | 58
Rutgers Scarlet Knights
247Sports Team Composite Rankings Metrics
Total Score | 188.51
Total Commitments | 19
5-Star Commits | 0
4-Star Commits | 0
3-Star Commits | 19
National Ranking | 57
Northwestern Wildcats
247Sports Team Composite Rankings Metrics
Total Score | 200.13
Total Commitments | 19
5-Star Commits | 0
4-Star Commits | 1
3-Star Commits | 18
National Ranking | 45
Minnesota Golden Gophers
247Sports Team Composite Rankings Metrics
Total Score | 201.22
Total Commitments | 21
5-Star Commits | 0
4-Star Commits | 2
3-Star Commits | 19
National Ranking | 44
Illinois Fighting Illini
247Sports Team Composite Rankings Metrics
Total Score | 203.20
Total Commitments | 23
5-Star Commits | 0
4-Star Commits | 3
3-Star Commits | 20
National Ranking | 43
Iowa Hawkeyes
247Sports Team Composite Rankings Metrics
Total Score | 204.24
Total Commitments | 22
5-Star Commits | 0
4-Star Commits | 2
3-Star Commits | 20
National Ranking | 39
Maryland Terrapins
247Sports Team Composite Rankings Metrics
Total Score | 206.06
Total Commitments | 25
5-Star Commits | 0
4-Star Commits | 4
3-Star Commits | 21
National Ranking | 37
Nebraska Cornhuskers
247Sports Team Composite Rankings Metrics
Total Score | 224.13
Total Commitments | 28
5-Star Commits | 0
4-Star Commits | 4
3-Star Commits | 24
National Ranking | 24
Michigan State Spartans
247Sports Team Composite Rankings Metrics
Total Score | 224.92
Total Commitments | 16
5-Star Commits | 0
4-Star Commits | 9
3-Star Commits | 7
National Ranking | 23
Michigan Wolverines
247Sports Team Composite Rankings Metrics
Total Score | 241.74
Total Commitments | 24
5-Star Commits | 0
4-Star Commits | 10
3-Star Commits | 14
National Ranking | 18
Penn State Nittany Lions
247Sports Team Composite Rankings Metrics
Total Score | 270.20
Total Commitments | 23
5-Star Commits | 0
4-Star Commits | 18
3-Star Commits | 5
National Ranking | 13
Ohio State Buckeyes
247Sports Team Composite Rankings Metrics
Total Score | 289.05
Total Commitments | 20
5-Star Commits | 1
4-Star Commits | 18
3-Star Commits | 1
National Ranking | 5
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