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This is old, but the most recent I could find. Barefoot has things moving in the right direction. Ladies finished 56th.

http://espn.go.com/high-school/girls-bas...-hoopgurlz

1. Connecticut Huskies
2. Texas A&M Aggies
3. Rutgers Scarlet Knights
4. Notre Dame Fighting Irish
5. Tennessee Lady Vols
6. Syracuse Orange
7. Duke Blue Devils
8. Baylor Bears
9. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
10. Maryland Terrapins
11. North Carolina Tar Heels
12. UCLA Bruins
13. Clemson Tigers
14. Texas Longhorns
15. Southern Cal Trojans
16. West Virginia Mountaineers
17. Oklahoma Sooners
18. South Carolina Gamecocks
19. Miami Hurricanes
20. Louisiana State Tigers
21. Michigan State
22. Florida Gators
23. Purdue Boilermakers
24. Georgia Lady Bulldogs
25. Stanford Cardinal
26. Vanderbilt Commodores
27. Virginia Cavaliers
28. Georgetown Hoyas
29. Colorado Buffaloes
30. Washington Huskies
31. Oregon State Beavers
32. Dayton Flyers
33. Oklahoma State Cowgirls
34. Virginia Tech Hokies
35. Auburn Tigers
36. Penn State Nittany Lions
37. Kentucky Wildcats
38. James Madison Dukes
39. Memphis Tigers
40. Houston Cougars
41. Louisville Cardinals
42. Texas Christian Horned Frogs
43. Pepperdine Waves
44. Grambling State Tigers
45. Princeton Tigers
46. Seton Hall Pirates
47. Wake Forest Demon Deacons
48. Mississippi State Bulldogs
49. Marquette Golden Eagles
50. Tulsa Golden Hurricane
51. St. John's Red Storm
52. Providence Friars
53. Minnesota Golden Gophers
54. Southern Methodist Mustangs
55. Hofstra Pride
56. Old Dominion Lady Monarchs
57. Kansas State Wildcats
58. Arizona Wildcats
59. Iowa State Cyclones
60. George Washington

Those rankings usually do not factor in international recruits. So Michelle Brandoa won't be considered in that.

ESPN only considers true freshmen, and no transfers or JUCO players. So I just take it for what it is.

Quote:ESPN HoopGurlz ranks recruiting classes based solely on high school prospect signings. No consideration is made for junior college or transfer student-athletes. Player rankings and class rankings are determined by the ESPN HoopGurlz rankings panel.

It's nice to get recognition, but we've seen how inexact recruiting is on the men's level and I have to imagine it's even more so on the women's side.

(07-11-2012 12:43 PM)djnva Wrote:  It's nice to get recognition, but we've seen how inexact recruiting is on the men's level and I have to imagine it's even more so on the women's side.

100% in agreement there

(07-11-2012 12:57 PM)TedHead Wrote:  

(07-11-2012 12:43 PM)djnva Wrote:  It's nice to get recognition, but we've seen how inexact recruiting is on the men's level and I have to imagine it's even more so on the women's side.

100% in agreement there

If it wasn't for the past few years we would be alot higher.

KB is puttin' in the work!

Well, I mean, it's nice, but if it's a direct correlation to, say, team performance, the 60th best team in the NCAA ain't going dancing.

(07-11-2012 07:27 PM)djnva Wrote:  Well, I mean, it's nice, but if it's a direct correlation to, say, team performance, the 60th best team in the NCAA ain't going dancing.

Well, we all know it's not a direct correlation. When was the last time one of ODU's mbb recruiting classes was rated 60th or better?

Just my opinion (regardless of "ranking") but I think the Lady Monarch staff has done a bang up job of working to reestablish the program as one of the marquee places to be. Recruiting this year (and transfers) looks to be on a vicious upswing and the enthusiasm for the program and community is off the charts (if you follow Karen Barefoot on Facebook or Twitter you know what I mean). Things are definitely being aggressively pushed in the correct direction.

(07-11-2012 07:27 PM)djnva Wrote:  Well, I mean, it's nice, but if it's a direct correlation to, say, team performance, the 60th best team in the NCAA ain't going dancing.

I'll try to find, where someone has us with a near top-30 class with transfers.