What if Oregon State's transfers counted towards recruiting class rankings?
I'm not a big fan of the "what if" game, but this particular one is pretty interesting.
Over the past couple of months, Oregon State has added a handful of former class of 2017 four-star prospects who transferred in. Transfers do not count towards recruiting class rankings for a number of reasons that I don't have time to get into, but what if they did?
I'll take Oregon State's current recruiting class and then add the four transfers to the ranking and see how it stacks up compared to the rest of the country.
The current class (transfers not included)
What is the "team rankings" formula?
Rivals Rating points for a team's Top 20 rated commits + Rivals250 Bonus Points = Total Points
The transfers
6.0 recruit ranking = 135 points
Being ranked No. 62 overall: adds an additional 40 bonus points
Total: 175 points
6.0 = 135 points
No. 65 overall: adds 40 points
Total: 175 points
5.9 = 120 points
No. 90 = adds 35 points
Total: 155 points
5.9 = 120 points
No. 122 = adds 28 points
Total: 148 points
Add it all together
Current 2019 class: 735 points
Total points from the transfers: 653 points
New total: 1,388
Where does that stack up?
In this "what if" class, with 1,388 points, Oregon State's recruiting class would rank No. 31 in the country -- just behind Stanford (1,391) and Michigan State (1,372).
Oregon State's average star ranking with the transfers added is 3.06, which would rank No. 32 in the country.
You could say, "Well Mike, what if you add in Josh Bowcut and Joshua Gray, who will join the team in 2019?" And then I would say, "They counted towards the 2017 and 2018 class rankings, respectively, so it would be cheating to add them again. I can only play the 'what if' game so much!"