National Signing Day 2019: Recruiting class rankings

Now that the dust has settled on National Signing Day, the recruiting class rankings are finalized and Alabama is the king of the recruiting world again.

Things are finally winding down on the recruiting front in the world of college football. The 2019 college football National Signing Day is coming to a close and that means that this recruiting cycle is just about done.

Unsurprisingly, several college blue blood programs had the most success with their recruiting classes this year. That was the case coming into signing day and that’s the case coming out of signing day.

Alabama and Clemson, the two teams that have routinely won national titles over the past few seasons, were both in the top 10 with their respective recruiting classes. Oklahoma, Texas, LSU, Georgia, Florida, and Michigan were all there as well.

Heck, even Texas A&M and Oregon wrapped ended up in the top 10 for this year’s recruiting classes. But what do these rankings look like beyond just the top 10? How was the top 10 arranged and ordered?

Top 20 recruiting classes in the country according to 247Sports:

If there’s anything noteworthy here, it’s that the Southeastern Conference completely dominated the top end of this recruiting cycle. Four of the top five recruiting classes come from the SEC and three of those are from the SEC West! In total, eight teams from the SEC were represented in the top 20 recruiting class rankings for 2019.

Focusing in on the top five for a minute, Alabama having the best recruiting class in the country seems about right. That’s normal with Nick Saban leading things. The Georgia Bulldogs coming in right behind the Crimson Tide makes sense as well. Kirby Smart is just a step behind Saban right now.

The recruiting rivalry down in Texas certainly got heated up this recruiting cycle. The Longhorns edged out the Aggies, but it was pretty close. And then A&M’s newest rival LSU came in just behind the Aggies at No. 5.