SEC dominates 2019 College Football Recruiting

The SEC just had best recruiting year in the history of the conference

 About the author: Joseph Grund is an Associate Manager & Managing Director, with Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. in Palm Bach Gardens, Florida.

According to Rivals.com Georgia, Alabama, and LSU finished with the top 3 recruiting classes.  The SEC Also finished with 5 of the Top 10 and 7 of the Top 12 Classes.

Georgia 

The Georgia Bulldog’s football program signed 24 players in the Class of 2019, and finished with the top-ranked class in the country, according to Rivals.com.  The class included 3 FIVE STAR players and 15 FOUR STAR players. Kirby Smart's fourth recruiting class was his best yet and should put Georgia in position to compete for the next several BCS Titles.

Alabama

The Crimson Tide program signed 27 players this year.  The class included 3 FIVE STAR players and 21 FOUR STAR players. Nick Saban signed the deepest class in the nation, and even though they were ranked #2 by Rivals, this class could arguably be considered the best. The average ranking for the 27 member class was an incredible 4 stars, which is virtually unheard of for a class that large.

LSU

The LSU Tigers finished with the nations 3rd ranked class.  Coach Ogeron signed 25 players, including 4 FIVE STAR players and 9 FOUR STAR players. Coach Ogeron was hired because he could recruit and he got the job done in 2019. 

The Others

Texas A&M finished 6th

Florida finishd 8th

Tennessee finished 12th

Auburn finished 13th

Sleeping Giant

Some of the top players in this class defected from South Florida, but with Manny Diaz now in charge of the Miami Hurricane Football Program, watch for the Hurricanes to re-emerge as a recruiting force. They currently have the #3 class for 2020 and the #1 class for 2021.

The ACC Finishes the Season as the Unquestioned Top Conference in College Football

College Football's Top Conference is Clearly the ACC

By knocking off Alabama for the national title, Clemson did more than just win the Colege Football National Championship.  It sealed the deal on the ACC’s rise to prominance in college football, by supplanting the SEC as the best conference in the America.

Clemson's victory should not have come as a major surprise. The ACC was showing their dominance throughout the season.

The ACC's Record Against Power Five Opponents...

The ACC was the only conference to post a winning record (17-9) against Power Five opponents this Season.   The ACC finished 10-4 against the SEC, 6-2 against the Big Ten -- both league records for most wins against those conferences. Eleven ACC teams finished with a winning overall record, also a league record.

Bowl Dominance

The ACC finished with a 9-3 record this Bowl season while the SEC was fumbling and stumbling to a 5-6 record.  In five head-to-head matchups, the ACC went 4-1 against the SEC.

National Title

Clemson's victory last night, coupled with the points above, and the fact that the ACC was won two of the past 4 national titles, cement the fact that College Football has a new King Conference!!