New Pac-12 team jumps into No. 2 spot for 2024 conference recruiting rankings
Over the past decade or so, the Oregon Ducks have been a mainstay near the top of the recruiting rankings in the Pac-12 conference. If they didn’t hold the number 1 spot, you didn’t have to look very far down the ranks before you saw the Ducks.
That remains the case in 2024. Though the USC Trojans got a late commitment in the class of 2023 to take the final No. 1 spot in the conference rankings, the Ducks have gotten out to a blazing hot start in the 2024 class, where they now rank No. 7 nationally.
It shouldn’t come as a surprise that Dan Lanning is continuing to recruit at a great clip. However, one thing that has surprised us so far is how successful Troy Taylor has been in his first cycle as the Stanford Cardinal head coach.
Stanford has picked up a handful of blue-chip players over the last couple of weeks, and they are now in the thick of the race for the top spot out west, as well as a top-10 spot in the national rankings.
Take a look at the latest Pac-12 recruiting rankings midway through the month of June:
Oregon Ducks
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National Ranking: 7th
Total Commitments: 16
5-star Players: 0
4-star Players: 11
3-star Players: 5
Average Commit Rating: 90.42
Stanford Cardinal
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National Ranking: 9th
Total Commitments: 22
5-star Players: 0
4-star Players: 4
3-star Players: 16
Average Commit Rating: 87.66
USC Trojans
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National Ranking: 12th
Total Commitments: 11
5-star Players: 0
4-star Players: 8
3-star Players: 3
Average Commit Rating: 91.88
Colorado Buffaloes
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National Ranking: 36th
Total Commitments: 8
5-star Players: 0
4-star Players: 4
3-star Players: 4
Average Commit Rating: 89.56
Arizona Wildcats
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National Ranking: 48th
Total Commitments: 13
5-star Players: 0
4-star Players: 1
3-star Players: 7
Average Commit Rating: 86.29
Arizona State Sun Devils
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National Ranking: 51st
Total Commitments: 11
5-star Players: 0
4-star Players: 0
3-star Players: 7
Average Commit Rating: 87.43
UCLA Bruins
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National Ranking: 55th
Total Commitments: 6
5-star Players: 0
4-star Players: 1
3-star Players: 5
Average Commit Rating: 87.96
Oregon State Beavers
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National Ranking: 59th
Total Commitments: 6
5-star Players: 0
4-star Players: 0
3-star Players: 6
Average Commit Rating: 86.08
Utah Utes
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National Ranking: 70th
Total Commitments: 4
5-star Players: 0
4-star Players: 1
3-star Players: 3
Average Commit Rating: 88.28
California Golden Bears
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National Ranking: 74th
Total Commitments: 5
5-star Players: 0
4-star Players: 0
3-star Players: 4
Average Commit Rating: 85.24
Washington State Cougars
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National Ranking: 82nd
Total Commitments: 4
5-star Players: 0
4-star Players: 0
3-star Players: 3
Average Commit Rating: 82.20
Washington Huskies
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National Ranking: 93rd
Total Commitments: 1
5-star Players: 0
4-star Players: 1
3-star Players: 0
Average Commit Rating: 91.59