I updated my team talent formula after some transfers over the past couple months both in and out of programs. A team like USC saw a slight drop in their talent ranking because of the loss of a couple highly rated prospects to the transfer portal.
2020 Team Talent Formula
-6 points for the top 10 players per the 247 Composite a rating of (99.50 >)
-5 points for 5 star rated players (98.34 -99.5)
-4 points for players rated (97.5-98.33) in the composite (Top 50 Four star players)
-3 points for players rated 95.5-97.49 (Top 100 Four star players)
-2 points for players rated 92-95.49 (Top 200 Four star players)
-1 point for players rated 89-91.99 (subsequent Four star players)
-0.5 for players rated 87-88.99 (high Three stars, usually a Four star by a least one of the three recruiting services)
-2016 class average weighted at 20% + 2017 class average weighted at 60% + 2018 class average weighted at 80% + 2019 class average weighted at 95% + 2020 class average full weight)
Add the totals and that equals the baseline talent score
*I use the (2016-2019) 247 sports enrolled rankings for the most accurate roster per class data
*Top 100 player is a player who has a composite rating of 95.50 and above.
1. Alabama 523.4 /12 Five stars & 61 Four stars. (Top 100 players)-31
2. Georgia 519.1 /13 Five stars & 51 Four stars. (Top 100 Players)-31
3. Ohio State 508.6 /13 Five stars & 48 Four stars. (Top 100 players)-27
4. Clemson 466.3 /11 Five stars & 38 Four stars. (Top 100 players)-21
5. LSU 459.8 /8 Five stars & 47 Four Stars. (Top 100 players)-22
6. Texas 439.7 /4 Five stars & 50 Four stars. (Top 100 players)-16
7. Florida 433.8 /4 Five stars & 47 Four stars. (Top 100 players)-15
8. Texas A&M 430.6 /4 Five stars & 47 Four stars. (Top 100 players)-17
9. Penn State 429.3 /2 Five & 49 Four stars. (Top 100 players)-15
10. Oklahoma 429.0 /5 Five stars & 47 Four stars. (Top 100 players)-12
11. Auburn 424.4 /2 Five stars & 46 Four stars. (Top 100 players)-9
11. USC 424.4 /5 Five stars & 34 Four stars. (Top 100 players)-15
13. Oregon 420.6 /4 Five stars & 35 Four stars. (Top 100 players)-14
14. Notre Dame 413.3 /1 Five star & 44 Four stars. (Top 100 players)-12
15. Tennessee 411.6 /5 Five stars & 34 Four stars. (Top 100 players)-13
16. Florida State 409.6 /3 Five Stars & 33 Four stars. (Top 100 players)-10
17. Michigan 408.3 /2 Five stars & 43 Four stars. (Top 100 players)-5
18. Miami 394.9 /1 Five Star & 34 Four stars. (Top 100 players)-11
19. Washington 394.6 /1 Five Star & 44 Four stars. (Top 100 players)-6
20. Stanford 384.5 /3 Five stars & 24 Four stars. (Top 100 players)-6
21. South Carolina 371.4 /2 Five stars & 26 Four stars. (Top 100 players)-5
22. Nebraska 357.5 /0 Five Stars & 23 Four stars. (Top 100 players)-2
23. North Carolina 354.8 /0 Five stars & 23 Four stars. (Top 100 players)-4
24. Mississippi State 352.8 /1 Five Star & 21 Four stars. (Top 100 players)-4
25. Kentucky 351.1 /0 Five stars & 21 Four stars. (Top 100 player)-4
The next five out: Ole Miss (346.7); Arkansas (344.3); Wisconsin (343.5); Arizona State (342.4); Virginia Tech (339.3)
Tyler Turner is a contributor to The Sports Cast. Tyler covers all things college football: coaching searches, recruiting, etc. I also cover College basketball, Boxing, Tennis, Golf, and NFL.