All 300 prospects featured in the latest edition of Rivals’ recruiting rankings — the Rivals300 — for the class of 2027 are currently committed. That’s unprecedented but indicative of how fast things now move on the trail. Recruiting news for the senior cycle will have to revolve around flips and decommitments this fall. With the top 300 recruits in the nation off the board, though, it gives us a great look at which conferences have locked down the most blue-chip talent. $19.99 gets you a FULL year of On3 | Rivals national coverage Rivals takes a look at how many 2027 Rivals300 prospects each conference has committed, as of Aug. 21. One league has more than a third of the 300 commitments, while another barely has more than Notre Dame.SEC — 111While the SEC is trying to return to the top of the college football mountain, its recruiting pedigree is as strong as ever. It easily leads the way with 111 Rivals300 commits, which are scattered across 15 of their 16 programs.Texas A&M has the No. 1 class in the Rivals Industry Team Recruiting Rankings and it includes 14 Rivals300 commits. Surprisingly, that’s not the most in the conference, as Florida’s No. 8 class features 15 — an impressive haul for new head coach Jon Sumrall.Oklahoma and Texas both have top-10 recruiting classes, too, and both have 10 Rivals300 prospects pledged coming out of the summer. Ole Miss is right behind with nine, while Auburn and LSU each have eight. Five other SEC teams have five or more: Georgia, South Carolina, Kentucky, Tennessee and Missouri. Notably, Kalen DeBoer’s class at Alabama has just three. Arkansas is the lone program without a Rivals300 commit entering the fall. An up-to-date look at the top 10 Rivals300 commits across the conference can be seen here.Big Ten — 89The Big Ten as a whole continues to ride momentum and that has trickled down to the trail. Eight teams have a top-25 class to date and there’s 89 total Rivals300 commits in the conference. of the 18 teams, 15 have at least one in the fold.The usual suspects are leading the charge. Both Oregon and Ohio State have a dozen Rivals300 commitments this cycle. The Ducks and Buckeyes sit at No. 4 and 5 in the team rankings. They are the lone B10 representatives in the top 10.Michigan has not slowed under new head coach Kyle Whittingham. The Wolverines are next with 11, while USC follows with 10. It’s an impressive haul for the Trojans, considering they have just 14 commits in total.UCLA is on the rise under Bob Chesney and the Bruins have eight Rivals300 commits in their 2027 class. Nebraska has seven, while defending national champions Indiana and Washington both have six. Penn State and Wisconsin each have five, while Rutgers, Iowa and Purdue are the three teams in the league without at least one right now. See the top 10 commits in the Big Ten here.ACC — 51The ACC has some surprising success stories when it comes to recruiting this cycle, but the league is behind the SEC and Big
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