The Pac-12 finished with three teams in Rivals’ national top 20 recruiting rankings, but overall, slumped a little this year in terms of how its teams fared on the national level compared to the other Power Five conferences.
“It’s not shocking, though, because I felt like the talent in the West was slightly down this year compared to last year,” said Adam Gorney, Rivals.com’s West Coast recruiting analyst.
Still, the usual suspects came away with big hauls.
Rivals.com’s Gorney and ESPN.com both accorded USC the title of Pac-12 recruiting champion this year, while Scout.