The ultimate RSCI (Recruiting Providers Consensus Index) scores for the category of 2023 have been launched and an Indiana signee is the highest-ranked Huge Ten recruit.
Mackenzie Mgbako, a late addition to Indiana’s 2023 recruiting class, is ranked the No. 10 prospect nationally.
The Recruiting Providers Consensus Index (RSCI), which began in 1998, is a composite rating that makes use of each nationwide recruiting service rating obtainable.
The methodology utilized by the RSCI, which is pronounced “Dangerous,” is on the market right here and in addition outlined under:
1. The method begins with a single prime 100 record from one of many consultants.
2. The gamers listed are assigned factors based mostly on their place on that record. The highest ranked participant is given 100 factors, #2 will get 99 factors, #3 will get 98, and so forth with #100 getting 1 level.
3. Repeat step 2 for every of the highest 100 lists.
4. Lastly, add up the scores based mostly on all of the lists and type the gamers by their rating in descending order.
This yr’s RSCI utilized rankings from 247Sports, On3, ESPN and Rivals.com.
The highest 5 gamers within the last rankings are Isaiah Collier (USC), Ron Holland (undecided), Justin Edwards (Kentucky), Aaron Bradshaw (Kentucky) and Cody Williams (Colorado).
Mgbako is the highest-ranked RSCI recruit to signal with Indiana since Romeo Langford in 2018.
The Roselle Catholic product is Indiana’s sixth prime 10 RSCI recruit ever becoming a member of Eric Gordon (No. 3, 2007), Langford (No. 5, 2018), Noah Vonleh (No. 8, 2013), Jared Jeffries (No. 9, 2000) and Cody Zeller (No. 10, 2011).
Michigan State signee and Cathedral product Xavier Booker is the second-highest-ranked Huge Ten signee at No. 12.
Seven different Huge Ten signees – Coen Carr (No. 26), DeShawn Harris-Smith (No. 30), Jeremy Fears (tied for No. 34), Gavin Griffiths (tied for No. 34), Taison Chatman (tied for No. 37), Devin Royal (No. 40), Scotty Middleton (No. 49) – completed within the prime 50.
The opposite Huge Ten recruits within the prime 100 embody Amani Hansberry of Illinois (No. 58), Maryland’s Jamie Kaiser (tied for No. 66), Purdue’s Myles Colvin (No. 74), Michigan State’s Gehrig Normand (No. 83) and Wisconsin’s Nolan Winter (No. 90).
Gabe Cupps and Jakai Newton didn’t end within the prime 100.
Within the last RSCI group rankings for the 2023 class, Michigan State completed No. 3 and Ohio State completed No. 9. Maryland was No. 17.
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