2023 Winners
1) Kentucky (443 pts)
#3 Justin Edwards
#4 Aaron Bradshaw
#6 D.J. Wagner Jr.
#16 Robert Dillingham
#33 Reed Sheppard
Calipari goes back to his strength and brings in the best class in the nation with 3 of the top 6 and 5 of the top 40 players overall. (In case you're wondering, UK's 2017 class is the top RSCI class all time with 582 pts.)
2) Duke (339 pts)
#12 Jared McCain
#15 Sean Stewart
#17 Caleb Foster
#21 T.J. Power
Blue Devils coach Jon Scheyer had the #1 class in 2022 and picks up right where he left off.
3) Michigan State (248)
#13 Xavier Booker
#26 Coen Carr
#34 Jeremy Fears
#83 Gehrig Normand
The Spartans jump back into the top 3 after an off year from a recruiting perspective in 2022.
4) Oregon (239 pts)
#14 Kwame "KJ" Evans Jr.
#24 Jackson Shelstad
#26 Mookie Cook
The Ducks improved on last year's honorable mention class with a top 5 ranking.
5) USC (233 pts)
#1 Isaiah Collier
#17 Bronny James
#52 Arrinten Page
Back to back top 10 classes and this one includes the #1 player in the nation plus LeBron's kid. Pick your headline ...
6) Baylor (220 pts)
#8 Ja'Kobe Walter
#29 Yves Missi
#46 Miro Little
Missi blew up and went from not even appearing in the pre-season RSCI top 100 to #29 catapulting the Bears into the top 10.
7) Connecticut (215 pts)
#9 Stephon Castle
#43 Solomon Ball
#65 Jaylin Stewart
#72 Jayden Ross
In 2023 the Huskies won the national championship and landed a top 10 class. Times are good in Hartford.
8) Louisville (198 pts)
#22 Trentyn Flowers
#32 Dennis Evans
#79 Kaleb Green
#86 Ty-Laur Johnson
#88 Curtis Williams
Kenny Payne's first season as a head coach at his alma mater was not kind to him but leaning back to his roots as a recruiter showed results in his first full season of roster building.
9) Ohio State (177 pts)
#37 Taison Chatman
#40 Devin Royal
#49 Scott Middleton
The Buckeyes follow up last season's top 10 class with another.
10) Kansas (175 pts)
#20 Elmarko Jackson
#51 Chris Johnson
#57 Marcus Adams, Jr.
Jamari McDowell
The best addition to the Jayhawk roster came through the transfer portal with Hunter Dickinson. Factor that in and this class looks even stronger.
Honorable Mention
Iowa State (154 pts)
Arkansas (133 pts)
Stanford (131 pts)
UCLA (123 pts)
Oklahoma State (113 pts)
Tennessee (109 pts)
Maryland (106 pts)
North Carolina (103 pts)