Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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2013 Team Recruiting Rankings The South rose yet again on the recruiting trail in 2013. Alabama is growing roots at the top of the food chain when it comes to the national rankings. The Crimson Tide finished in first place in every major recruiting service except for Scout.com. Ohio State is the only other team that consistently finished with a higher-rated class than the Irish this year. In other words, the only two coaches to outmaneuver Brian Kelly and his staff during the past 12 months have combined to claim five of the last seven BCS championships. Notre Dame, which finished as low as 22nd and no higher than 10th according to the experts a year ago, clearly felt the impact of a 12-0 regular season on National Signing Day. 247Sports 1. Alabama 2. Ohio State 3. Notre Dame 4. Florida 5. Michigan 6. Ole Miss 7. LSU 8. Florida State 9. UCLA 10. Texas A&M 247Sports director of recruiting JC Shurburtt: "I thought the offensive line class was the best in the country." ESPNU 1. Alabama 2. Florida 3. Ohio State 4. Notre Dame 5. Ole Miss 6. Michigan 7. LSU 8. Texas A&M 9. Florida State 10. Georgia ESPN director of recruiting Tom Luginbill: "They continued to address their defensive needs and that should help them continue down the same path." Rivals.com 1. Alabama 2. Ohio State 3. Notre Dame 4. Florida 5. Michigan 6. LSU 7. Ole Miss 8. Auburn 9. Florida State 10. Texas A&M Rivals.com national recruiting analyst Mike Farrell: "They didn't lose much late. That's as important these days as getting new recruits. You've got to continue to recruit these kids up until signing day." Tom Lemming/ MaxPreps.com 1. Alabama 2. Ohio State 3. Notre Dame 4. Florida 5. LSU 6. Ole Miss 7. Michigan 8. UCLA 9. Texas A&M 10. Georgia National recruiting analyst Tom Lemming: "It's so close this year, it's not like the last couple years. Any one of the schools at the top could be No. 1, 2 or 3." Scout.com 1. Ohio State 2. Michigan 3. Alabama 4. Notre Dame 5. Texas A&M 6. Florida 7. UCLA 8. LSU 9. Georgia 10. Ole Miss Scout.com national recruiting analyst Brandon Huffman: "Anytime you can add a five-star defensive tackle [Eddie Vanderdoes] at the end, that would be just about as much icing on the cake as there is."