With three of the recruiting services releasing their initial rankings and over half the Big Ten now possessing at least one commit, it's time to debut to Big Ten Recruiting Rankings for the class of 2013. I give you zero guesses about who is number one. Congratulations. You somehow won anyway.

ESPN is not included for now since they haven't released anything beyond their Watch List and an unsorted top 100 that they don't link or acknowledge anywhere else on the site, including individual player pages.

Chart? Chart:

Big Ten+ Recruiting Class Rankings
Rank	School	# Commits	Rivals Avg	Scout Avg	24/7 Avg	Avg Avg^
1	Michigan	14	3.57	3.86	3.86	3.76
2	Ohio State	5	4.20	4.20	4.20	4.20
3	Penn State	3	4.00	3.33	3.67	3.67
4	Michigan State	4	1.75	3.25	3.35	2.75
5	Notre Dame	2	2.50	3.50	4.00	3.33
6	Nebraska	2	4.00	2.50	3.00	3.17
7	Wisconsin	1	1.00	3.00	3.00	2.33
8	Minnesota	1	1.00	1.00	3.00	1.67
9	Illinois	1	1.00	1.00	2.00	1.33
10	Indiana	0	-	-	-	-
11	Iowa	0	-	-	-	-
12	Northwestern	0	-	-	-	-
13	Purdue	0	-	-	-	-

^The average of the average rankings of the three recruiting services (aka the previous four columns). The figure is calculated based on the raw numbers and then rounded, so the numbers above may not average out exactly.

NOTE: Unranked recruits are counted as one-star players. This may be a bit unfair this early in the process, considering there are many unevaluated recruits out there at this stage, but that's life.

On to the full data, after the jump.

 

#1 Michigan - 14 Commits
Name	Position	State	Rivals	Scout	24/7
Patrick Kugler	OL	PA	4	5	4
Shane Morris	QB	MI	4	5	4
Dymonte Thomas	S	OH	4	5	4
Kyle Bosch	OL	IL	4	4	4
Jake Butt	TE	OH	4	4	4
Chris Fox	OL	CO	4	4	4
Mike McCray	LB	OH	4	4	4
Wyatt Shallman	ATH	MI	4	4	4
Logan Tuley-Tillman	OL	IL	4	4	4
Taco Charlton	DE	OH	4	3	4
David Dawson	OL	MI	4	3	4
Jourdan Lewis	CB	MI	4	3	4
Jaron Dukes	WR	OH	NR	3	3
Khalid Hill	TE	MI	NR	3	3

All but two of Michigan's 14 commits earn four stars on at least two recruiting sites, with three recently earning five-star ratings from Scout. Every player save Colorado's Chris Fox is from the Midwest (or at least a Big Ten state, depending on how you view Pennsylvania). I don't need to tell you this, but things are going rather well in Ann Arbor.

#2 Ohio State - 5 Commits
Name	Position	State	Rivals	Scout	24/7
Cameron Burrows	CB	OH	5	4	4
Jalin Marshall	ATH	OH	4	5	5
Evan Lisle	OL	OH	4	4	4
Billy Price	DT	OH	4	4	4
Eli Woodard	CB	NJ	4	4	4

Urban Meyer's class doesn't have the same quantity as Brady Hoke's, but the quality is certainly there; all five commits are at least universal four-stars, and Jalin Marshall is the only player committed to a Big Ten school with five-star ratings from multiple sites.

#3 Penn State - 3 Commits
Name	Position	State	Rivals	Scout	24/7
Christian Hackenberg	QB	VA	4	4	4
Garrett Sickels	DE	NJ	4	3	4
Ross Douglas	CB	OH	4	3	3

Bill O'Brien's first full class at Penn State is off to a strong start, and it could get a major boost if top-ranked TE Adam Breneman chooses the Nittany Lions tomorrow, as expected. At this stage, they're the only school even remotely posing a threat to the "Big 2, Little 10" recruiting situation in the conference.

#4 Michigan State - 4 Commits
Name	Position	State	Rivals	Scout	24/7
Jon Reschke	LB	MI	4	4	4
Gerald Holmes	RB	MI	NR	3	3
Jalyn Powell	S	OH	NR	3	3
R.J. Shelton	RB	WI	NR	3	3

State has an argument for the three-spot just based on having an extra commit compared to PSU, but I like the overall quality of PSU's class more.

#5 Notre Dame - 2 Commits
Name	Position	State	Rivals	Scout	24/7
Steven Elmer	OL	MI	4	4	4
Jacob Matuska	DE	OH	NR	3	4

Notre Dame picked up Matuska—who's listed as a tight end, but says he'll come to South Bend as a DE—this week. Michigan was recruiting Matuska as a TE.

#6 Nebraska - 2 Commits
Name	Position	State	Rivals	Scout	24/7
Marcus McWilson	S	OH	4	4	3
Tre'vell Dixon	ATH	LA	4	NR	3

The Huskers are just a hair behind the Irish at this stage.

#7 Wisconsin - 1 Commit
Name	Position	State	Rivals	Scout	24/7
Garret Dooley	LB	IL	NR	3	3

The Badgers are on the board with Illinois LB Garret Dooley.

#8 Minnesota - 1 Commit
Name	Position	State	Rivals	Scout	24/7
Keelon Brookins	CB	MN	NR	NR	3

The Gophers aren't in last. Rejoice, Minnesotans!

#9 Illinois - 1 Commit
Name	Position	State	Rivals	Scout	24/7
Dillan Cazley	CB	IL	NR	NR	2

Illinois, at least, can say they're better off than the four schools—Indiana, Iowa, Northwestern, and Purdue—that have yet to pick up a commit. Slackers.