FCS RECRUITING: CAA Conference Rankings

HERO Sports will take you conference-by-conference with FCS recruiting, and let you know who has the class to be coveted.

Today we rank the Colonial Athletic Association.

Today's ranking (below) takes into account only high school recruits who have committed to FCS schools as of the night of Jan. 24 (NOTE: JUCOs and other transfers will be evaluated later this spring). Further updates will continue through national signing day. How do we rank? We pay more attention to the scholarship offers an athlete received than any kind of star rating from a recruiting service. If an FCS recruit holds 17 offers and 6 are of the FBS variety? That will rank him above a recruit who holds three — we let the colleges do the evaluations of film, they're the ones who get paid well to do that. Full final rankings will be released for teams and prospects on Monday, Feb. 11 at 12 p.m. ET[divider]

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RECRUITING SCHEDULE: Conf. by Conf. – And The Grand Finale[divider]

BMAC'S CAA TAKE:

THE WINNER?: Villanova crushed it down the stretch. It was truly an incredible effort, but several CAA teams made the national Top 10.

THE UPSTARTS?: Elon, having made the playoffs the past two seasons, is hardly an "afterthought" within the CAA, but the Phoenix had a coaching change and are not a traditional FCS power — and this class is impressive. Kudos to former head coach Curt Cignetti and his staff for putting this program at the forefront, and kudos to recruiting stud and new head coach Tony Trisciani (from his days at Villanova AND Elon) when it comes to holding an impressive class (six recruits hold FBS offers) together even through a coaching transition. Elon is a program heading places, and the recruiting class proves it.[divider]

THE TOP CAA PROSPECTS

(Ranked as of Feb. 6)