Updated Big Ten Rivals Industry Team Recruiting Rankings after National Signing Day

The dust has settled on “National Signing Day” but the signing period runs through Friday and there are still some big decisions to be made.

USC tightened its grasp on the No. 1 recruiting class in the nation, while Oregon and Ohio State have pushed to remain inside the top five. The saga surrounding Ohio State Five-Star Plus+ wide receiver commit Chris Henry Jr. has the headlines moving into Thursday.

According to the Rivals Industry Team Recruiting Rankings, there are seven Big Ten programs with a top-25 class coming out of a hectic NSD. Below is a look at the top classes in the conference:

1. USC — 93.497

35 total commits
1 five-stars | 21 four-stars | 13 three-stars
Top Commit: TE Mark Bowman, No. 23 NATL. (No. 2 TE)
National Class Ranking: No. 1

USC continues to be mentioned in the Chris Henry Jr., sweepstakes, but it appears the Trojans have wrapped up their impressive 2026 class that still ranks No. 1 nationally. They did flip a Mater Dei WR on Wednesday, though, as four-star Kayden Dixon-Wyatt is staying home. It was expected that he’d flip away from Ohio State and USC got it done. It took some time for Bowman’s signature to come in, but he’s locked in with the Trojans, too. USC has signed all 35 of its commits, which includes 15 top-200 prospects.

2. Oregon — 92.807

21 total commits
5 five-star | 11 four-stars | 5 four-stars
Top Commit: OT Immanuel Iheanacho, No. 15 NATL. (No. 3 OT)
National Class Ranking: No. 3

Oregon will likely finish with the most five-star signees this cycle and it is much more involved in the push to flip Chris Henry Jr. Dan Lanning and the Ducks have become known for an NSD splash or two and they’d love to add the nation’s No. 1 WR to an already-elite class. Oregon did land rising three-star CB Azel Banag on Wednesday morning. It still awaits signatures from five-stars Kendre’ Harrison and Jalen Lott, both of whom are expected to ink on Thursday.

3. Ohio State — 92.334

27 total commits
1 five-star | 14 four-stars | 12 three-stars
Top Commit: WR Chris Henry Jr., No. 7 NATL. (No. 1 WR) Unsigned
National Class Ranking: No. 5

The focus for Ohio State is trying to sign Henry Jr., who has been committed to the Buckeyes for well over two years. He opted not to sign on Wednesday following the news that longtime OSU receivers coach Brian Hartline was leaving to become the new head coach at USF. Now, Oregon and Texas are swinging hard to flip him during the signing period. It’s unclear when a final decision will come from Henry. Meanwhile, Ohio State did flip three-star safety Kaden Gebhardt from Clemson, but four-star athlete Legend Bey flipped back to Tennessee. The Buckeyes are also awaiting a signature from four-star WR Jerquaden Guilford, who’s being pursued by LSU.

4. Michigan — 91.058

26 total commits
2 five-star | 10 four-stars | 14 three-stars
Top Commit: EDGE Carter Meadows, No. 6 NATL. (No. 2 EDGE)
National Class Ranking: No. 12

Michigan’s National Signing Day drama is also spilling past Wednesday. Five-star running back Savion Hiter was signed on Thursday morning, putting an end to any speculation on that front. The Wolverines have now lost top-100 EDGE Julian Walker to South Carolina and four-star WR Zion Robinson to Stanford, though. Meanwhile, they are looking to flip four-star WR Brady Marchese from Georgia. U-M recently flipped four-star CB Jamarion Vincent and three-star IOL Adrian Hamilton leading into NSD.

5. Washington — 90.002

24 total commits
1 five-stars | 10 four-stars | 13 three-stars
Top Commit: OT Kodi Greene, No. 25 NATL. (No. 4 OT)
National Class Ranking: No. 15

Jedd Fisch and the Huskies quietly built a top-15 class, capping the cycle off with some big additions. They flipped four-star WR Jordan Clay from Baylor on Tuesday, then landed former Tulane four-star WR commit Trez Davis and three-star defensive lineman David Schwerzel on Wednesday. The Huskies have signed nine top-250 prospects, headlined by Greene, who flipped from Oregon to UW back in April and remained locked in with the program in Seattle.

6. Illinois — 88.779

30 total commits
0 five-stars | 5 four-star | 25 three-stars
Top Commit: CB Nick Hankins Jr., No. 120 NATL. (No. 16 CB)
National Class Ranking: No. 22

Bret Bielema and the Illini got the spatula out twice on National Signing Day, flipping four-star interior offensive lineman Micah Smith from UCLA and three-star running back Javari Barnett back from Alabama. Both prospects hail from Florida. All 30 commits for Illinois have put pen to paper and signed with the program in Champaign. This is Illinois’ highest-ranked class since the 2008 cycle.

7. Iowa — 88.682

18 total commits
0 five-stars | 7 four-stars | 11 three-stars
Top Commit: QB Tradon Bessinger, No. 146 NATL. (No. 11 QB)
National Class Ranking: No. 24

The Hawkeyes flipped three-star tight end Jack Janda — who will play defensive line in Iowa City — from Wisconsin on Tuesday and have now signed all 18 commits. Iowa’s big win came at the beginning of November when it plucked Bessinger away from Boise State. There’s four top-300 prospects in the class for Kirk Ferentz and Co.

8. Indiana — 87.963

22 total commits
0 five-stars | 4 four-stars | 18 three-stars
Top Commit: DL Gabe Hill, No. 245 NATL. (No. 28 DL)
National Class Ranking: No. 31

Curt Cignetti and the Hoosiers didn’t have any National Signing Day fireworks, but they did sign their entire landmark class. Indiana added a few commitments in November and pushed inside the top 35 nationally. New standards continue to be set in Bloomington and that includes the effort put into high school recruiting. Hill is one of three top-300 prospects signed to IU, alongside ATH Henry Ohlinger and LB Kevontay Hugan.

9. Minnesota — 87.945

31 total commits
0 five-stars | 5 four-stars | 26 three-stars
Top Commit: DL Howie Johnson, No. 169 NATL. (No. 20 DL)
National Class Ranking: No. 32

Minnesota’s lone addition on Wednesday was three-star receiver Josiah Dozier, a former USF commit who opted to lock in with the Gophers instead of follow Alex Golesh to Auburn. Last week, Minnesota also added three-star QB Brady Palmer, a one-time Cal pledge. P.J. Fleck looks to have a steal in four-star EDGE signee Aaden Aytch, the No. 36 overall prospect in the Rivals300.

10. Maryland — 87.561

17 total commits
1 five-star | 0 four-stars | 17 three-stars
Top Commit: EDGE Zion Elee, No. 5 NATL. (No. 1 EDGE)
National Class Ranking: No. 36

There was no NSD drama with Elee, the longtime Terps pledge who never wavered in his commitment to the local program. He signed on Wednesday while Maryland also added commitments from three-star DL Jamarcus Whyce and three-star WR Josiah Teasley. The program fleshed out its class a bit with four November commits, including three-star QB Nathan Bernhard.

11. Rutgers — 87.118
12. Michigan State — 87.008
13. Purdue — 86.452
14. Wisconsin — 86.189
15. Northwestern — 86.074
16. UCLA — 84.161
17. Nebraska — 83.704
18. Penn State — 73.421