Scout.com's Top 25 Recruiting ClassesDuke, Kansas, Louisville take in best hauls from Class of 2005Posted: Wednesday November 10, 2004 5:10PM; Updated: Wednesday November 10, 2004 5:10PM 
By Dave Telep, Scout.com November 10 marks the first day college prospects can get out their lucky pens, open the mailbox and signs those pesky national letters of intent. Here at Scout.com we've gone ahead and projected a winner: Mike Krzyzewski's Duke Blue Devils narrowly edged out Kansas -- whom we project to have added three McDonald's All-Americans -- for the best class in the land. Take a look for yourself ...
| Scout.com's Top 25 Recruiting Classes |
| Rk. |
School (No. of recruits) |
Top Recruit |
No. 2 |
No. 3 |
No. 4 |
Scout.com Player Rankings ** |
| 1 |
Duke (5) |
Josh McRoberts |
Eric Boateng |
Greg Paulus |
Martynas Pocius |
3, 19, 28, Top 75, 78 |
| 2 |
Kansas (3) |
Julian Wright |
Micah Downs |
Mario Chalmers |
-- |
5, 13, 20 |
| 3 |
Louisville (8) |
David Padgett |
Amir Johnson |
Terrence Williams |
Andre McGee |
Top 5 TR, 24, 45, 91, 96, Top 125, Top 150, Top 150 |
| 4 |
Washington (6) |
Martell Webster |
Jon Brockman |
Artem Wallace |
Justin Dentmon |
9, 15, 71, Top 125, Top 125, Top 125 |
| 5 |
North Carolina (4) |
Tyler Hansbrough |
Bobby Frasor |
Danny Green |
Marcus Ginyard |
7, 35, 41, 45 |
| 6 |
Mississippi St. (4) |
Monta Ellis |
Vernon Goodridge |
Reginald Delk |
Richard Delk |
2, 21, 59, Top 150 |
| 7 |
Memphis (4) |
Shawne Williams |
Chris Douglas-Roberts |
Antonio Anderson |
Robert Dozier |
11, 30, 42, Top 75, Top 125 |
| 8 |
Oklahoma St. (4) |
Gerald Green |
Byron Eaton |
Terrel Harris |
Roderick Flemings |
12, 25, 73, 99 |
| 9 |
Alabama (4) |
Richard Hendrix |
Alonzo Gee |
Ray George |
Yamene Coleman |
8, 38, 25JC, Top 150 |
| 10 |
Connecticut (3) |
Andrew Bynum |
Jeff Adrien |
Marcus Johnson |
-- |
14, 60, 75 |
| 11 |
Arizona (3) |
JP Prince |
Marcus Williams |
Fendi Onobun |
-- |
29, 33, 47 |
| 12 |
LSU (5) |
Tasmin Mitchell |
Magnum Rolle |
Kentrell Gransberry |
Chris Johnson |
17, 56, 25JC, Top 150, Top 300 |
| 13 |
Marquette (4) |
Jerel McNeal |
Dominic James |
Wes Matthews |
Matt Mortensen |
50, 58, 88, Top 150 |
| 14 |
Georgia Tech (4) |
Lewis Clinch |
Alade Aminu |
Austin Jackson |
D'Andre Bell |
27, 50, 65, Top 150 |
| 15 |
Notre Dame (4) |
Luke Zeller |
Kyle McAlarney |
Ryan Ayers |
Zach Hillesland |
22, 79, 100, Top 200 |
| 16 |
NC State (3) |
Brandon Costner |
Courtney Fells |
Ben McCauley |
-- |
26, 48, 82 |
| 17 |
Georgia (4) |
Louis Williams |
Mike Mercer |
Rashaad Singleton |
Terrance Woodbury |
1, 36, Top 150, Top 200 |
| 18 |
Cincinnati (3) |
Devan Downey |
Abdul Herrera |
Tyree Evans |
-- |
37, 70, 74 |
| 19 |
UCLA (5) |
Ryan Wright |
Alfred Aboya |
Luc Mbaha Moute |
Darren Collison |
53, 92, Top 150, Top 150, Top 300 |
| 20 |
Auburn (4) |
Korvotney Barber |
Joey Cameron |
Rasheem Barrett |
Jarvis Hill |
31, 54, Top 200, Top 200 |
| 21 |
UNLV (4) |
Davon Jefferson |
Jovan Adams |
Joe Darger |
Gaston Essenque |
23, 66, 50JC, Top 150 |
| 22 |
Baylor (4) |
Kevin Rogers |
Henry Dugat |
Curtis Jerrells |
Tony Jones |
44, 69, Top 200, 50JC |
| 23 |
Wisconsin (3) |
Joe Krabbenhoft |
Marcus Landry |
Phillip Perry |
-- |
63, 80, Top 150 |
| 24 |
Wake Forest (3) |
Kevin Swinton |
Harvey Hale |
David Weaver |
-- |
67, Top 125, Top 125 |
| 25 |
Syracuse (3) |
Eric Devendorf |
Tiki Mayben |
Arinze Onuaku |
-- |
25, 97, Top 150 |
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** players not in Top 100 are either Top 125, 150, 200, 300. |
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