How has your program recruited in the past four years? And have those results on national signing day led to similar results on the field? We looked at recruiting classes from 2012-2015 and added up the records for that four-year span to see who’s underachieving and overachieving.

This number does not include the 2016 recruiting classes since those players haven’t had a chance to play yet.

Alabama

Average rank: 1

4-year record: 50-6

Notes: The Tide won championships in 2012 and 2015, and in both cases were led by a freshman wide receiver (Amari Cooper in 2012 and Calvin Ridley in 2015). Alabama also made the four-team college football playoff in 2014. It’s about what you’d expect for a team that’s made their home at the top of the recruiting rankings the past six years.

Arkansas

Average rank: 26

4-year record: 22-28

Notes: The 2012 Razorbacks were trending up until Bobby Petrino got caught being self-destructive and John L. Smith came in to save the day. That team, returning several starters from an 11-2 team in 2011, went 4-8.

Auburn

Average rank: 9

4-year record: 30-22

Notes: Outside of a 12-2 season in 2013 when the Tigers lost to Florida State in the final BCS Championship Game, it’s been bad-to-slightly above average seasons for Auburn despite great classes.

Florida

Average rank: 9

4-year record: 32-19

Notes: Will Muschamp generally brought the goods when it came to recruiting and Jim McElwain seems to be following suit. Still 19 losses in four years isn’t acceptable in Gator Nation.

Georgia

Average rank: 8

4-year record: 40-13

Notes: No surprise that Georgia has been consistently good in recruiting and it’s led to three 10+ win seasons in the past four years. Had the Bulldogs been on the winning end of that epic 2012 SEC Championship Game against Alabama it’s likely Mark Richt would still be head coach.

Kentucky

Average rank: 36

4-year record: 14-34

Notes: Talent dipped low at the tail end of the Joker Phillips era, but the recruiting has improved in the past three years to put Kentucky back in the bowl conversation.

LSU

Average rank: 7

4-year record: 37-14

Notes: The fanbase is restless. Les Miles’ seat is burning hot right now. Despite that the Tigers continue to recruit well and dominate the state of Louisiana. Could use a quarterback though … or a bit of scheme adjustment on offense.

Missouri

Average rank: 33

4-year record: 33-19

Notes: Even with the SEC East not as strong as it once was there’s no question that Missouri has overachieved in its short time in the SEC as their recruiting rankings haven’t changed much from when it was a Big 12 school.

Mississippi State

Average rank: 25

4-year record: 34-18

Notes: Speaking of overachieving, Mississippi State has recruited solid classes but still ranks in the back end of SEC West programs. Despite that Dan Mullen has built a consistent winner.

Ole Miss

Average rank: 22

4-year record: 34-18

Notes: One of Ole Miss’ classes was ranked 47! They’ve improved on the trail much since then. In the won-loss category, Ole Miss as improved by one game each year since 2012 so a record of 11-2 for 2016 would keep the trend going.

South Carolina

Average rank: 18

4-year record: 32-19

Notes: Can we call this the Clowney effect? South Carolina got a bit of recruiting bump for the couple years following Jadeveon Clowney’s signing with the program in 2011. (Side note: Scroll to the bottom and notice Clemson fans are still having with South Carolina’s wikipedia page:)

Tennessee

Average rank: 14

4-year record: 26-24

Notes: This rating is heavily boosted by a class ranked No. 7 in 2014 and one ranked No. 4 in 2015. Still the other classes were solid, but a record barely above .500 leaves plenty to be desired.

Texas A&M

Average rank: 10

4-year record: 36-16

Notes: The Aggies have had a pretty nice bump in recruiting since joining the SEC and Kevin Sumlin taking over the program. Given his four-year record is considerably better than the two coaches that preceded him and he’s playing tougher schedules, I fail to understand why the fans are so unhappy in College Station.

Vanderbilt

Average rank: 41.5

4-year record: 25-25

Notes: The James Franklin effect got Vandy a Top 25 class in 2013, but Derek Mason has struggled to take advantage of that group (and several of those players have left the program) and get a bump in recruiting from those 9-4 seasons in 2012 and 2013.