More often than not, teams that attract a highly regarded recruiting class often win the recruiting battles in their home states to do so, and this year was no exception.

Many of the SEC’s recruiting hauls ranked in the top 20 in the nation according to the 247Sports industry composite rankings, and most SEC teams out-recruited their in-state rivals to establish themselves near the top of the heap this winter.

The SEC was involved in eight different in-state recruiting battles this offseason, some of which involved multiple teams from the conference while others involved teams from other power conferences like the ACC and the Big 12.

We studied the recruiting classes from all teams involved and declared winners in all eight states.

Take a look at our final scorecard:

ALABAMA

SEC teams (top 20 in-state signees): Alabama (6), Auburn (5)
Other power conference teams: N/A
Winner: Alabama. The Crimson Tide and its in-state rival Tigers engaged in perhaps the most competitive in-state recruiting battle in the SEC this winter, nearly matching one another tick for tack on their shared home turf. Ultimately Alabama won not because it had one more top 20 signee than Auburn, but because four of its six top 20 signees ranked among the top 6 prospects from the state of Alabama, while three of Auburn’s five signees ranked outside that range.

FLORIDA

SEC teams: Florida (3)
Other power conference teams: Florida State (7), Miami (1)
Winner: Florida. The Seminoles more than doubled the number of top 20 signees the Gators and new head coach Jim McElwain were able to attract this offseason, but McElwain got the last laugh in locking down five-star prospects Martez Ivey and Cece Jefferson on National Signing Day to boost an otherwise average class by Florida’s lofty standards. FSU is the established power in the state right now, so those two signees constitute a major victory for Florida in Year 1 of a new regime.

GEORGIA

SEC teams: Georgia (8)
Other power conference teams: Georgia Tech (0)
Winner: Georgia. The scoreboard speaks for itself on this one, as Georgia Tech was unable to secure a single top 20 recruit from its own state despite winning its division in the ACC and decimating SEC contender Mississippi State in a high-exposure New Year’s Six bowl. Georgia finally won over linebacker prospect Roquan Smith to add to its heap of touted signees, giving it an easy victory on the home front.

KENTUCKY

SEC teams: Kentucky (2)
Other power conference teams: Louisville (0)
Winner: Western Kentucky (9). The Wildcats would’ve won the commonwealth going away had it been able to sign top in-state prospect Damien Harris, a five-star tailback who signed with Alabama. Kentucky may never be able to out-recruit the Crimson Tide, and that’s okay, but Harris did give the Cats serious consideration. The state did not produce a ton of talent worthy of a scholarship in a major conference, which is why Conference USA member Western Kentucky was able to clean up. UK fans can take solace in the goose egg with which Louisville ended the recruiting season.

MISSISSIPPI

SEC teams: Ole Miss (3), Mississippi State (9)
Other power conference teams: N/A
Breakdown: Mississippi State. It’s worth noting Mississippi State had room for a much larger class than Ole Miss, so the numbers alone can be deceiving. But MSU didn’t earn this victory by tripling the Rebels haul from the Magnolia State. It won by swinging top inside linebacker Leo Lewis from Oxford to Starkville, and by attracting three top 10 recruits to the Bulldogs’ five. Mississippi State didn’t just get more signees, but it loaded up at the top to make up for the Rebels locking down top in-state product and four-star guard Javon Patterson.

SOUTH CAROLINA

SEC teams: South Carolina (2)
Other power conference teams: Clemson (6)
Breakdown: Clemson. South Carolina and coach Steve Spurrier suffered nine decommitments this recruiting season, which makes the Gamecocks recruiting class, slotted top 20 in the nation, all the more impressive. Carolina hauled in two of the state’s top four prospects, but Clemson brought in four of the top 10 and added depth behind those top-level talents to secure a victory in the Palmetto State.

TENNESSEE

SEC teams: Tennessee (6), Vanderbilt (2)
Other power conference teams: N/A
Breakdown: Tennessee. The Volunteers hadn’t dominated their home state as much as they’d have liked in recent years, thanks in large part to Ole Miss coach Hugh Freeze’s work along the border of the two states as well as some great recruiting by former Vandy coach James Franklin. But Butch Jones as Tennessee back atop the Volunteer State with three of the state’s top four prospects heading to Knoxville. For what it’s worth, after the season Vanderbilt just completed, its two top 15 signees are nothing to shrug at either.

TEXAS

SEC teams: Texas A&M (4)
Other power conference teams: Texas (6), TCU (0), Baylor (1), Texas Tech (0)
Breakdown: Texas. Charlie Strong faced some criticisms early in his tenure at Texas as he established his no-nonsense culture throughout the program. It now appears that work has paid off, as his Longhorns dominated the gigantic, football-rich Lone Star State, out-recruiting master recruiter Kevin Sumlin and his program’s appealing SEC ties. No one else in the state really factored into the competition, and in sheer numbers Strong and UT edged out Sumlin and A&M.