2027 Class Rankings Cross 220 Prospects [FREE]
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The latest round of class rankings updates, including the initial 2029 list, was released today. Heading into the release the number ranked was 218 with another 19 on the watch list. Now, more than two dozen prospects fill the watch list and the number ranked is closing in on 230. On the surface it appears the number of players included in the rankings has grown little. But within that number are added players replacing others that were, in general, removed because they stepped away from the game. The numbers also include a couple of players who were to thought to have quit but in actuality had been injured and I was unaware of it. In the space since the last update there was noteworthy if not, in some cases, substantial movement. That includes the top 10. Only
Eve Long
Eve
Long
6'3" | PF
Olathe South | 2027
State
#8
Nation
KS
and
Maddie Vickery
Maddie
Vickery
6'1" | PF
Washburn Rural | 2027
State
#44
Nation
KS
(both of whom missed significant chunks of the season before returning from injuries) continue to occupy their previous spot.
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