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National Average Rating
The National Average Rating is a proprietary formula that calculates an
industry-wide aggregate rating for each recruiting prospect. The formula includes
publicly listed grades, scores, ratings and rankings by national recruiting services,
along with a Bear Insider rating. Combining the data provides a rating for each prospect,
which is then normalized to fit the Bear Insider Rating 100-point scale.
The intent of this rating is to provide Bear Insider readers with a comprehensive snapshot of
how individual prospects rank nationally.
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Bear Insider Rating
99-100: Elite national prospect (Five-star)
Considered one of the best prospects in the nation and a potential one-and-done college player that will test the NBA waters after his freshman season. Displays all of the physical skills to be an immediate impact player at the highest D-1 level.
96-98: Advanced national prospect (High Four-star)
Considered one of the best 30-50 prospects in the nation. Displays the physical skills to be an immediate major contributor at the collegiate level as a freshman with high NBA potential after 2-3 years of development in college.
92-95: National prospect (Mid Four-star)
Considered one of the top 50-100 prospects in the nation. Displays the physical skills to be a major D-1 contributor early in his college career. Has the ability to become a high level professional prospect over time with development.
90-91: High regional prospect (Low Four-star)
Considered one of the top 100-125 prospects in the nation. Displays the physical skills to be major D-1 contributor over the course of his college career. Must show improvement in physical and skills development to become a high level professional prospect.
80-89: Regional prospect (Three-star)
Considered one of the top 125-400 prospects in the nation. Displays the physical skills to be a contributor at a Power 5 conference school or high mid-major program over the course of his college career. Must show significant improvement in physical and skills development to become a professional prospect.
Below 80: (Two-star)
Considered to be a prospect outside of the Top 400. Displays the physical skills to be a low D-1 level contributor over the course of his college career.
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Staff Predictions
The predictions represent which school each staff member believes will ultimately sign the recruit,
and the confidence meter represents his level of certainty in that outcome.
Example #1
If the predicted school is Cal and confidence is set to “High”, then the staff member is saying
“I believe that this recruit will ultimately sign with Cal and I feel very certain about that.”
Example #2
If the predicted school is “Alabama” and confidence is set to “Low,” then the staff member is saying
“I believe that this recruit will ultimately sign with Alabama, but I’m not very certain about that.”