ESPN updates 2013 Recruiting Class Rankings – 1/28/2013

Hugh Freeze is trying to pull of the recruiting coup of the century at Ole Miss. (Chuck Cook – USA TODAY Sports)

With Signing Day approaching faster than Usain Bolt running the 100 meter dash, fans and teams around the country are scrambling to tie a bow on their classes for the 2013 recruiting season.

Ole Miss is currently trying to pull off the recruiting coup of the century, while Florida, Alabama, Notre Dame, and Ohio State are all jockeying for the mythical No. 1 ranking.

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ESPN unveiled their updated rankings for the top 40 classes in the country on Monday. There was very little movement in the standings, however, expect them to start experiencing a ton of change over the next week as recruits begin to give programs heart attacks. The number in parentheses is the teams respective movement in the rankings.

1. Florida
2. Alabama
3. Notre Dame
4. Ohio State
5. Michigan (+1)
6. Texas A&M (-1)
7. LSU
8. USC
9. Georgia
10. Florida State
11. Texas
12. UCLA
13. Ole Miss
14. Clemson
15. Auburn (+1)
16. Virginia Tech (-1)
17. South Carolina
18. North Carolina
19. Washington
20. Oklahoma
21. Vanderbilt
22. Oregon
23. Nebraska
24. Miami (FL)
25. Penn State
26. Oklahoma State
27. Mississippi State
28. California
29. Baylor
30. West Virginia
31. Wisconsin
32. Virginia
33. Tennessee
34. Michigan State
35. Rutgers
36. Missouri
37. Arizona
38. Stanford
39. Pittsburgh
40. Arizona State

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