The Michigan commitment train never stops. Back to the front page we go! Action since last rankings:

5-9-11 Penn State gains commitment from Brian Gaia.

5-12-11 Michigan gains commitment from Matt Godin. Illinois gains commitment from Jason Robertson.

Big Ten+ Recruiting Class Rankings Rank School # Commits Rivals Avg Scout Avg ESPN Watchlist 24/7 Avg 1 Michigan 11 2.09 3.55 4 3.00 2 Ohio State 6 3.00 4.00 3 3.50 3 Notre Dame 6 2.50 3.50 2 2.67 4 Penn State 7 2.71 3.14 3 3.17 5 Wisconsin 4 3.75 3.75 3 4.00 6 Minnesota 3 2.00 3.00 1 2.33 7 Michigan State 4 1.00 2.50 1 1.50 8 Northwestern 3 1.67 3.00 0 1.67 9 Nebraska 2 1.00 3.00 1 2.50 10 Illinois 2 1.00 2.00 0 1.00 11 Purdue 1 0 1.00 0 3.00 12 Iowa 1 0 1.00 0 1.00 13 Indiana 0 - - - -

Rivals has released their initial rankings, so instead of watchlist guys, I'm going on the 5-star system for them. Remember, currently unranked prospects by any service receive 1 star.

Full data after the jump.

#1 Michigan - 11 Commits Name Position State Rivals Scout ESPN 24/7 Royce Jenkins-Stone LB MI 4 4 150* 4 James Ross LB MI 4 4 150* 4 Joe Bolden LB OH 4 4 150* 4 Pharaoh Brown DE OH 4 3 NR 4 Devin Funchess TE MI NR 4 150* 4 Mario Ojemudia DE MI NR 4 NR 3 Kaleb Ringer LB OH NR 4 NR NR Matt Godin DE MI NR 3 NR 4 Ben Braden OL MI NR 3 NR 3 Caleb Stacey OL OH NR 3 NR NR AJ Williams TE OH NR 3 NR NR

Michigan continues to dominate in terms of sheer volume. The averages will look even better once Rivals starts ranking more 3-stars.

#2 Ohio State - 6 Commits Name Position State Rivals Scout ESPN 24/7 Bri'onte Dunn RB OH 4 5 150* 4 Kyle Kalis OL OH 4 5 150* 4 Joshua Perry LB OH 4 4 150* 4 Warren Ball RB OH 4 4 NR 4 Jacoby Boren OL OH NR 3 NR 4 Frank Epitropoulos WR OH NR 3 NR NR

Still nothing new for OSU. I'd be surprised if they get any non-local commits until the NCAA verdict comes out.

#3 Notre Dame - 6 Commits Name Position State Rivals Scout ESPN 24/7 Ronald Darby CB MD 4 5 150* 4 Tee Shepard CB CA 4 4 150* 4 Taylor Decker OL OH 4 4 NR NR Nick Baratti S TX NR 4 NR 3 Justin Ferguson WR OH NR 3 150* 3 Scott Daly LS IL NR NR NR NR

No change for ND.

#4 Penn State - 7 Commits Name Position State Rivals Scout ESPN 24/7 Jarron Jones DT NY 4 5 150* 5 Camren Williams LB MA 4 4 150* 4 Brent Wilkerson DE MD 4 3 NR 4 Jamil Pollard DT NJ 4 3 NR NR Brian Gaia OL MD NR 3 150* NR Anthony Stanko OL OH NR 3 NR 4 Jesse James TE PA NR NR NR NR

Nittany Lions pick up a middle-of-the-pack lineman in Brian Gaia.

#5 Wisconsin - 4 Commits Name Position State Rivals Scout ESPN 24/7 Dan Voltz OL IL 4 4 150* 4 Vince Biegel LB WI 4 4 150* 4 Vonte Jackson RB WI 4 3 NR 4 Bart Houston QB CA 3 4 150* 4

No change for Wisconsin.

#6 Minnesota - 3 Commits Name Position State Rivals Scout ESPN 24/7 Andre McDonald WR MN 4 3 150* 3 Philip Nelson QB MN NR 3 NR 3 Maxx Williams TE MN NR 3 NR NR

Minnesota actually has a Rivals 4-star(!).

#7 Michigan State - 4 Commits Name Position State Rivals Scout ESPN 24/7 Benny McGowan OL OH NR 3 150* NR Riley Bullough LB MI NR 3 NR 3 Zach Higgins OL OH NR 3 NR NR Evan Jones TE OH NR NR NR NR

No change for MSU.

#8 Northwestern - 3 Commits Name Position State Rivals Scout ESPN 24/7 Malin Jones RB IL 3 3 NR 3 Kenton Playko OL OH NR 3 NR NR Ian Park OL PA NR 3 NR NR

No change for Northwestern.

#9 Nebraska - 2 Commits Name Position State Rivals Scout ESPN 24/7 Michael Rose LB MO NR 3 150* NR Jordan Westerkamp WR IL NR 3 NR 4

Highly-rated wideout Jordan Westerkamp picks the Huskers.

#10 Illinois - 2 Commits Name Position State Rivals Scout ESPN 24/7 Elliot Faerber WR KS NR 3 NR NR Jason Richardson WR IL NR NR NR NR

Illini pick up another wideout.

#11 Purdue - 1 Commit Name Position State Rivals Scout ESPN 24/7 Jordan Shine S IN NR NR NR 3

24/7 Sports gives Shine a 3-star rating.

#12 Iowa - 1 Commit Name Position State Rivals Scout ESPN 24/7 Mitch Keppy OL IL NR NR NR NR

No change for Iowa.

Indiana is the reverse-champion this year, taking the longest to receive any commitments.