Scott Shafer

As of Tuesday afternoon, Syracuse ranked No. 32 nationally and No. 6 in the ACC, according to 247Sports.

(David Lassman | Syracuse.com)

Syracuse, N.Y. — With Syracuse picking up its eighth verbal commitment in the 2015 recruiting class on Thursday, it's a good time to take a peek at the most recent recruiting rankings.

Dana Levine, a 6-foot-3, 230-pound defensive end/outside linebacker, is not yet ranked by any of the major recruiting services, so it's difficult to say how his commitment will truly affect the team rankings.

And Davante Davis, a cornerback from Booker T. Washington High School in Florida, has seen his recruiting heat up in recent weeks, with Alabama the latest power program to offer the Syracuse commit. Can Syracuse hang onto him over the next eight months?

That said, and with the understanding that rankings aren't finalized until February, Syracuse ranks No. 32 nationally and No. 6 in the ACC, according to the 247Sports composite team rankings, which pulls information from all the major recruiting services.

Syracuse finished with the No. 50 class in 2014 by the same metric. Of the five teams currently ahead of Syracuse in the conference rankings, three (Clemson, Florida State and Boston College) reside in the Atlantic Division with Syracuse.

The merits of recruiting rankings have been covered here before, but nevertheless it's still a topic that generates discussion.

National signing day is Feb. 4, 2015, the first day recruits can officially sign with a school.

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