A pair of new Wolverines and we're back on the front page. Action since last rankings:

6-6-11 Minnesota gains commitment from Josh Ballesteros. Michigan State gains commitment from Tyler O'Connor.

6-7-11 Northwestern gains commitment from Dean Lowry. Notre Dame gains commitment from David Perkins.

6-9-11 Minnesota gains commitment from Isaac Fruechte.

6-10-11 Michigan gains commitments from Tom Strobel and Erik Magnuson. Northwestern gains commitment from Dan Vitale.

6-11-11 Minnesota gains commitment from Dinero Moss.

Big Ten+ Recruiting Class Rankings Rank School # Commits Rivals Avg Scout Avg ESPN Avg 24/7 Avg 1 Michigan 16 2.31 3.56 3.38 3.56 2 Ohio State 8 2.50 3.50 3.25 3.63 3 Penn State 8 2.88 3.25 3.50 3.25 4 Notre Dame 10 2.20 3.50 3.30 3.30 5 Wisconsin 4 3.75 3.75 3.75 4.00 6 Minnesota 6 1.50 2.00 2.60* 2.17 7 Northwestern 6 1.33 2.33 2.33 2.00 8 Michigan State 5 1.00 2.60 2.80 3.20 9 Nebraska 2 1.00 3.00 3.50 2.50 10 Illinois 2 1.00 3.00 2.50 2.00 11 Purdue 1 1.00 1.00 3.00 3.00 12 Iowa 1 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 13 Indiana 0 - - - -

ESPN's initial rankings are finally out, so their numbers in the table above have switched to star averages, rather than 150 Watchlist prospects.

Full data after the jump.

#1 Michigan - 16 Commits Name Position State Rivals Scout ESPN 24/7 Royce Jenkins-Stone LB MI 4 4 4 4 James Ross LB MI 4 4 4 4 Joe Bolden LB OH 4 4 4 4 Terry Richardson CB MI 4 4 4 4 Erik Magnuson OL CA 4 4 4 4 Tom Strobel DE OH 4 4 3 4 Pharaoh Brown DE OH 4 3 3 4 Devin Funchess TE MI NR 4 4 4 Mario Ojemudia DE MI NR 4 4 3 Kaleb Ringer LB OH NR 4 3 3 Matt Godin DE MI NR 3 3 4 Ben Braden OL MI NR 3 3 3 Anthony Standifer CB IL NR 3 3 3 Caleb Stacey OL OH NR 3 3 3 Allen Gant S OH NR 3 3 3 AJ Williams TE OH NR 3 NR 3

Two bigtime pickups in consensus 4-stars Erik Magnuson and Tom Strobel.

#2 Ohio State - 8 Commits Name Position State Rivals Scout ESPN 24/7 Bri'onte Dunn RB OH 4 5 4 4 Kyle Kalis OL OH 4 5 4 4 Joshua Perry LB OH 4 4 4 4 Warren Ball RB OH 4 4 3 4 Jacoby Boren OL OH NR 3 3 4 Tyvis Powell S OH NR 3 2 3 Frank Epitropoulos WR OH NR 3 3 3 Blake Thomas TE OH NR NR 3 3

No change for Ohio State.

#3 Penn State - 8 Commits Name Position State Rivals Scout ESPN 24/7 Jarron Jones DT NY 4 5 4 5 Camren Williams LB MA 4 4 4 4 JJ Denman OL PA 4 4 4 4 Brent Wilkerson DE MD 4 3 3 4 Jamil Pollard DT NJ 4 3 3 4 Brian Gaia OL MD NR 3 4 3 Anthony Stanko OL OH NR 3 3 NR Jesse James TE PA NR NR 3 NR

No change for Penn State.

#4 Notre Dame - 10 Commits Name Position State Rivals Scout ESPN 24/7 Ronald Darby CB MD 4 5 4 4 Tee Shepard CB CA 4 4 4 4 Deontay Greenberry WR CA 4 4 3 4 Taylor Decker OL OH 4 4 3 4 David Perkins LB IN NR 4 4 4 Nick Baratti S TX NR 4 3 3 Justin Ferguson WR FL NR 3 4 3 Mark Harrell OL NC NR 3 4 3 CJ Prosise S VA NR 3 3 3 Scott Daly LS IL NR NR NR NR

Irish pick up local product David Perkins.

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

No change for Wisconsin.

#6 Minnesota - 6 Commits Name Position State Rivals Scout ESPN 24/7 Andre McDonald WR MN 4 3 4 3 Philip Nelson QB MN NR 3 3 3 Maxx Williams TE MN NR 3 NR NR Dinero Moss S FL NR NR 3 3 Josh Ballesteros LB FL NR NR 2 2 Isaac Fruechte WR MN NR NR JC NR

Gophers grab a couple more commits. Since ESPN doesn't evaluate JuCos, Fruechte des not figure into their average score for the Gophers.

#7 Northwestern - 6 Commits Name Position State Rivals Scout ESPN 24/7 Malin Jones RB IL 3 3 2 3 Dean Lowry DE IL NR 3 3 3 Kenton Playko OL OH NR 3 3 3 Ian Park OL PA NR 3 3 NR Dan Vitale S IL NR NR 2 NR Joseph Jones S PA NR NR NR NR

Northwestern picks up a couple unranked dudes. The Wildcats stay ahead of Michigan State by sheer volume.

#8 Michigan State - 5 Commits Name Position State Rivals Scout ESPN 24/7 Benny McGowan OL OH NR 3 4 3 Tyler O'Connor QB OH NR 3 3 4 Riley Bullough LB MI NR 3 3 3 Zach Higgins OL OH NR 3 3 3 Evan Jones TE OH NR 3 NR 3

Spartans pick up Ohio signal-caller Tyler O'Connor.

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

No change.

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

Nothing new for Illini.

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

No change for the Boilers.

#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. :(