It’s often unfair to take an early snapshot of recruiting rankings and attempt to project it through to the end of the cycle. With Wisconsin, for example, an early top-10 slot is never maintained through signing day.
That reality somewhat differs in the transfer portal, where much of the major movement occurs early in the cycle. The rankings quickly take shape once the big names come off the board. Wisconsin’s transfer class of 16 players (15 scholarship) has a real chance of maintaining its current top ranking.
That ranking: Wisconsin’s class (15 scholarship commitments, three four-stars) currently sits at No. 6 in the nation, trailing just Texas Tech (17 commitments, seven four-stars), LSU (13 commitments, seven four-stars), Ole Miss (15 commitments, six four-stars), Auburn (14 commitments, six four-stars) and Kentucky (14 commitments, three four-stars).
Most notably, Wisconsin currently boasts the top-ranked transfer class in the Big Ten. It is clear of Oregon (No. 10 overall), Minnesota (No. 12), UCLA, (No. 16) and Nebraska (No. 17).