Based on the 2018 Hot 100 Players and the Next 100 (players 101-200), we've compiled our list of the top college recruiting classes, and some noteworthy trends have already emerged.

First, Tennessee has a monster junior class set to sign next fall.

The Volunteers have six players in the Hot 100 alone and seven in the top 200. Tennessee coaches Ralph and Karen Weekly are loading up with talent, especially in California and at home in Tennessee. Watch out for the Vols in the future as the Southeastern Conference school continues to recruit well after it inked the No. 12-ranked senior class based on the 2017 Hot 100 and Next 100.

Speaking of the 2017 grads, leading the way in signing elite Hot 100 recruiting classes was UCLA and Auburn, and the two schools again are getting commitments from elite recruits as they come in at No. 2 and 3 in the '18 class.  

These powerhouse programs are doing well with younger players too (2019s and '20s, especially), as is Oklahoma, which comes in at No. 4 despite having only four commits--though three of them are in the top 10, led by No. 1 Brooke Vestal.

The Sooners have the luxury of going for quality versus quantity and have the top overall rated players in the 2018 (Brooke Vestal), 2019 (Kinzie Hansen) and 2020 Hot 100 (Jayda Coleman) classes--an amazing accomplishment that bodes well for more Women's College World Series success.

The surprise of this 2018 Hot 100 class? Perhaps Duke, which under Marissa Young is stockpiling excellent prospects as the Blue Devils look to hit the ground running in the competitive Atlantic Coast Conference very soon.

Also, a surprisingly large number of 2018s are still uncommitted, including 14 in the top 200. These emerging top recruits and others are waiting for the right fit. When they verbal, the college rankings will eventually change.

So how are the teams ranked? This is done on a point system in which the higher-ranked players receive more points. Each player's point total is based on a scale that adds up to 200; for example, the No. 1 player receives 200 points, No. 2 has 199, No. 3 has 198, etc., down to No. 200, which receives 1 point.

Note: The system favors those teams that verbally commit more players. Most programs commit anywhere from two to six players.

Here are the Top 2018 College Recruiting Classes:

Ranking	University	Points	# of players	Top 200 Player Rankings
1	Tennessee	1028	7	#'s: 3, 14, 19, 45, 50, 77, 171
2	UCLA	879	5	#'s: 7, 23, 30, 33, 42
3	Auburn	774	6	#'s: 24, 38, 51, 69, 105, 145
4	Oklahoma	738	4	#'s: 1, 4, 9, 52
5	Florida	694	4	#'s: 10, 11, 26, 63
6	Alabama	621	4	#'s: 2, 6, 56, 119
7	Oklahoma State	617	5	#'s: 36, 83, 85, 90, 94
8	LSU	590	4	#'s: 13, 17, 43, 141
9	Duke	576	4	#'s: 31, 59, 62, 76
10	Oregon	521	3	#'s: 16, 18, 48
11	South Carolina	477	4	#'s: 40, 75, 88, 124
12	Michigan	467	3	#'s: 12, 58, 66
13	Notre Dame	435	4	#'s: 28, 65, 112, 164
14	Washington	417	4	#'s: 35, 81, 132, 139
15	Penn State	403	3	#'s: 32, 72, 96
16	North Carolina State	380	3	#'s: 29, 64, 130
17	Mississippi State	379	2	#'s: 8, 15
18	Central Florida	372	4	#'s: 39, 82, 113, 198
19	Georgia Tech	349	3	#'s: 54, 73, 127
20	Texas A&M	341	3	#'s: 49, 99, 114
21	Oregon State	330	4	#'s: 67, 80, 149, 178
22	Ole Miss	319	3	#'s: 46, 103, 135
23	Arizona State	317	3	#'s: 20, 92, 174
24	Northwestern	308	4	#'s: 97, 107, 136, 156
25	Missouri	284	2	#'s: 27, 91
26	Cal-Berkeley	283	2	#'s: 40, 79
27	DePaul	279	3	#'s: 21, 144, 159
28	Georgia	263	2	#'s: 55, 84
29	Ohio State	262	2	#'s: 53, 87
30	Utah State	259	3	#'s: 57, 121, 166
31	Arizona	247	3	#'s: 101, 108, 147
32	Utah	240	3	#'s: 74, 138, 151
33	North Carolina	236	3	#'s: 115, 118, 134
34	Stanford	234	2	#'s: 70, 98
35	Boston College	230	2	#'s: 47, 125
36	Virginia Tech	223	2	#'s: 68, 111
37	Baylor	219	2	#'s: 61, 122
38	Florida State	196	1	#'s: 5
T39	Nebraska	189	2	#'s: 104, 109
T39	Texas	189	1	#'s: 12
41	Arkansas	179	1	#'s: 22
42	James Madison	167	1	#'s: 34
43	Indiana	166	3	#'s: 100, 148, 189
44	Delaware	164	1	#'s: 37
45	Louisiana Tech	160	1	#'s: 41
46	Purdue	158	1	#'s: 43
47	Syracuse	157	1	#'s: 44
48	South Florida	146	2	#'s: 102, 154
T49	Hofstra	141	1	#'s: 60
T49	Southern Mississippi	141	1	#'s: 60
51	Pitt	140	2	#'s: 86, 176
52	East Carolina	137	2	#'s: 71, 194
53	Colorado State	132	1	#'s: 69
54	Iowa State	123	1	#'s: 78
55	Georgia State	118	3	#'s: 158, 160, 167
56	Minnesota	112	1	#'s: 89
57	Hawaii	96	1	#'s: 105
58	Loyola	95	1	#'s: 106
T59	Long Beach State	85	1	#'s: 116
T59	Texas Tech	85	2	#'s: 142, 175
61	Marshall	84	1	#'s: 117
62	Texas-Arlington	81	1	#'s: 120
63	Cal State Fullerton	79	2	#'s: 133, 190
64	Bryant	78	1	#'s: 123
65	Kansas	76	2	#'s: 140, 186
66	Louisville	75	1	#'s: 126
67	Sanford	73	1	#'s: 128
68	Toledo	72	1	#'s: 129
69	BYU	70	1	#'s: 131
70	Southern Illinois	58	1	#'s: 143
71	Maryland	55	2	#'s: 155, 192
72	Illinois	52	2	#'s: 162, 188
73	Appalachian State	49	1	#'s: 152
74	Florida Atlantic	48	1	#'s: 153
75	Seattle	44	1	#'s: 157
76	Grand Canyon	38	1	#'s: 163
77	St. Francis	36	1	#'s: 165
78	Rutgers	33	1	#'s: 168
79	Seton Hall	31	1	#'s: 170
80	Lehigh	28	1	#'s: 173
81	Troy	22	1	#'s: 179
82	Pacific	20	1	#'s: 181
83	College of Charleston	19	1	#'s: 182
84	UNC Charlotte	18	1	#'s: 183
85	Drexel	17	1	#'s: 184
86	Georgetown	16	1	#'s: 185
87	Army	14	1	#'s: 187
88	Boston Univ.	10	1	#'s: 191
89	Dartmouth	6	1	#'s: 195
90	Furman	5	1	#'s: 196
91	UTEP	4	1	#'s: 197
92	McNeese State	2	1	#'s: 199
	uncommitted	806	14	#'s: 25, 93, 95, 110, 137, 146, 150, 161, 169, 172, 177, 180, 193, 200