BREAKDOWN: Inside the 2017 Hot 100
BREAKDOWN: Inside the 2017 Hot 100
We’ve revealed the best juniors in the country in our 2017 Hot 100 list, and now it’s time to take a deep dive into how those rankings break down. The top 1
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We’ve revealed the best juniors in the country in our 2017 Hot 100 list, and now it’s time to take a deep dive into how those rankings break down.
The top 100 juniors in the country hail from 14 different states with California boasting the most Hot 100 players with 35, which more than doubles Georgia’s 15 players. Tied for the third most Hot 100 players is Alabama and Texas, both with nine.
Interestingly, all nine of Alabama’s Hot 100 players come from the Birmingham Thunderbolts organization. The Bolts’ nine players ties them for the club team with the most players to make the list. Georgia Impact shares the distinction with the Bolts, having nine of their own players making the list, and Jersey Intensity’s six Hot 100 players gives them the third-highest total of all club teams.
Overall, the 100 players represent 35 different club teams and are committed to 47 different universities. Only two players, No. 97 Samantha Frederick and No. 100 Whitney Sanford remain uncommitted. All but 10 of the Hot 100 are committed to Power Five Conferences; the highest ranking player not attending a Power 5 Conference is No. 41 Kinsey Goelz who will attend South Florida in the American Athletic Conference.
Auburn leads all schools with six Hot 100 commits, while four other schools — Arizona, Florida, Tennessee, and UCLA — have secured five players from our list. Pac-12 University of Washington boasts the No. 1 player, Taylon Snow, who will join her older sister, Tannon Snow, once she becomes a Husky in two seasons.
The Pac-12 may have landed the No. 1 player, but the SEC dominates the list with almost half the recruits. The Pac-12 is a distant second with 20, the Big Ten and Big 12 tie for third with 10, and the ACC managed only 5. Overall, 11 different conferences are represented.
True to form with the Hot 100, pitchers and catchers outnumber most other positions, accounting for over half the list. Add shortstops to the battery positions and almost 70% of the Hot 100 is represented by those three positions.
Want more Hot 100? See our 2016 and 2019 breakdowns!
The top 100 juniors in the country hail from 14 different states with California boasting the most Hot 100 players with 35, which more than doubles Georgia’s 15 players. Tied for the third most Hot 100 players is Alabama and Texas, both with nine.
Interestingly, all nine of Alabama’s Hot 100 players come from the Birmingham Thunderbolts organization. The Bolts’ nine players ties them for the club team with the most players to make the list. Georgia Impact shares the distinction with the Bolts, having nine of their own players making the list, and Jersey Intensity’s six Hot 100 players gives them the third-highest total of all club teams.
Overall, the 100 players represent 35 different club teams and are committed to 47 different universities. Only two players, No. 97 Samantha Frederick and No. 100 Whitney Sanford remain uncommitted. All but 10 of the Hot 100 are committed to Power Five Conferences; the highest ranking player not attending a Power 5 Conference is No. 41 Kinsey Goelz who will attend South Florida in the American Athletic Conference.
Auburn leads all schools with six Hot 100 commits, while four other schools — Arizona, Florida, Tennessee, and UCLA — have secured five players from our list. Pac-12 University of Washington boasts the No. 1 player, Taylon Snow, who will join her older sister, Tannon Snow, once she becomes a Husky in two seasons.
The Pac-12 may have landed the No. 1 player, but the SEC dominates the list with almost half the recruits. The Pac-12 is a distant second with 20, the Big Ten and Big 12 tie for third with 10, and the ACC managed only 5. Overall, 11 different conferences are represented.
True to form with the Hot 100, pitchers and catchers outnumber most other positions, accounting for over half the list. Add shortstops to the battery positions and almost 70% of the Hot 100 is represented by those three positions.
Want more Hot 100? See our 2016 and 2019 breakdowns!
