2018 Hot 100 Breakdown
2018 Hot 100 Breakdown
An in-depth look at the 2018 Hot 100 Rankings.
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We’ve revealed the best seniors in the country in our 2018 Hot 100 list and celebrated their commitment at 2018 signing day. Now it’s time to take a deep dive into how those rankings break down.
The top 100 seniors in the country hailed from 25 different states with California boasting the most Hot 100 players with 27. Georgia’s 13 players made it the second highest state, and Texas rounded out the top three states with 11 Hot 100 players.
An overwhelming majority of the 2018 Hot 100 class committed to Power 5 conferences. Of the 87 players who committed to Power 5 conferences, 34 committed to the SEC, followed by 19 to the Pac-12. The Big Ten, Big 12, and ACC rounded out the rest of the Power 5 commits with 14,11, and 8, respectively. Interestingly, all of the top 10 players committed to either SEC or Pac-12 schools except two.
It’s no surprise that leading the way with Hot 100 commits was an SEC school. The University of Tennessee took the top spot with six commits in this class. The Vols narrowly beat out the next three universities, all with 5 commits each — Oklahoma, Florida, and UCLA.
The SEC may boast the most commits per conference, but the Pac-12 laid claim to the #1 player, Megan Faraimo. The pitcher/1B just recently signed with UCLA and unseated the previous #1 player, Brooke Vestal, who is committed to pitch with the back-to-back defending national champs Oklahoma Sooners.
The biggest mover of this class was infielder Baylee Klinger. The Texas A&M commit jumped from being on our watch list previously to #4 this ranking. Kathryn Sandercock and Skyler Shellmyer also made big moves, jumping from our watch list to #12 and #25, respectively.
Only one of the 2018 Hot 100 remains uncommitted — #55 Colorado native Ali Kilponen from the Firecrackers - Rico club team.