College Football 2011: Who's Leading and Losing in SEC Recruiting

Recruiting gets bigger with each passing year, and it gets lots of year-round coverage. Now, just four months since the last national signing day, some teams are already closing in on their halfway point in filling the 2012 class. Others are just getting started.

In ranking the 2012 class so far, we will look at the total number of recruits and the numbers of the all important 4- and 5-star recruits inside each team's commitments so far. These numbers were valid as of June 17, 2011.

Keep in mind when you read this, however, that today's 3-star athlete could easily be a 4- or 5-star stud by the end of the season. It's way before National Signing Day, but you can still get a solid look at which teams are doing well and which aren't.

Bottom of the Barrel

Tennessee: Derek Dooley performed a small miracle getting Tennessee to a bowl last season, yet recruits still aren't flocking to Tennessee.

Tennessee has only got three commitments right now, and just one of those is a 4-star.

In the Middle

Vanderbilt: Six total recruits, no 4 or 5-stars in the group.

Ole Miss: Six total recruits, no 4 or 5-stars in the group.

Arkansas: Six total recruits, no 4 or 5-stars in the group.

South Carolina: Seven total recruits, one 4-star in the group.

Mississippi State: Eight total recruits, no 4- or 5-stars in the group.

Kentucky: Nine total recruits, no 4- or 5-stars in the group.

Doing Well

Georgia: 10 total recruits, two 4-stars in the group.

Auburn: 10 total recruits, eight 4-star and one 5-stars in the group.

Florida: 12 total recruits, seven 4-star and two 5-stars in the group.

Alabama: 13 total recruits, five 4-stars and two 5-stars in the group.

LSU: 14 total recruits, five 4-star recruits.