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The team recruiting champion has hailed from the SEC every year since 2015 and this year is no different. Texas and head coach Steve Sarkisian have won the team recruiting crown following their first season as a SEC program.
Rivals began tracking the national recruiting race in 2002 and this win by Texas was the smallest margin victory on record.
Georgia finished second, securing their ninth consecutive top-five finish and Ohio State finished third, its sixth consecutive top-five recruiting class.
RIVALS RANKING WEEK
Monday: Who should be the No. 1 QB in the 2025 Rivals250?
Tuesday: Final Five-Star Countdown for the 2025 class | Meet the new five-stars
Wednesday: Final Rivals250 released | 2025 team champion announced | Gorney’s thoughts | Comparing 2025 five-stars to NFL stars | Players who blew up this cycle
Thursday: Final offensive position rankings revealed
Friday: Final defensive position rankings revealed
Saturday: Final state rankings revealed
Sunday: Rankings Roundtable
1. TEXAS
The final Rivals250 update was good for the Longhorns. Texas finished with four five-star signees, which is one more than it had at the conclusion of the Early Signing Period. Receiver Kaliq Lockett and defensive end Lance Jackson were awarded their fifth stars, joining defensive lineman Justus Terry and Swiss Army knife Jonah Williams. The late surge made by the Longhorns in the recruitment of Terry was one of the biggest upsets of this recruiting cycle.
Arch Manning has to be excited about the receiver haul of Lockett, No. 48 overall prospect Jaime Ffrench and top-100 prospect Daylan McCutcheon. Speaking of quarterbacks, Longhorn signee KJ Lacey moved into the top 50 in the Rivals250 after an impressive showing at the Under Armour All-America Game earlier this month.
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