Final 2026 recruiting class rankings: Arkansas, Du...
Key takeaways
- The Blue Devils sat atop the rankings back in early March, but Arkansas has jumped them with recent five-star additions.
- It shouldn't be a surprise to see John Calipari at the top, though.
- The Razorbacks already had two five-star prospects in Jordan Smith and JaShawn Andrews, then added five-star Finnish forward Miikka Muurinen in late April.
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The Blue Devils sat atop the rankings back in early March, but Arkansas has jumped them with recent five-star additions.
It shouldn't be a surprise to see John Calipari at the top, though. When he was at Kentucky, the Wildcats were Duke's biggest competitor for top-ranked recruiting classes. And the last time Jon Scheyer didn't have the No. 1 class, it was because of Calipari and the Wildcats. Once again, Calipari returns to the top, with Arkansas.
The Razorbacks already had two five-star prospects in Jordan Smith and JaShawn Andrews, then added five-star Finnish forward Miikka Muurinen in late April. Top-25 wing Abdou Toure also rose to five-star status in the final player rankings for the class of 2026. Arkansas is the only class in the country with more than two five-star prospects -- and it has four of them.