The former Cincinnati coach set up shop in Little Manhattan and lured the nation’s best recruiting class. In fact, the Wildcats could even have the services of Bill Walker this year. In the end, Walker’s presence and the signing of Michael Beasley, gave the Wildcats a pair of Top 10, elite talents.

Syracuse did all of its work very early and should hold its head high with the nation’s No. 2 class that includes elite talent Donte Greene.

In assembling the classes we’ve attempted to reward the programs who made a living in the Scout.com Top 100. Since it takes the best players to consistently win and advance in the tournament, to rise on this list you’ve got to have the horses. We’ve factored in high-profile transfers when applicable though they are not reflected in our database.

Without further delay, we give the Scout.com Top 25 Early Signing Period Top 25. Please check back on the website for updates as changes will be reflected in the database faster than they will in this story.

SCOUT.com Top 25 Recruiting Classes
	1. Kansas State	Top Recruit	Michael Beasley
		No. 2 Recruit	Bill Walker
		Scout.com Player Rankings	5, 8, 57, T-125, T-200
	2. Syracuse	Top Recruit	Donte Greene
		No. 2 Recruit	Johnny Flynn
		Scout.com Player Rankings	6, 23, 48, 66, T-150
	3. Duke	Top Recruit	Kyle Singler
		No. 2 Recruit	Nolan Smith
		Scout.com Player Rankings	4, 31, 36
	4. Purdue	Top Recruit	E'Twaun Moore
		No. 2 Recruit	Scott Martin
		Scout.com Player Rankings	22, 32, 43, 53
	5. Michigan State	Top Recruit	Durrell Summers
		No. 2 Recruit	Chris Allen
		Scout.com Player Rankings	19, 29, 30
	6. Arizona	Top Recruit	Jerryd Bayless
		No. 2 Recruit	Jamelle Horne
		Scout.com Player Rankings	9, 25, T-150, T-150, T-150
	7. Ohio State	Top Recruit	Kosta Koufos
		No. 2 Recruit	Jon Diebler
		Scout.com Player Rankings	10, 62, 70, 80
	8. Indiana	Top Recruit	Eric Gordon
		No. 2 Recruit	Eli Holman
		Scout.com Player Rankings	2, 82, 93, T-25JC
	9. Florida	Top Recruit	Nick Calathes
		No. 2 Recruit	Chandler Parsons
		Scout.com Player Rankings	14, 56, 61, T-150
	10. Georgetown	Top Recruit	Austin Freeman
		No. 2 Recruit	Chris Wright
		Scout.com Player Rankings	12, 34, T-200
	11. Memphis	Top Recruit	Derrick Rose
		No. 2 Recruit	Jeff Robinson
		Scout.com Player Rankings	6, 64, T-250
	12. Virginia Tech	Top Recruit	Jeff Allen
		No. 2 Recruit	Dorenzo Hudson
		Scout.com Player Rankings	1 PG, 51, 54, T-150, T-200
	13. Alabama	Top Recruit	Senario Hillman
		No. 2 Recruit	Rico Pickett
		Scout.com Player Rankings	47, 59, 97
	14. UCLA	Top Recruit	Kevin Love
		No. 2 Recruit	Chace Stanback
		Scout.com Player Rankings	3, 65
	15. Texas	Top Recruit	Gary Johnson
		No. 2 Recruit	Clint Chapman
		Scout.com Player Rankings	26, 49, T-125
	16. Arizona State	Top Recruit	James Harden
		No. 2 Recruit	Eric Boateng
		Scout.com Player Rankings	15, Transfer, 99, 19 PG
	17. DePaul	Top Recruit	Mac Koshwal
		No. 2 Recruit	Darquavis Tucker
		Scout.com Player Rankings	37, 40, T150, 50JC
	18. Michigan	Top Recruit	Alex Legion
		No. 2 Recruit	Corperryale Harris
		Scout.com Player Rankings	33, 39, 200
	19. South Carolina	Top Recruit	Devan Downey
		No. 2 Recruit	Sam Muldrow
		Scout.com Player Rankings	Transfer, 78, 100, 17 PG, Transfer, T-250
	20. Florida State	Top Recruit	Solomon Alabi
		No. 2 Recruit	Julian Vaughn
		Scout.com Player Rankings	32, 52, T-200
	21. Wake Forest	Top Recruit	James Johnson
		No. 2 Recruit	Jeff Teague
		Scout.com Player Rankings	38, 55
	22. Villanova	Top Recruit	Corey Stokes
		No. 2 Recruit	Corey Fisher
		Scout.com Player Rankings	27, 84, 4 PG
	23. Oklahoma State	Top Recruit	James Anderson
		No. 2 Recruit	Martavius Adams
		Scout.com Player Rankings	24, 87, T-250
	24. Louisiana State	Top Recruit	Anthony Randolph
		No. 2 Recruit	Garrett Green
		Scout.com Player Rankings	12, T-150, T-200
	25. St. John's	Top Recruit	Justin Burrell
		No. 2 Recruit	Dele Coker
		Scout.com Player Rankings	2 PG, 81, T-150
KEY: JC - Junior College, PG - Post Grad