Kentucky, Louisville Have Top 15 Recruiting Classes

The latest team recruiting rankings by Rivals.com have Louisville and Kentucky ranked in the top 15 classes for 2009. There will likely be a shakeup in the rankings as several players, including John Wall (#1) and Xavier Henry (#8), remain undecided on which schools they will attend. Kentucky currently has the fifth-ranked class with DeMarcus Cousins (#2), Daniel Orton (#22) and Jon Hood (#40). If the Wildcats sign either Wall or Henry, they will likely have the top-ranked class for 2009. Louisville comes in at fifteenth with Rakeem Buckles (#36), Peyton Siva (#39), Mike Marra (NR) and Stephan Van Treese (NR).

Currently, the rankings are as follows:

1. Villanova
2. Texas
3. Georgia Tech
4. North Carolina
5. Kentucky
6. Oklahoma
7. UCLA
8. Kansas
9. Connecticut
10. Indiana
11. Oklahoma State
15. Louisville
22. Minnesota

Rivals.com 2009 Team Rankings