On Wednesday, 247Sports updated its rankings for the 2026 class. This comes after the May and June live evaluation periods and the NBPA Top 100 Camp, which took place in Rock Hill, South Carolina, last week. Of the top 150 players in this cycle, only a few prospects have made their college commitments, none bigger than No. 13-ranked JJ Andrews, who decided to stay home and play for Arkansas.
Only 13 prospects among the top 150 have made an early commitment, and only two players in the top 25 are off the board.
The number of early commitments so far is pretty standard, but the lack of clarity in most recruitments signals a slower-moving recruiting class. There just aren’t many looming decisions on the horizon at this point in the summer compared to previous classes in recent memory
There isn’t much movement with the 2026 class outside of a few players beginning to schedule official visits, and a very few narrowing down their choices.
Additionally, no high-level recruits seem to be closing in on a summer decision.
“I haven’t talked to one kid who is close to making a decision,” a Power Five assistant told 247Sports. “We’re recruiting about 10 kids, and none of them are close.”
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So why is the 2026 class moving so slowly? Why haven’t a few more players already come off the board and snagged their spot at some of the top schools across the country?
It comes down to two big reasons: the aggressive evolution of the transfer portal in college basketball and money, more specifically, the revenue share associated with the passing of the House Settlement.
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