Notre Dame, USC lead the pack with most Rivals300 signees

Story byRivals300Keegan PopeTue, January 27, 2026 at 8:52 PM UTC·4 min readAfter years of dominance on the recruiting trail by the ‘Big Three’ of Ohio State, Alabama and Georgia, new programs have emerged in the post-NIL and revenue-sharing world. No longer are those teams stockpiling quite as much talent — though Georgia isn’t far off its usual pace. Instead, with top prospects spreading out, programs like Oregon, USC, Texas and Notre Dame have emerged as legitimate threats to bring home the No. 1 class each year. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementIn 2025, it was the Longhorns who secured their first top-ranked class in the modern recruiting era.