by Alex Schwartz

Over 11% of the players in the D1 Hoops Report Class of 2011 Top 150 will be suiting up this fall for NCAA programs outside the six BCS conferences. In addition, of the 34 committed players in the D1 Hoops Report 2011 Post-Grad Top 40, upwards of 61% of them are bound for non-BCS schools.

Having said all that, it is clear that programs outside the "big six" conferences are bringing some major talent from the class of 2011. In fact, including honorable mentions, 10% of the schools from the Final Team Recruiting Rankings are from non-BCS conferences.

Of the 50 players ranked between 101 and 150 in the D1HR 2011 Top 150, more of them are committed to non-BCS programs than schools from any particular "big six" conference. As you can see below, though, none of the non-BCS conferences passed the "big six" in the conference recruiting rankings for the class of 2011.

CONFERENCE RECRUITING RANKINGS
1. SEC
2. Big East
3. ACC
4. Big 12
5. Big Ten
6. Pac-12
7. C-USA
8. Atlantic-10
9. Sun Belt
10. CAA
11. Missouri Valley
12. WCC

Below is the complete rundown on the players headed to non-BCS conferences in the class of 2011. The top 16 schools are ranked, as that is the number of teams in the largest BCS conference, and also included are three schools that just missed the rankings. Note that player rankings are based off the D1HR 2011 Top 150 and the D1HR PG Top 40. In addition, note that the top six players in the D1HR PG Top 40 are also considered as top 150 players in all statistics/numbers.

NON-BCS RECRUITING BREAKDOWN
An asterisk indicates that player is a junior college transfer and thus not eligible to be ranked
HM= Honorable Mention; NR= Not Ranked

Number of Top 30 Classes:  1 (3 HM)
Class With the Most Ranked Commits: Central Florida with 2
Conferences With the Most Ranked Commits: A-10 and C-USA with 3 each

Top Ranked Player: Adonis Thomas, Memphis
Best Unranked Player: Dominique McKoy, Rhode Island
Top Ranked Point Guard: no ranked point guards are committed to non-BCS schools
Top Ranked Shooting Guard: Gary Bell, Gonzaga
Top Ranked Small Forward: Adonis Thomas, Memphis
Top Ranked Power Forward: Adjehi Baru, College of Charleston
Top Ranked Center: Deng Leek, Western Kentucky

Number of Top 10 Players: 1
Number of Top 25 Players: 2
Number of Top 50 Players: 3
Number of Top 100 Players: 6
Number of Top 150 Players: 17
Number of Top 40 Post-Grads: 21

Class Rankings
Rank. School, Conference (National Rank)

1. CENTRAL FLORIDA, C-USA (30th)
Michael Chandler, C, 6'10, Lawrence North (IN), #55
Rod Days, SF, 6'6, Sagemont School (FL), #128
Wayne Martin, PF, 6'7, Providence School (FL), NR
Kasey Wilson, SF, 6'6, North Port (FL), NR

2. MEMPHIS, C-USA (HM)
Adonis Thomas, SF, 6'6, Melrose (TN), #6
*Stan Simpson, C, 6'10, John A. Logan College (IL)

3. XAVIER, Atlantic-10 (HM)
Dezmine Wells, SF, 6'4, Hargrave Military Academy (VA), #34
Dee Davis, PG, 5'10, Bloomington South (IN), NR
Jalen Reynolds, PF, 6'8, Stevenson (MI), NR

4. COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON, Sun Belt (HM)
Adjehi Baru, PF, 6'9, Steward School (VA), #20
Anthony Sitt, PG, 6'1, Butler (NC), NR
Trevonte Dixon, SG, 6'3, Christ School (NC), NR
Pat Branin, SG, 6'1, Steward School (VA), NR

5. WESTERN KENTUCKY, Sun Belt (NR)
Deng Leek, C, 6'11, Wesleyan Christian Academy (NC), #115
Derrick Gordon, SG, 6'3, St. Patrick's (NJ), #135
George Fant, PF, 6'7, Warren Central (KY), NR
Kevin Kaspar, PG, 6'1, Findlay Prep (NV), NR
Nigel Snipes, SG, 6'5, Wheeler (GA), NR
*O'Karo Akamune, PF, 6'8, East Oklahoma State College (OK)
Vinny Zollo, PF, 6'8, George Rogers Clark (KY), NR
TJ Price, SG, 6'3, Salmen (LA), NR
Spence Sheldon, SG, 6'0, IMG Academy (FL), NR (recruited walk-on)

6. HARVARD, Ivy (NR)
Steve Moundou-Missi, PF, 6'6, Montverde Academy (FL), #126
Kenyatta Smith, C, 6'8, Flintridge Prep (CA), NR
Wesley Saunders, SF, 6'5, Windward School (CA), NR
Max Hooper, SG, 6'6, Brewster Academy (NH), NR
Corbin Miller, SG, 6'2, Brighton (UT), NR
Jonah Travis, SF, 6'6, De La Salle (MN), NR

7. Gonzaga, WCC (NR)
Gary Bell, SG, 6'1, Kentridge (WA), #88
Kevin Pangos, PG, 6'1, Dr. Denison (CAN), NR
Ryan Spangler, PF, 6'7, Bridge Creek (OK), NR
*Guy Landry, SF, 6'5, Midland College (TX)
Kyle Dranginis, PG, 6'4, Skyview (ID), NR
Chris Sarbaugh, PG, 6'0, Gonzaga Prep (WA), NR (Father teaches at Gonzaga, so he won't be on scholarship, per ESPN)

8. Rhode Island, Atlantic-10 (NR)
Jonathan Holton, PF, 6'8, Coral Gables (FL), #145
Dominique McKoy, SF, 6'7, South Atlanta (GA), NR
Trahson Burrell, SF, 6'6, Summit Christian Academy (MI), NR
TJ Buchanon, SG, 6'3, Kalamazoo Central (MI), NR
Rayvon Harris, SF, 6'5, Flora MacDonald Academy (NC), NR

9. NEW MEXICO, Mountain West (NR)
Jarion Henry, SF, 6'8, Kimball (TX), #92
Dominique Dunning, SG, 6'3, Centennial (CA), NR
Hugh Greenwood, SG, 6'3, Australian Institute of Sport (AUS), NR

10. BUTLER, Horizon (NR)
Roosevelt Jones, SF, 6'4, O'Fallon (IL), #144
Jackson Aldridge, PG, 6'1, Australian Institute of Sport (AUS), #18PG
Andrew Smeathers, SF, 6'6, Center Grove (IN), NR
Kameron Woods, PF, 6'8, Eastern (KY), NR

11. MARSHALL, C-USA (NR)
*Robert Goff, PF, 6'9, Hutchinson CC (KS)
Chris Martin, PG, 6'1, St. Patrick's (NJ)
Jamir Hanner, PF, 6'8, Notre Dame Prep (MA), #22PG
Isaiah Williams, SF, 6'7, The Robinson School (NJ), NR
*Dennis Tinnon, PF, 6'7, Kansas City Kansas CC (KS)
Devince Boykins, SG, 6'3, East Rutherford (NC), NR

12. UTEP, C-USA (NR)
Darius Nelson, SF, 6'5, Sheldon (CA), NR
Jalen Ragland, SF, 6'5, Chillicothe (OH), NR
Cedrick Lang, PF, 6'9, O'Gorman (SD), NR
Hooper Vint, C, 6'10, Van Buren (AR), NR
CJ Cooper, PG, 6'0, La Verne Lutheran (CA), NR
D'Von Campbell, PG, 6'0, Bowie (TX), NR
*Malcolm Moore, SF, 6'7, Tyler JC (TX)
*Mitch Marquis, PG, 6'0, Tyler JC (TX)
*Dazmond Starke, SF, 6'6, Eastern Arizona College (AZ)
Tim Jacobs, PG, 6'1, Onate (NM), NR (recruited walk-on)

13. CHARLOTTE, Atlantic-10 (NR)
E. Victor Nickerson, SF, 6'7, Norcross (GA), #141
Mike Thorne, C, 6'9, Trinity Christian (NC), NR
Terrence Williams, SG, 6'4, West Mecklenburg (NC), NR

14. GEORGE MASON, CAA (NR)
Erik Copes, PF, 6'8, Imhotep Charter (PA), #149
Corey Edwards, PG, 5'10, Christ the King (NY), NR
Vaughn Gray, SF, 6'5, St. Benedict's (NJ), NR

15. NORTHERN IOWA, Missouri Valley (NR)
Marvin Singleton, PF, 6'5, Hopkins (MN), #138
Seth Tuttle, PF, 6'8, West Fork (IA), NR
Deon Mitchell, PG, 5'11, Pflugerville (TX), NR
JeVon Lyle, PG, 6'1, Archbishop O'Hara (MO), NR
Matt Bohannon, SG, 6'2, Linn-Mar (IA), NR

16. FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL, Sun Belt (NR)
Chris Coleman, C, 6'10, unknown, NR
Darnell Harris, SF, 6'8, Christian Life Center (TX), NR
Joey De La Rosa, C, 6'10, Montverde Academy (FL), NR
Tanner Wozniak, SG, 6'4, Keswick Christian School (FL), NR
KeDorian Sullivan, SF, 6'6, Southwind (TN), NR

HONORABLE MENTIONS (alphabetical order)

HOUSTON, C-USA- TaShawn Thomas, PF, 6'8, Killeen (TX), NR; Jherrod Stiggers, SG, 6'4, Terrell (TX), NR; JJ Thompson, PG, 6'0, Irving (TX), NR; Leron Barnes, SF, 6'5, North DeSoto (TX), NR;  *Jonathon Simmons, SF, 6'6, Midland College (TX)

SOUTH ALABAMA, Sun Belt- Mychal Ammons, SF, 6'6, Vicksburg (MS), #137; Jordan Roach, PG, 5'11, Bastrop (TX), NR; *Freddie Jones-Goldstein, SG, 6'0, Motlow State CC (TN)

SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE, OVC- Nino Johnson, PF, 6'7, White Station (TN), #125; Telvin Wilkerson, SG, 6'3, Melrose (TN), NR

Note- photo is of Central Florida head coach Donnie Jones and is from http://www.thesportsbank.net/