It's all relative. I mean Auburn finished 9th on Rivals, which is a very good class, but that's only good for 4th in the SEC West and 7th in the SEC. USC finished 10th which puts them first in the PAC 12. Notre Dame at #12 puts them right at or better than their main rivals and typical schedule.
The big surprise to me is how terrible Nebraska did. I mean they typically finish around 20 or so with a star average well above 3, but they finished very low in the ranking with a star average below 3.
ACC had a good year with 3 teams in the top 15 and 5 in the top 25.
Vandy signed a blatant homosexual, which I find fascinating. Not that there is anything wrong with it, but I'm incredibly curious to see how his college career plays out.