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Still behind UNC, NCSt, and Wake, but that would change fast if one of the Big Six committed. As it stands, it's impossible to not be happy with that. Also, MaxPreps had Maryland at #9 before the Parker commit.

Same drill as the ESPN one: prospect rank, and up or down: #5 - Tobias Harris (up) #13 - Terrence Jones (up) #14 - CJ Leslie (up) #31 - Roscoe Smith (down) #43 - Terrence Ross (down) #45 - Justin Coleman (down) #53 - Mychal Parker (up) #56 - Damontre Harris (up) #99 - James Johnson (down) #109 - Alex Kirk (down) #122 - Terrell Stoglin (up) #146 - Jon Graham (down) We've already rehashed Terrence Ross' drop, but I still don't like it. Stoglin's fall also surprised me. Parker's rise was a bit unexpected, as well.

Ok, first, a disclaimer: MaxPreps is...well, I don't really know. They're not really a recruiting site, per se, so this isn't like Rivals or Scout or ESPN. Anyway, there were a couple of big time surprises. The first one, and the most important one, is Terrell Stoglin at #44. Obviously a huge bump from the previous 70s and 80s rankings he'd been getting, but MaxPreps has always loved him. Terrence Ross landed at 30, which to me is a little low, but he didn't play any AAU, which probably makes up for a good 10-15 spots. Other than that, Terrence Jones was at #12, which seems a little high, and Tobias Harris was at #21, which seems a little low. Roscoe Smith was at #26, but he only played in one AAU tournament, so he might suffer from TRoss syndrome. Mychal Parker was at 63, which was lower than I expected, Alex Kirk was at 74, and James Johnson was at 95.