Here is a list of the total number of commitments per state for the Class of 2006:

1. Texas 355
2. California 316
3. Florida 290
4. Georgia 138
5. Ohio 126
6. Alabama 78
7. Pennsylvania 71
8. Illinois 64
9. Mississippi 61
10. North Carolina 53
11. Virginia 52
11. Oklahoma 52
13. New Jersey 50
13. Louisiana 50
15. Michigan 49
16. Tennessee 43
17. Maryland 37
17. Arizona 37
19. New York 36
20. Colorado 35
21. South Carolina 33
22. Hawai'i 30
23. Missouri 27
23. Washington 27
25. Indiana 26
26. Utah 24
27. Kentucky 21
28. Wisconsin 18
29. Minnesota 17
30. Nevada 16
31. Arkansas
31. Connecticut 14
31. Massachusetts 14
34. Kansas 12
35. Nebraska 9
35. New Mexico 9
35. Oregon 9
38. Idaho 8
38. Iowa 8
40. Distric of Columbia 4
41. Delaware 3
41. Wyoming 3
43. New Hampshire 2
43. West Virginia 2
45. Alaska 1
45. South Dakota 1
47. Maine 0
47. Montana 0
47. North Dakota 0
47. Rhode Island
47. Vermont

Six Year Rankings

The rankings of our Annual Recruiting Survey have been relatively consistent through the years. With six years worth of data, it's interesting to see how the states rank over that period of time.

Here is how the top 14 states have stacked up over the past six years:

1. California 1900
2. Texas 1878
3. Florida 1373
4. Ohio 758
5. Georgia 696
6. Pennsylvania 423
7. Alabama 422
8. Michigan 390
9. Louisiana 377
10. Illinois 354
11. Mississippi 330
12. New Jersey 320
13. North Carolina 306
14. Virginia 284