Recruiting rankings question

[NDinNJ]

I'm looking at the recruiting rankings for 2024. ND finished 9th, but 3 teams that finished ahead of them have a lower class ratings/points average than ND. Why wouldn't they rank the teams based on the overall rating for the class?

 

[JimMc]

The rank order is based on points, the last column on the right. Click on the blue ? and it takes you to the explanation of how points are calculated.