College football recruiting is somewhat of an arms race. Coaching chops, player development and scheme fit usually take center stage in a prospect’s recruitment, but sometimes, a program’s facilities are what seal the deal.
Naturally, some of the best — and richest — programs in college football have the best facilities. State-of-the-art facilities are abundant across the Power 5 landscape and while the glitz and glamour of top-end facilities aren’t the end-all, be-all for some recruits, they can completely turn the tide of the way of a program is viewed by the nation’s elite.
247Sports recently polled recruits at the All-American Bowl and one of the topics centered around college football’s top facilities. Here are the college football programs recruits think have the best facilities in the nation.
No. 1: Oregon
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Votes: 12
No. 2: Georgia
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Votes: 11
No. 3: Notre Dame
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Votes: 9
No. 4: Alabama
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Votes: 8
T-5: Ohio State
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Votes: 6
T-5: Clemson
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Votes: 6
No. 7: Michigan
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Votes: 4
T-8: LSU
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Votes: 3
T-8: Oklahoma
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Votes: 3
T-8: Penn State
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Votes: 3
T-8: Texas
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Votes: 3
T-8: Texas A&M
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Votes: 3
The best of the rest
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Auburn: 2
Missouri: 2
Ole Miss: 2
Air Force: 1
Arkansas: 1
Illinois: 1
Indiana: 1
Iowa: 1
Kentucky: 1
Louisville: 1
Purdue: 1
South Carolina: 1
USC: 1
Virginia Tech: 1
Washington: 1
Washington State: 1
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