Player Rankings -
2012
Centers
* Rankings data shown based on latest ESPN Rankings as of 2012-04-07, Scout Rankings as of 2012-04-18, and Rivals Rankings as of 2012-04-11
| Rk | +/- | Player | Pos | Ht | Wt | Scout | +/- | Rivals | +/- | ESPN | +/- | Tot | School |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | Nerlens Noel | C | 6-10 | 228 | 1 | -23 | 1 | - | 1 | -50 | 3 | Kentucky |
| 2 | 0 | Isaiah Austin | C | 7-1 | 220 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | Baylor |
| 3 | 0 | Steven Adams | C | 7-0 | 250 | 3 | 0 | 3 | -1 | 4 | 0 | 10 | Pittsburgh |
| 4 | 0 | Kaleb Tarczewski | C | 7-0 | 255 | 4 | 0 | 4 | -3 | 3 | 0 | 11 | Arizona |
| 5 | 0 | Cameron Ridley | C | 6-9 | 270 | 6 | -1 | 7 | -5 | 5 | 0 | 18 | Texas |
| 6 | 0 | Dajuan Coleman | C | 6-9 | 288 | 7 | -1 | 5 | -2 | 6 | 0 | 18 | Syracuse |
| 7 | 0 | Tony Parker | C | 6-9 | 275 | 8 | 1 | 6 | -1 | 7 | 0 | 21 | UCLA |
| 8 | 1 | Shaquille Cleare | C | 6-9 | 270 | 11 | 1 | 13 | -4 | 8 | 0 | 32 | Maryland |
| 9 | 2 | Daniel Ochefu | C | 6-10 | 230 | 12 | 1 | 10 | -6 | 12 | 1 | 34 | Villanova |
| 10 | 0 | Adam Woodbury | C | 7-1 | 235 | 14 | 0 | 11 | -4 | 10 | 2 | 35 | Iowa |
| 11 | -3 | Willie Cauley-Stein | C | 7-0 | 244 | 15 | -4 | 9 | -3 | 11 | -1 | 35 | Kentucky |
| 12 | 0 | Robert Upshaw | C | 7-0 | 250 | 18 | -3 | 12 | -4 | 13 | 1 | 43 | Fresno State |
| 13 | 0 | Prince Ibeh | C | 6-10 | 245 | 17 | -1 | 14 | -4 | 14 | 1 | 45 | Texas |
| 14 | 0 | Joel James | C | 6-10 | 260 | 16 | 2 | 17 | -6 | 15 | 2 | 48 | North Carolina |
| 15 | 1 | Mike Tobey | C | 6-11 | 227 | 22 | 1 | 18 | -2 | 17 | -1 | 57 | Virginia |
| 16 | -1 | A.J. Hammons | C | 7-0 | 280 | 20 | -1 | 19 | -1 | 18 | 0 | 57 | Purdue |
| 17 | 0 | Matt Costello | PF | 6-9 | 245 | 23 | -1 | 21 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 61 | Michigan State |
| 18 | 0 | Charles Mitchell | PF | 6-8 | 260 | 27 | 0 | 22 | -10 | 23 | 0 | 72 | Maryland |
| 19 | 0 | Gavin Ware | C | 6-9 | 270 | 24 | 0 | 20 | -7 | 29 | 0 | 73 | Mississippi State |
| 20 | 0 | Chad Rykhoek | C | 6-11 | 230 | 30 | - | 25 | 14 | 21 | 0 | 76 | Baylor |
| 21 | 0 | Michael Hall | C | 6-10 | 205 | 30 | 0 | 23 | 15 | 32 | 0 | 85 | Harvard |
| 22 | 0 | Blaise Mbargorba | C | 6-11 | 210 | 28 | 0 | 41 | - | 20 | 0 | 89 | SMU |
| 23 | 0 | Landen Lucas | PF | 6-10 | 240 | 30 | - | 41 | - | 20 | 0 | 91 | Kansas |
| 24 | 0 | Tonye Jekiri | C | 7-0 | 227 | 30 | - | 41 | - | 22 | 0 | 93 | Miami |
| 25 | 1 | Valentine Izundu | C | 6-10 | 215 | 30 | - | 41 | - | 25 | 0 | 96 | Houston |
| 26 | 1 | Peter Jurkin | C | 7-0 | 230 | 30 | - | 41 | - | 26 | 0 | 97 | Indiana |
| 27 | -2 | Landry Nnoko | C | 6-11 | 220 | 29 | 0 | 41 | - | 28 | 0 | 98 | Clemson |
| 28 | 0 | Laimonas Chatkevicius | PF | 6-11 | 255 | 30 | - | 41 | - | 27 | 0 | 98 | South Carolina |
| 29 | 0 | Ryan Rosburg | C | 6-10 | 250 | 30 | - | 41 | - | 30 | 0 | 101 | Missouri |
| 30 | 0 | Tyrone Haughton | C | 6-9 | 205 | 30 | - | 41 | - | 31 | 0 | 102 | Undecided |
| 31 | 0 | Josh Smith | C | 6-8 | 260 | 30 | - | 41 | - | 33 | 0 | 104 | Clemson |
| 32 | 0 | Maika Ostling | C | 6-10 | 230 | 30 | - | 41 | - | 35 | 0 | 106 | Oregon State |
| 33 | 0 | Josip Mikulic | PF | 7-0 | 228 | 30 | - | 41 | - | 36 | 0 | 107 | Fairfield |
| 34 | 0 | Alex Olah | C | 7-0 | 275 | 30 | - | 41 | - | 37 | 0 | 108 | Northwestern |
| 35 | 0 | Caleb Dressler | C | 6-10 | 250 | 30 | - | 41 | - | 38 | 0 | 109 | Hawaii |
| 36 | 0 | Rozell Nix | C | 6-10 | 285 | 30 | - | 41 | - | 39 | 0 | 110 | Undecided |
| 37 | 0 | Kyle Meyer | C | 6-10 | 222 | 30 | - | 41 | - | 40 | 0 | 111 | Iowa |
| 38 | 0 | Rashid Gaston | C | 6-8 | 235 | 30 | - | 41 | - | 41 | 0 | 112 | Norfolk State |
| 39 | 0 | Khaliq Spicer | C | 6-9 | 210 | 30 | - | 41 | - | 42 | 0 | 113 | Kent State |
| 40 | 0 | Devontae Watson | C | 6-10 | 210 | 30 | - | 41 | - | 43 | 0 | 114 | Temple |
| 41 | 0 | Aly Mohamed | C | 6-9 | 270 | 30 | - | 41 | - | 44 | 0 | 115 | Texas Southern |
| 42 | 0 | Andre Washington | C | 7-0 | 220 | 30 | - | 41 | - | 45 | 0 | 116 | Wake Forest |
| 43 | 0 | Eric Jacobsen | PF | 6-10 | 235 | 30 | - | 40 | -20 | 47 | 0 | 117 | Arizona State |
| 44 | 0 | Isaac Freeman | C | 7-0 | 205 | 30 | - | 41 | - | 46 | 0 | 117 | Massachusetts |
| 45 | 0 | Matt Willms | C | 7-1 | 210 | 30 | - | 41 | - | 47 | 0 | 118 | UTEP |
| 46 | 0 | Darien Nelson-Henry | C | 6-11 | 265 | 30 | - | 41 | - | 48 | 0 | 119 | Pennsylvania |
| 47 | 0 | Daniel Robinson | PF | 6-10 | 215 | 30 | - | 41 | - | 49 | 0 | 120 | Florida International |
| 48 | 0 | Obij Aget | C | 7-0 | 220 | 30 | - | 41 | - | 50 | 0 | 121 | New Mexico |