What most are forgetting. It all depends on grades and test scores. D1's may be the only choice of a kid that doesn't have the grades for a D2 or D3. Example the D3 my dd was looking at the cut off was 3.3 or a 23. That is just to get in, to get any money you had to have a 3.75 or test score at 26. Some are at 3.5 . So many D3 and D2 are not going to recruit you. These kids must look at state D1.'s they have no other choices.