If you look down ESPNU's top 100 recruits for the class of 2011 -- especially at the top 30 or so recruits on that list -- the only word you see in the column under "school" more often than "Kentucky" is "none." That's how good this class is.

John Calipari has been on his way to landing a very, very good 2011 recruiting class for a while now. The No. 1 player in the class, Michael Gilchrist, committed in April. Marquis Teague, the No. 3 overall player, eventually de-committed from Louisville and committed to Kentucky in April. Anthony Davis, No. 12 in the class, fought through a brief rumor-oriented dust-up to finalize his commitment to the Wildcats in June.

And now, Calipari's fourth player: Kyle Wiltjer, the No. 32-ranked player in 2011, announced his decision to attend Kentucky this week. Wiltjer's commitment shores up what might be the best recruiting class Calipari has ever had, which, yeah, is saying something.

Maybe just as interesting, though, is that Wiltjer is the second straight player ranked No. 1 in the state of Oregon to commit to the Wildcats. The first was 2010's Terrance Jones, who famously donned a Washington hat at a press conference before changing his mind and ending up in Lexington. So what gives? Is Calipari that popular in Oregon? Does Kentucky's brand extend to the great northwest? Are players from Oregon going to start flocking to the Bluegrass State?

Levity aside, Wiltjer chose Kentucky for all the reasons other players choose Kentucky. In fact, he might sum it up more succinctly than I can. From the Portland Tribune:

Wiltjer was impressed with several things about Kentucky. He has great respect for coach John Calipari and his record of sending players to the NBA. He feels he’ll fit well in Calipari’s uptempo system of play. And he was swayed by a great recruiting class Calipari has compiled for 2011.

And there you have it. That formula -- which kicked off with what Calipari overzealously called the greatest night in Kentucky basketball history during the NBA draft in June -- has yielded what should end up being three straight No. 1 overall recruiting classes for Calipari at Kentucky.

Now that we're familiar with it, it's easy to understand. It's much tougher to replicate.