If you do some of the math...

You have 12 who can "impact" a top 5 program. How many will ND take in a year? 2-3, maybe 4 at most? Also, those are the players who can "impact" the team, but that doesn't necessarily mean that you have to have all players like that. You can have some that are "diamonds in the rough" and "role players" as well.

And as you pointed out, the talent depth is greater now than it was 17 years ago, and ND's position as far as program reputation is in a lot better place than it was back then.

You can't slack off on it, but the situation isn't as bad as it might seem as far as the talent pool available is concerned. Generally female athletes tend to take the academics a lot more seriously. The last few years has helped make things a lot easier for McGraw, because she can now say "Yes, you can definitely win a NC here." It took a lot of hard work on the part of her and her staff, but that work is starting to pay off in spades.