http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=4745029

First team Offense

Quarterback - Colt McCoy, senior, 6-foot-2, 210 pounds, Texas.

Running backs - Toby Gerhart, senior, 6-1, 235, Stanford; Mark Ingram, sophomore, 5-10, 212, Alabama.

Tackles - Russell Okung, senior, 6-5, 301, Oklahoma State; Trent Williams, senior, 6-5, 318, Oklahoma.

Guards - Michael Johnson, senior, 6-6, 305, Alabama; Mike Iupati, senior, 6-6, 330, Idaho.

Center - J.D. Walton, senior, 6-3, 305, Baylor.

Tight end - Aaron Hernandez, junior, 6-2, 250, Florida.

Wide receivers - Golden Tate, junior, 5-11, 195, Notre Dame; Jordan Shipley, senior, 6-0, 190, Texas.

All-purpose player - C.J. Spiller, senior, 5-11, 195, Clemson.

Kicker - Leigh Tiffin, senior, 6-2, 212, Alabama.

Defense

Ends - Jerry Hughes, senior, 6-3, 257, TCU; Derrick Morgan, junior, 6-4, 272, Georgia Tech.

Tackles - Ndamukong Suh, senior, 6-4, 300, Nebraska; Terrence Cody, senior, 6-5, 365, Alabama.

Linebackers - Rolando McClain, junior, 6-4, 258, Alabama; Greg Jones, junior, 6-1, 228, Michigan State; Eric Norwood, senior, 6-1, 252, South Carolina.

Cornerbacks - Joe Haden, junior, 5-11, 190, Florida; Javier Arenas, senior, 5-9, 198, Alabama.

Safeties - Eric Berry, junior, 5-11, 203, Tennessee; Earl Thomas, sophomore, 5-10, 197, Texas.

Punter - Drew Butler, sophomore, 6-2, 201, Georgia.

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Second team

Quarterback - Tim Tebow, senior, Florida.

Running backs - Ryan Mathews, junior, Fresno State; Dion Lewis, freshman, Pittsburgh.

Tackles - Bryan Bulaga, junior, Iowa; Chris Marinelli, senior, Stanford.

Guards - Rodney Hudson, junior, Florida State; Mike Pouncey, junior, Florida.

Center - Maurkice Pouncey, junior, Florida.

Tight end - Dennis Pitta, senior, BYU.

Wide receivers - Mardy Gilyard, senior, Cincinnati; Danario Alexander, senior, Missouri.

All-purpose player - James Rodgers, junior, Oregon State.

Kicker - Kai Forbath, junior, UCLA.
Defense

Ends - Von Miller, junior, Texas A&M; Brandon Graham, senior, Michigan.

Tackles - Gerald McCoy, junior, Oklahoma; Jared Odrick, senior, Penn State.

Linebackers - Pat Angerer, senior, Iowa; Brandon Spikes, senior, Florida; Sean Weatherspoon, senior, Missouri.

Cornerbacks - Perrish Cox, senior, Oklahoma State; Kyle Wilson, senior, Boise State.

Safeties - Taylor Mays, senior, Southern California; Rahim Moore, sophomore, UCLA.

Punter - Zoltan Mesko, senior, Michigan.

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Third team

Quarterback - Kellen Moore, sophomore, Boise State

Running backs - LaMichael James, redshirt freshman, Oregon; Jacquizz Rodgers, sophomore, Oregon State.

Tackles - Dennis Landolt, senior, Penn State; Ciron Black, senior, LSU.

Guards - Brandon Carter, senior, Texas Tech; Jeff Byers, senior, Southern California.

Center - Chris Hall, senior, Texas.

Tight end - Dorin Dickerson, senior, Pittsburgh.

Wide receivers - Freddie Barnes, senior, Bowling Green; Demaryius Thomas, junior, Georgia Tech.

All-purpose player - Dexter McCluster, senior, Mississippi.

Kicker - Hunter Lawrence, senior, Texas.
Defense

Ends - Jeremy Beal, junior, Oklahoma; Brandon Sharpe, senior, Texas Tech.

Tackles - Brian Price, junior, UCLA; Dan Williams, senior, Tennessee.

Linebackers - Sergio Kindle, senior, Texas; Cody Grimm, senior, Virginia Tech; Navorro Bowman, junior, Penn State.

Cornerbacks - Brandon Harris, sophomore, Miami; Alterraun Verner, senior, UCLA.

Safeties - Tyler Sash, sophomore, Iowa; Mark Barron, sophomore, Alabama.

Punter - Matt Reagan, senior, Memphis.

The SEC was the most represented conference on the first team, with 11 players, Michigan State linebacker Greg Jones was the only Big Ten player on the first team.

NO BUCKEYES ?? Not even 3rd team ??

Speedofsand wrote: The SEC was the most represented conference on the first team, with 11 players, Michigan State linebacker Greg Jones was the only Big Ten player on the first team.

NO BUCKEYES ?? Not even 3rd team ??

IMO,that's what made their defense special this year--no one real stud...now,next year's another story- we should have some serious representation--GO BUCKS!!!

OSU's defensive players haven't really put up eye catching stats but if you look its pretty balanced production and that is what makes them good.

The only guy who I thought had a chance was Coleman with 5 INT's, 3 FF, and some reasonable tackle numbers.

don't need the individual accolades... go win the Rose Bowl and those things will come along next year...

ccrunner609 wrote: ^^^and a suspension

And?

There is a guy on the AA list that did something a lot worse than Colemand and got suspended for it.

Freddie Barnes 3rd team? Wow

ccrunner609 wrote: ^^^and a suspension

why don't you just leave--nobody likes you :@

dsjfan wrote: Freddie Barnes 3rd team? Wow

He plays in the MAC dude. Should he have been 2nd team? Gilyard was 2nd team--and I think he got snubbed. Barnes is no where near Gilyard.

Yeah 3rd team AA is nothing to hang your head over. It's a nice accomplishment for a MAC player.

Hell yes it is.

Keenum out of Houston...I know it's tough to break into the top three QB's, but his numbers were flat out ill. Crappy conference doesn't help, nor does a "system" label, but still, tight numbers nonetheless.

Hamp89 wrote: Yeah 3rd team AA is nothing to hang your head over. It's a nice accomplishment for a MAC player.

Its a GREAT accomplishment for ANY player.

ccrunner609 wrote: Why dont you just put ALabamas whole team on there and then fill out the rest with Texas and the rest of the SEC.

I thought the same thing, what a joke.

Barnes may not have even been on the list if Bryant was there to bump someone out.

Good for you CJ.

It is great to see Spiller on there. He definitely deserves recognition.

sleeper wrote:

ccrunner609 wrote: Why dont you just put ALabamas whole team on there and then fill out the rest with Texas and the rest of the SEC.

I thought the same thing, what a joke.

You have to admit the Alabama players that are on there...have earned the right to be on there.

bamagirl wrote:

sleeper wrote:

ccrunner609 wrote: Why dont you just put ALabamas whole team on there and then fill out the rest with Texas and the rest of the SEC.

I thought the same thing, what a joke.

You have to admit the Alabama players that are on there...have earned the right to be on there.

Besides Ingram, no.

I wanted to expound upon this a little bit. There are many GREAT players in college football, and not all of them play for Alabama. It's simply lazy on the AP's part to pick players from teams that had good seasons, instead of actually scrounging up stats from across the country to determine who is most deserving. Are the Alabama players deserving? Maybe, but there are probably plenty of other players that deserve to be on this list besides Texas, Alabama, and the rest of the SEC. I mean their KICKER is on the 1st team? Seriously? Now, lucky for you and the AP, I am also lazy and don't give a hoot(largely because this means nothing as Ohio State would absolutely crush Alabama if they got the chance to play this year), so I won't go through and find players that are more deserving, and you can take that to the bank.

Tebow 2nd team QB is a joke.