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Posted: July 14, 2008
2008 NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision Composite National Rankings

TEAM ATH LIN TSN PS BR TOTAL/AVG RANK
Ohio State 2 3 2 2 1 10 / 2.0 1
Southern California 4 2 3 4 3 16 / 3.2 2
GEORGIA 5 1 1 9 2 18 / 3.6 T3
Oklahoma 3 4 4 3 4 18 / 3.6 T3
FLORIDA 1 6 9 1 6 23 / 4.6 5
Missouri 6 5 6 7 5 29 / 5.8 6
Clemson 10 9 7 5 7 38 / 7.6 7
LSU 9 7 5 13 8 42 / 8.4 T8
West Virginia 7 10 8 6 11 42 / 8.4 T8
Texas 11 8 11 15 9 54 / 10.8 10
AUBURN 8 13 16 12 10 59 / 11.8 11
Brigham Young 14 12 19 17 15 77 / 15.4 T12
Texas Tech 18 16 20 11 12 77 / 15.4 T12
Wisconsin 12 11 14 21 23 81 / 16.2 14
Kansas 13 15 12 30 17 87 / 17.4 T15
South Florida 20 19 21 8 19 87 / 17.4 T15
Virginia Tech 21 29 13 16 13 92 / 18.4 17
Arizona State 15 14 17 29 18 93 / 18.6 18
Oregon 19 21 15 22 20 97 / 19.4 19
TENNESSEE 17 24 22 23 14 100 / 20.0 20
Penn State 23 26 26* 10 26* 111 / 22.2 T21
Illinois 16 18 10 51* 16 111 / 22.2 T21
Wake Forest 24 17 24 27 25 117 / 23.4 23
ALABAMA 30 20 23 26 26* 125 / 25.0 24
Florida State 26 25 26* 24 26* 127 / 25.4 T25
Pittsburgh 27 23 26* 25 26* 127 / 25.4 T25
SOUTH CAROLINA 34 27 26* 18 26* 131 / 26.2 27
Utah 33 39 26* 14 26* 138 / 27.6 T28
Rutgers 22 33 26* 35 22 138 / 27.6 T28
California 35 32 26* 20 26* 139 / 27.8 T30
Fresno State 25 22 25 41 26* 139 / 27.8 T30
Michigan 28 31 18 51* 21 149 / 29.8 32
Notre Dame 60 59 26* 19 26* 190 / 38.0 33
Cincinnati 36 62 26* 51* 24 199 / 39.8 34

ATH - Athlon Magazine; LIN - Lindy's Magazine; TSN - The Sporting News; PS - Phil Steele's College Football; BR - Blue Ribbon

* - Indicates not ranked in magazine's poll. Number given is one plus the lowest ranked team in that publication.

SEC On The National Scene

The Sporting News

  • Heisman Watch (2 of 8) - Florida QB Tim Tebow, Georgia RB Knowshon Moreno
  • Top Non-Conference Games (3 of 6) - Clemson vs. Alabama (Atlanta); Georgia at Arizona State; Auburn at West Virginia
  • Top Conference Games (2 of 9) - LSU at Florida; Georgia vs. Florida (Jacksonville)
  • Ranking the Conferences - SEC #1
  • For its next trick, the SEC will get a team with three losses into the BCS national title game. Laugh all you want, but the reality is this: It's the SEC's world and we're all just living in it. The conference is so talented and plays so well in big games - 7-2 in its last nine BCS games - that it gets the benefit of the doubt when it comes to BCS number-crunching. Georgia and Florida look like locks for BCS games, and Auburn and LSU have the juice to get there, too."
  • Freshmen of Impact (3 of 8) - Alabama WR Julio Jones, Florida RB Chris Rainey, LSU DB Patrick Johnson
  • Heisman/Camp/Maxwell Trophy Candidates - Florida QB Tim Tebow, Georgia RB Knowshon Moreno
  • Outland Trophy Candidates - Arkansas C Jonathan Luigs, Auburn DT Sen'Derrick Marks, Tennessee C Josh McNeil, Ole Miss OT Michael Oher, Georgia DT Jeff Owens, Tennessee OG Anthony Parker, Alabama OT Andre Smith, Florida OG Jim Tartt, Kentucky OT Garry Williams.
  • Davey O'Brien Award Candidates - Florida QB Tim Tebow, Georgia QB Matthew Stafford
  • Doak Walker Award Candidates - Tennessee RB Arian Foster, Auburn RB Brad Lester, Florida RB Kestahn Moore, LSU RB Keiland Williams, Auburn RB Ben Tate, Georgia RB Knowshon Moreno
  • Biletnikoff Award Candidates - Florida WR Percy Harvin, South Carolina WR Kenny McKinley, LSU WR Demetrius Byrd
  • Bednarik/Nagurski Award Candidates - Florida LB Brandon Spikes, Alabama DB Rashad Johnson, Ole Miss DE Greg Hardy, South Carolina DE Eric Norwood
  • Butkus Award Candidates - Florida LB Brandon Spikes, Mississippi State LB Jamar Chaney, Georgia LB Dannell Ellerbe, Tennessee LB Rico McCoy, South Carolina LB Jasper Brinkley
  • Thorpe Award Candidates - Alabama DB Rashad Johnson, Kentucky DB Trevor Lindley, Mississippi State DB Derek Pegues
  • Lou Groza Award Candidates - LSU PK Colt David
  • Ray Guy Award Candidates - Auburn P Ryan Shoemaker, Tennessee P Britton Colquitt, South Carolina P Ryan Succop

    Lindy's

  • BCS Bowl Matchups - BCS National Championship Game: Southern Cal vs. Georgia; Allstate Sugar Bowl: Florida vs. Missouri
  • Major impact "comeback" players for 2008: Jasper Brinkley, LB, South Carolina; Antonio Gaines and Demetrice Morley, DBs, Tennessee;
  • Heisman Watch (2 of 10) - Florida QB Tim Tebow, Georgia RB Knowshon Moreno
  • Top Non-Conference Games (6 of 12) - Georgia at Arizona State; Auburn at West Virginia; Alabama vs. Clemson (Atlanta); Tennessee at UCLA; Florida at Florida State; Arkansas at Texas
  • Top Conference Games (5 of 12) - Florida vs. Georgia (Jacksonville); LSU at Florida; Georgia at LSU; Auburn at Alabama; Ole Miss at Arkansas
  • Ranking the Conferences - SEC #1
  • If LSU coach Les Miles wanted to pop off about the strength of the SEC vs. everybody else this season, he'd get no argument here. That the SEC deserves to be number one is something you know instinctively, but if you're a numbers guy, this works too: The league has won three of the past five national championships and, probably should have had a shot at another when 13-0 Auburn was shut out of the BCS title game in 2004. More? The SEC has won all four of its BCS games in the past two years by a combined score of 161-62. There will be no shift in power this season."
  • Top Player Rankings
    Quarterbacks - #1 - Tim Tebow, Florida; #8 - Matthew Stafford, Georgia; #20 - John Parker Wilson, Alabama.
    Running Backs - #1 - Knowshon Moreno, Georgia; #7 - Arian Foster, Tennessee; #17 - Terry Grant, Alabama; #19 - Anthony Dixon, Mississippi State; #24 - Keiland Williams, LSU.
    Receivers - #3 - Percy Harvin, Florida; #12 - Demetrius Byrd, LSU; #20 - Lucas Taylor, Tennessee.
    Centers - #1 - Jonathan Luigs, Arkansas; #5 - Antoine Caldwell, Alabama; #7 - Brett Helms, LSU.
    Guards - #2 - Anthony Parker, Tennessee; #3 - Tyronne Green, Auburn; #5 - Herman Johnson, LSU.
    Tackles - #1 - Michael Oher, Ole Miss; #2 - Andre Smith, Alabama; #5 Ciron Black, LSU
    Defensive Ends - #2 - Tyson Jackson, LSU; #7 - Greg Hardy, Ole Miss.
    Defensive Tackles - #2 - Sen'Derrick Marks, Auburn; #5 - Peria Jerry, Ole Miss; #6 - Ricky Jean-Francois, LSU; 10 - Jeff Owens, Georgia.
    Inside Linebackers - #5 - Tray Blackmon, Auburn; #8 - Darry Beckwith, LSU; #9 - Rolando McClain, Alabama; #10 - Jasper Brinkley, South Carolina; #12 - Dannell Ellerbe.
    Outside Linebackers - #3 - Eric Norwood, South Carolina; #4 - Rico McCoy, Tennessee.
    Cornerbacks - #8 - Jerraud Powers, Auburn; #9 - Asher Allen, Georgia; #11 - D.J. Moore, Vanderbilt.
    Safeties - #4 - Eric Berry, Tennessee; #6 - Derek Pegues, Mississippi State; #9 - Rashad Johnson, Alabama.
    Kickers - #7 - Colt David, LSU.
    Punters - None.
    All-Purpose Players - #1 - Percy Harvin, Florida; #5 - Brandon James, Florida; #7 - Javier Arenas, Alabama; #8 - Dexter McCluster, Ole Miss.
  • Top Unit Rankings
    Backfields - #2 - Georgia; #7 - Alabama
    Receivers - #6 - Florida; #7 - Tennessee
    Offensive Lines - #2 - LSU; #5 - Auburn; #6 - Alabama
    Defensive Lines - #1 - LSU; #3 - Georgia; #8 - Auburn
    Linebackers - #3 - South Carolina; #7 - Florida
    Defensive Backs - #3 - South Carolina; #5 - Mississippi State; #6 - Tennessee
  • National Recruiting Rankings - #1 Alabama; #3 Florida; #7 Georgia; #11 LSU; #20 Auburn; #22 South Carolina.

    Athlon

  • Heisman Favorites (2 of 6) - Knowshon Moreno, RB, Georgia; Tim Tebow, QB, Florida; 12 Others to Watch - Percy Harvin, WR/RB, Florida; Matthew Stafford, QB, Georgia
  • Conference Rankings - #1 SEC
  • Anyone who followed the week-to-week results in the SEC last season knows that the conference is almost too strong for its own good. There are no easy games, particularly on the road. Losing one game in conference play is akin to going undefeated in other conferences. The SEC may have had the best two teams in the nation last season - Georgia and LSU - and the league may have four top 10 teams this season. Bobby Petrino's return to college football won't make the conference any easier."
  • Top First-Year Assistants - Dan McCarney, Defensive Line, Florida; Tony Franklin, Offensive Coordinator, Auburn.
  • Top Impact Freshmen - Julio Jones, WR, Alabama; Patrick Johnson, CB, LSU; Blair Walsh, PK, Georgia.
  • Top Senior Quarterbacks - John Parker Wilson, Alabama

    Phil Steele

  • Top Player Rankings (Top 25 Only)
    Quarterbacks - #1 - Tim Tebow, Florida; #6 - Matthew Stafford, Georgia.
    Running Backs - #2 - Knowshon Moreno, Georgia; #8 - Arian Foster, Tennessee; #14 - Emmanuel Moody, Florida; #19 - Ben Tate, Auburn; #20 - Keiland Williams, LSU.
    Wide Receivers - #3 - Percy Harvin, Florida; #4 - Demetrius Byrd, LSU; #15 - Kenny McKinley, South Carolina; #16 - Brandon LaFell, LSU.
    Tight Ends - #4 - Cornelius Ingram, Florida; #15 - Richard Dickson, LSU; #20 - Tripp Chandler, Georgia; #23 - Jared Cook, South Carolina.
    Fullbacks - #6 - Brannan Southerland, Georgia; #13 - Cordera Eason, Ole Miss; #20 - Jason Cook, Ole Miss.
    Center - #1 - Jonathan Luigs, Arkansas; #5 - Antoine Caldwell, Alabama; #6 - Josh McNeil, Tennessee; #8 - Brett Helms, LSU#23 - Maurkice Pouncey, Florida.
    Guards - #2 - Herman Johnson, LSU; #3 - Anthony Parker, Tennessee; #9 - John Jerry, Ole Miss; #12 - Jim Tartt, Florida; #21 - Jacques McClendon, Tennessee.
    Tackles - #2 - Andre Smith, Alabama; #4 - Michael Oher, Ole Miss; #5 - Ciron Black, LSU; #13 - Lee Ziemba, Auburn; #14 - Ramon Foster, Tennessee.
    Kickers - #8 - Leigh Tiffin, Alabama; #10 - Ryan Succop, South Carolina; #16 - Daniel Lincoln, Tennessee; #18 - Colt David, LSU.
    Defensive Ends - #1 - Tyson Jackson, LSU; #6 - Greg Hardy, Ole Miss; #11 - Antonio Coleman, Auburn; #12 - Antwain Robinson, Arkansas; #21 - Jermaine Cunningham, Florida; #24 - Kirston Pittman, LSU.
    Defensive Tackles - #2 - Ricky Jean-Francois, LSU; #6 - Geno Atkins, Georgia; #7 - Peria Jerry, Ole Miss; #8 - Jeff Owens, Georgia; #13 - Demonte Bolden, Tennessee; #18 - Sen'Derrick Marks, Auburn; #21 - Al Woods, LSU; #22 - Marlon Favorite, LSU.
    Inside Linebackers - #3 - Brandon Spikes, Florida; #6 - Darry Beckwith, LSU; #8 - Jasper Brinkley, South Carolina; #15 - Dannell Ellerbe, Georgia; #20 - Jamar Chaney, Mississippi State; #21 - Prince Hall, Alabama; #22 - Tray Blackman, Auburn; #24 - Micah Johnson, Kentucky.
    Outside Linebackers - #5 - Rico McCoy, Tennessee; #12 - Eric Norwood, South Carolina.
    Cornerbacks - #7 - Trevard Lindley, Kentucky; #13 - Asher Allen, Georgia; #21 - D.J. Moore, Vanderbilt; #22 - Captain Munnerlyn, South Carolina; #23 - Aairon Savage, Auburn.
    Free Safeties - #4 - Derek Pegues, Mississippi State; #11 - Rashad Johnson, Alabama; #13 - Reshad Jones, Georgia; #14 - Curtis Taylor, LSU; #18 - Danny McCray, LSU.
    Strong Safeties - #6 - Eric Berry, Tennessee; #9 - Emanuel Cook, South Carolina; #11 - Reshard Langford, Vanderbilt; #12 - Chad Jones, LSU; #21 - C.J. Byrd, Georgia; #22 - Jamarca Sanford, Ole Miss.
    Punters - #6 - Britton Colquitt, Tennessee; #7 - Ryan Shoemaker, Auburn; #22 - Chas Henry, Florida.
    Kick Returners - #6 - Brandon James, Florida.
    Punt Returners - #2 - Brandon James, Florida; #6 - Javier Arenas, Alabama; #9 - Derek Pegues, Mississippi State.
  • Top Unit Rankings
    Quarterbacks - #1 - Florida; #9 - Georgia.
    Running Backs - #2 - Georgia; #15 - Florida; #16 - Auburn; #18 - Tennessee; #20 - LSU.
    Receivers - #1 - Florida; #7 - Tennessee; #11 - LSU; #24 - South Carolina.
    Offensive Line - #3 - Tennessee; #5 - LSU; #11 - Florida; #15 - Ole Miss; #17 - Alabama; #19 - Georgia; #21 - Auburn; #30 - Arkansas.
    Defensive Line - #1 - LSU; #12 - Florida; #16 - Georgia; #20 - Ole Miss; #24 - Auburn; #27 - Alabama; #28 - South Carolina; #29 - Arkansas; #30 - Tennessee.
    Linebackers - #3 - South Carolina; #7 - Florida; #13 - Auburn; #14 - Georgia; #18 - LSU; #19 - Ole Miss; #30 - Tennessee.
    Defensive Backs - #5 - Georgia; #12 - Mississippi State; #15 - Tennessee; #17 - LSU; #19 - South Carolina; #20 - Auburn; #25 - Vanderbilt; #27 - Kentucky; #28 - Florida.
    Special Teams - #1 - Florida; #6 - Alabama; #13 - South Carolina; #14 - Auburn; #16 - Tennessee.
  • 2008 Most Improved Teams - #5 - South Carolina; #9 - Ole Miss.
  • 2008 Toughest Conference - #1 - SEC
  • 2008 Surprise Teams - #7 - South Carolina.
  • Heisman Favorites (2 of 8) - Tim Tebow, QB, Florida; Knowshon Moreno, RB, Georgia.

    SEC On All-America Teams

    The Sporting News

    First-Team
    QB - Tim Tebow, Florida; RB - Knowshon Moreno, Georgia; WR - Percy Harvin, Florida; OL - Jonathan Luigs, Arkansas; Michael Oher, Ole Miss; Andre Smith, Alabama.

    Second-Team
    OL - Herman Johnson, LSU; DL - Greg Hardy, Ole Miss; LB - Brandon Spikes, Florida; DB - Eric Berry, Tennessee; PR - Brandon James, Florida.

    Third-Team
    OL - Ciron Black, LSU; Anthony Parker, Tennessee; DL - Sen'Derrick Marks, Auburn; Ricky Jean-Francois, LSU; DB - Captain Munnerlyn, South Carolina; PR - Javier Arenas, Alabama

    Lindy's

    First-Team
    QB - Tim Tebow, Florida; RB - Knowshon Moreno, Georgia; C - Jonathan Luigs, Arkansas; OL - Michael Oher, Ole Miss; OL - Andre Smith, Alabama; DL - Tyson Jackson, LSU; DL - Sen'Derrick Marks, Auburn.

    Second-Team
    WR - Percy Harvin, Florida; WR - Kenny McKinley, South Carolina; OL - Tyronne Green, Auburn; OL - Anthony Parker, Tennessee; OL - Ciron Black, LSU; DB - Eric Berry, Tennessee; LB - Brandon Spikes, Florida.

    Athlon

    First-Team
    QB - Tim Tebow, Florida; RB - Knowshon Moreno, Georgia; WR - Percy Harvin, Florida; OL - Anthony Parker, Tennessee; OL - Andre Smith, Alabama; C - Jonathan Luigs, Arkansas.

    Second-Team
    OL - Ciron Black, LSU; Michael Oher, Ole Miss; DE - Tyson Jackson, LSU; LB - Darry Beckwith, LSU; Brandon Spikes, Florida; S - Eric Berry, Tennessee; PR - Brandon James, Florida.

    Third-Team
    DE - Greg Hardy, Ole Miss; DT - Geno Atkins, Georgia; CB - D.J. Moore, Vanderbilt; S - Derek Pegues, Mississippi State.

    Phil Steele

    First Team
    QB - Tim Tebow, Florida; RB - Knowshon Moreno, Georgia; WR - Percy Harvin, Florida; C - Jonathan Luigs, Arkansas; OG - Herman Johnson, LSU; OT - Andre Smith, Alabama; DE - Tyson Jackson, LSU; DT - Ricky Jean-Francois, LSU.

    Second Team
    WR - Demetrius Byrd, LSU; OG - Anthony Parker, Tennessee; OT - Michael Oher, Ole Miss; ILB - Brandon Spikes, Florida; PR - Brandon James, Florida.

    Third Team
    OT - Ciron Black, LSU; DT - Geno Atkins, Georgia; DE - Greg Hardy, Ole Miss; OLB - Rico McCoy, Tennessee; ILB - Darry Beckwith, LSU.

    Fourth Team
    RB - Arian Foster, Tennessee; TE - Cornelius Ingram, Florida; DT - Peria Jerry, Ole Miss; DT - Jeff Owens, Georgia; CB - Trevard Lindley, Kentucky; FS - Derek Pegues, Mississippi State.

    Blue Ribbon

    First-Team
    QB - Tim Tebow, Florida (Offensive Player of the Year) ; RB - Knowshon Moreno, Georgia; OL - Michael Oher, Ole Miss; Andre Smith, Alabama; Jonathan Luigs, Arkansas; RS - Brandon James, Florida.

    2008 SEC Predicted Order of Finish

    TEAM ATH LIN TSN PS BR BN TOTAL/AVG RANK
    EAST
    Georgia 2 1 1 2 1 1 8 / 1.3 1
    Florida 1 2 2 1 2 2 10 / 1.7 2
    Tennessee 3 3 3 4 3 3 19 / 3.2 3
    South Carolina 4 4 4 3 4 4 23 / 3.8 4
    Kentucky 5 5 5 5 5 5 30 / 5.0 5
    Vanderbilt 6 6 6 6 6 6 36 / 6.0 6
    WEST
    LSU 2 1 1 2 1 1 8 / 1.3 1
    Auburn 1 2 2 1 2 2 10 / 1.7 2
    Alabama 3 3 3 3 3 3 18 / 3.0 3
    Mississippi State 4 4 4 5 4 5 26 / 4.3 4
    Ole Miss 6 5 6 4 5 6 32 / 5.3 T5
    Arkansas 5 6 5 6 6 4 32 / 5.3 T5

    ATH - Athlon; LIN - Lindy's; TSN - The Sporting News; PS - Phil Steele's College Football; BR - Blue Ribbon Yearbook; BN - Birmingham News (SEC Media Relations Directors Poll)

    All-SEC

    The Sporting News

    First-Team Offense
    QB - Tim Tebow, Florida.
    RB - Knowshon Moreno, Georgia; Anthony Dixon, Mississippi State.
    TE - Cornelius Ingram, Florida.
    OL - Michael Oher, Ole Miss; Jonathan Luigs, Arkansas; Andre Smith, Tennessee, Anthony Parker, Tennessee, Ciron Black, LSU.
    WR - Percy Harvin, Florida; Kenny McKinley, South Carolina.

    First-Team Defense
    DL - Ricky Jean-Francois, LSU; Greg Hardy, Ole Miss; Sen'Derrick Marks, Auburn; Antonio Coleman, Auburn.
    LB - Brandon Spikes, Auburn; Jasper Brinkley, South Carolina; Rico McCoy, Tennessee.
    DB - Derek Pegues, Mississippi State; Eric Berry, Tennessee; Captain Munnerlyn, South Carolina; Asher Allen, Georgia.

    First-team Specialists
    PK - Wes Byrum, Auburn.
    P - Ryan Shoemaker, Auburn.

    Lindy's

    First-Team Offense
    QB - Tim Tebow, Florida (Offensive Player of the Year).
    RB - Knowshon Moreno, Georgia (MVP); Arian Foster, Tennessee
    TE - Cornelius Ingram, Florida.
    OL - Michael Oher, Ole Miss; Andre Smith, Tennessee, Anthony Parker, Tennessee, Ciron Black, LSU.
    C - Jonathan Luigs, Arkansas
    WR - Percy Harvin, Florida; Kenny McKinley, South Carolina.

    Second-Team Offense
    QB - Matthew Stafford, Georgia
    RB - Terry Grant, Alabama; Anthony Dixon, Mississippi State
    TE - Richard Dickson, LSU
    OL - Antoine Caldwell, Alabama; Herman Johnson, LSU; Ramon Foster, Tennessee; Tyronne Green, Auburn
    C - Brett Helms, LSU
    WR - Lucas Taylor, Tennessee; Demetrius Byrd, LSU

    First-Team Defense
    DL - Greg Hardy, Ole Miss; Sen'Derrick Marks, Auburn; Tyson Jackson, LSU; Peria Jerry, Ole Miss
    LB - Brandon Spikes, Auburn; Eric Norwood, South Carolina; Tray Blackmon, Auburn
    DB - Derek Pegues, Mississippi State; Eric Berry, Tennessee (Defensive Player of the Year); Captain Munnerlyn, South Carolina; Rashad Johnson, Alabama.

    Second-Team Defense
    DL - Geno Atkins, Georgia; Ricky Jean-Francois, LSU; Jeff Owens, Georgia; Jeremy Jarmon, Kentucky.
    LB - Rico McCoy, Tennessee; Darry Beckwith, LSU; Rolando McClain, Alabama.
    DB - Jerraud Powers, Auburn; Asher Allen, Georgia; D.J. Moore, Vanderbilt; Trevard Lindley, Kentucky.

    First-Team Specialists
    PK - Colt David, LSU
    P - Ryan Succop, South Carolina
    AP - Brandon James, Florida

    Second-Team Specialists
    PK - Leigh Tiffin, Alabama
    P - Ryan Shoemaker, Auburn
    AP - Javier Arenas, Alabama

    Newcomer of the Year - Jevan Snead, QB, Ole Miss

    Athlon

    First-Team Offense
    QB - Tim Tebow, Florida.
    RB - Knowshon Moreno, Georgia; Anthony Dixon, Mississippi State.
    TE - Cornelius Ingram, Florida.
    OL - Michael Oher, Ole Miss; Andre Smith, Tennessee, Anthony Parker, Tennessee, Ciron Black, LSU.
    C - Jonathan Luigs, Arkansas
    WR - Percy Harvin, Florida; Kenny McKinley, South Carolina.

    Second-Team Offense
    QB - Matthew Stafford, Georgia
    RB - Anthony Dixon, Mississippi State; Ben Tate, Auburn
    TE - Jared Cook, South Carolina
    OL - Herman Johnson, LSU; Ramon Foster, Tennessee; Tyronne Green, Auburn; Antoine Caldwell, Alabama
    C - Josh McNeil, Tennessee
    WR - Lucas Taylor, Tennessee; Demetrius Byrd, LSU

    Third-Team Offense
    QB - Jonathan Crompton, Tennessee
    RB - Keiland Williams, LSU; Michael Smith, Arkansas
    TE - Richard Dickson, LSU
    OL - Garry Williams, Kentucky; Phil Trautwein, Florida; Mitch Petrus, Arkansas; Jamon Meredith, South Carolina
    C - Brett Helms, LSU
    WR - Brandon LaFell, LSU; Mike Wallace, Ole Miss

    First-Team Defense
    DL - Tyson Jackson, LSU; Greg Hardy, Ole Miss; Geno Atkins, Georgia; Jeremy Jarmon, Kentucky
    LB - Brandon Spikes, Auburn; Rico McCoy, Tennessee; Darry Beckwith, LSU
    S - Derek Pegues, Mississippi State; Eric Berry, Tennessee
    CB - Trevard Lindley, Kentucky; D.J. Moore, Vanderbilt

    Second-Team Defense
    DL - Antonio Coleman, Auburn; Ricky Jean-Francois, LSU; Jeff Owens, Georgia; Antwain Robinson, Arkansas.
    LB - Jasper Brinkley, South Carolina; Dannell Ellerbe, Georgia; Eric Norwood, South Carolina.
    S - Emanuel Cook, South Carolina; Rashad Johnson, Alabama.
    CB - Asher Allen, Georgia; Captain Munnerlyn, South Carolina.

    Third-Team Defense
    DL - Jermaine Cunningham, Florida; Peria Jerry, Ole Miss; Sen'Derrick Marks, Auburn; Ernest Mitchell, Arkansas.
    LB - Jamar Chaney, Mississippi State; Rennie Curran, Georgia; Rolando McClain, Alabama
    S - Reshard Langford, Vanderbilt; Demetrice Morley, Tennessee
    CB - Joe Haden, Florida; Jerraud Powers, Auburn

    First-team Specialists
    PK - Wes Byrum, Auburn.
    P - Brian Mimbs, Georgia.
    KR/PR - Brandon James, Florida

    Second-Team Specialists
    K - Ryan Succop, South Carolina
    P - Ryan Shoemaker, Auburn
    KR - Trindon Holliday, LSU
    PR - Javier Arenas, Alabama

    Third-Team Specialists
    K - Daniel Lincoln, Tennessee
    P - Jeremy Davis, Arkansas
    KR - D.J. Moore, Vanderbilt
    PR - Dennis Rogan, Tennessee

    Phil Steele

    First-Team Offense
    QB - Tim Tebow, Florida.
    RB - Knowshon Moreno, Georgia; Arian Foster, Tennessee
    TE - Cornelius Ingram, Florida.
    OG - Anthony Parker, Tennessee; Herman Johnson, LSU
    OT - Michael Oher, Ole Miss; Andre Smith, Tennessee.
    C - Jonathan Luigs, Arkansas
    WR - Percy Harvin, Florida; Demetrius Byrd, LSU

    Second-Team Offense
    QB - Matthew Stafford, Georgia
    RB - Enrique Davis, Ole Misss; Emmanuel Moody, Florida
    TE - Richard Dickson, LSU
    OG - Jim Tartt, Florida; John Jerry, Ole Miss
    OT - Lee Ziemba, Auburn; Ciron Black, LSU
    C - Antoine Caldwell, Alabama
    WR - Mohamed Massaquoi, Georgia; Brandon LaFell, LSU

    Third-Team Offense
    QB - John Parker Wilson, Alabama
    RB - Keiland Williams, LSU; Ben Tate, Auburn
    TE - Tripp Chandler, Georgia
    OG - Mitch Petrus, Arkansas; Jacques McClendon, Tennessee
    OT - Ramon Foster, Tennessee; Garry Williams, Kentucky
    C - Josh McNeil, Tennessee
    WR - Carl Moore, Florida; Mike Wallace, Ole Miss

    Fourth-Team Offense
    QB - Jonathan Crompton, Tennessee
    RB - De'Anthony Curtis, Arkansas; Terry Grant, Alabama
    TE - Jared Cook, South Carolina
    OG - Clint Boling, Georgia; Chaz Ramsey, Auburn
    OT - Phil Trautwein, Florida; Chris Scott, Tennessee
    C - Brett Helms, LSU
    WR - Julio Jones, Alabama; Rodriques Smith, Auburn

    First-Team Defense
    DE - Tyson Jackson, LSU; Greg Hardy, Ole Miss;
    DT - Geno Atkins, Georgia; Ricky Jean-Francois, LSU
    LB - Brandon Spikes, Auburn; Rico McCoy, Tennessee; Darry Beckwith, LSU; Rolando McClain, Alabama
    S - Derek Pegues, Mississippi State; Eric Berry, Tennessee
    CB - Trevard Lindley, Kentucky; D.J. Moore, Vanderbilt

    Second-Team Defense
    DE - Antonio Coleman, Auburn; Jeremy Jarmon, Kentucky
    DT - Peria Jerry, Ole Miss; Jeff Owens, Georgia
    LB - Jasper Brinkley, South Carolina; Dannell Ellerbe, Georgia; Jasper Brinkley, South Carolina; Eric Norwood, South Carolina
    S - Emanuel Cook, South Carolina; Rashad Johnson, Alabama.
    CB - Asher Allen, Georgia; Captain Munnerlyn, South Carolina.

    Third-Team Defense
    DE - Jermaine Cunningham, Florida; Kirston Pittman, LSU
    DT - Demonte' Bolden, Tennessee; Sen'Derrick Marks, Auburn
    LB - Dustin Doe, Florida; Rennie Curran, Georgia; Ashlee Palmer, Ole Miss; Tray Blackman, Auburn
    S - Reshard Langford, Vanderbilt; Reshad Jones, Georgia
    CB - Joe Haden, Florida; Aairon Savage, Auburn

    Fourth-Team Defense
    DE - Adrian Davis, Arkansas; Carlos Dunlap, Florida
    DT - Marlon Favorite, LSU; Ernest Mitchell, Arkansas
    LB - Freddie Fairchild, Arkansas; Micah Johnson, Kentucky; Braxton Kelley, Kentucky; Tony Fein, Ole Miss
    S - Chad Jones, LSU; Major Wright, Florida
    CB - Kareem Jackson, Alabama; Jerell Norton, Arkansas

    First-team Specialists
    PK - Leigh Tiffin, Alabama
    P - Ryan Shoemaker, Auburn
    KR/PR - Brandon James, Florida

    Second-Team Specialists
    K - Ryan Succop, South Carolina
    P - Brian Mimbs, Georgia
    KR - Trindon Holliday, LSU
    PR - Javier Arenas, Alabama

    Third-Team Specialists
    K - Colt David, LSU
    P - Chas Henry, Florida
    KR - Dennis Rogan, Tennessee
    PR - Derek Pegues, Mississippi State

    Fourth-Team Specialists
    K - Daniel Lincoln, Tennessee
    P - Britton Colquitt, Tennessee
    KR - Tristan Davis, Auburn
    PR - Marshay Green, Ole Miss

    Blue Ribbon

    First Team Offense
    QB - Tim Tebow, Florida (Offensive Player of the Year)
    RB - Knowshon Moreno, Georgia; Arian Foster, Tennessee
    TE - Cornelius Ingram, Florida
    OL - Jonathan Luigs, Arkansas; Andre Smith, Alabama; Anthony Parker, Tennessee; Michael Oher, Ole Miss; Herman Johnson, LSU
    WR - Kenny McKinley, South Carolina; Percy Harvin, Florida

    First Team Defense
    DL - Sen'Derrick Marks, Auburn; Eric Norwood, South Carolina; Tyson Jackson, LSU; Greg Hardy, Ole Miss
    LB - Brandon Spikes, Florida; Dannell Ellerbe, Georgia (Defensive Player of the Year); Rico McCoy, Tennessee
    DB - D.J. Moore, Vanderbilt; Eric Berry, Tennessee; Derek Pegues, Mississippi State; Rashad Johnson, Alabama

    First Team Specialsts
    K - Colt David, LSU
    P - Brian Mimbs, Georgia
    KR/PR - Brandon James, Florida

    Newcomer of the Year - Jevan Snead, QB, Ole Miss

    Birmingham News (SEC Media Relations Directors Poll)

    First-Team Offense
    QB - Tim Tebow, Florida (MVP)
    RB - Knowshon Moreno, Georgia; Arian Foster, Tennessee
    TE - Cornelius Ingram, Florida
    C - Jonathan Luigs, Arkansas
    OT - Andre Smith, Alabama; Michael Oher, Alabama
    OG - Anthony Parker, Tennessee; Herman Johnson, LSU
    WR - Kenny McKinley, South Carolina; Percy Harvin, Florida
    PK - Colt David, LSU

    Second-Team Offense
    QB - Matthew Stafford, Georgia
    RB - Anthony Dixon, Mississippi State; Ben Tate, Auburn
    TE - Richard Dickson, LSU
    C - Antoine Caldwell, Alabama
    OT - Garry Williams, Kentucky; Ciron Black, LSU
    OG - Jim Tartt, Florida; Anthony Strauder, Mississippi State
    WR - Mohamed Massaquoi, Georgia; Lucas Taylor, Tennessee
    PK - Ryan Succop, South Carolina

    First-Team Defense
    DL - Geno Atkins, Georgia; Greg Hardy, Ole Miss; Eric Norwood, South Carolina; Tyson Jackson, LSU
    LB - Darry Beckwith, LSU; Brandon Spikes, Florida; Dannell Ellerbe, Georgia
    CB - D.J. Moore, Vanderbilt; Captain Munnerlyn, South Carolina
    S - Rashad Johnson, Alabama; Derek Pegues, Mississippi State
    P - Ryan Shoemaker, Auburn

    Second-Team Defense
    DL - Jeremy Jarmon, Kentucky; Antonio Coleman, Auburn; Sen'Derrick Marks, Auburn; Carlos Dunlap, Florida
    LB - Rico McCoy, Tennessee; Jamar Chaney, Mississippi State; Jasper Brinkley, South Carolina
    CB - Jerraud Powers, Auburn; Woody Pierre-Louis, Florida
    S - Emanuel Cook, South Carolina; Eric Berry, Tennessee
    P - Britton Colquitt, Tennessee



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