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USA Football Top 30 1 Mount Union 2 Rowan 3 Pacific Lutheran 4 Trinity (TX) 5 St. John's (MN) 6 Ohio Northern 7 Hardin-Simmons 8 Millikin 9 Central (IA) 10 Wartburg 11 Wisconsin-La Crosse 12 Western Maryland 13 Ursinus 14 John Carroll 15 Montclair State 16 Lycoming 17 Willamette 18 Augustana/IL 19 Wisconsin-Stevens Point 20 Buffalo State 21 Hanover 22 Western Connecticut 23 Allegheny 24 Albion 25 Grove City 26 Catholic 27 St. Norbert 28 Ithaca 29 Alma 30 Baldwin-Wallace

USA Football All Americans First Team - Offense QB Gary Smeck Sr. 6-2 193 Mount Union Lancaster, OH RB R.J. Bowers Sr. 6-1 242 Grove City W. Middlesex, PA RB Casey Donaldson Sr. 6-2 200 Wittenberg S. Charleston, OH WR Adam Marino Sr. 6-2 180 Mount Union Cuyahoga Falls, OH WR Ryan Silvis Sr. 6-4 215 Wash & Jeff Washington, PA TE Bryan Meier Sr. 6-3 235 Greeenville Lodi, CA OL Jason Gerber Sr. 6-4 290 Mount Union Orrville, OH OL MacKenzie Hay Sr. 6-3 260 Augustana/IL Polo, IL OL Mike Kochler Sr. 6-6 298 Ursinus Moorestown, NJ OL Jason Plachinski Sr. 6-4 300 Western Ct. Staten Island, NY OL Josh Warner Sr. 6-7 300 Brockport St. Cato, NY PK Chris Baughman Sr. 5-11 185 Wheaton Fort Morgan, CO KR Joshua Carter Jr. 5-7 145 Muhlenberg Mt. Vernon, NY First Team - Defense DL Jeremy Benson Sr. 5-11 245 Aurora Coal City, IL DL Greg Boucher Jr. 6-0 295 W. Connecticut Watertown, CT DL Justin Harris Sr. 5-11 250 Alma Fort Gratiot, MI DL Jason Welty Sr. 6-2 245 Hanover Indianapolis, IN LB Seth Duerr Sr. 5-9 205 Wooster Bolivar, OH LB Luke Gearhard Sr. 5-9 195 Pacific Lutheran Meridian, ID LB Bob Meyer Sr. 5-11 230 Millikin Schaumberg, IL LB Noland Urban Sr. 6-3 250 Neb. Wesleyan Osceola, NE DB Dave Devine Sr. 6-0 195 Wartburg Denver, IA DB Zak Gordon Sr. 5-11 185 Coe Dubuque, IA DB Andrew Summers Sr. 5-11 205 Wesley Felton, DE DB Charle Verdone Sr. 6-0 190 Benedictine Naperville, IL P Wilson Hillman Sr. 6-0 195 Miss. College Greenwood, MS Other Teams to Watch   Aurora, Beloit, Bethel (MN), Bridgewater (MA), Frostburg State, Grinnell, Gustavus-Adolphus, Illinois Wesleyan, LaVerne, Linfield, Maryville (TN), McMurry, Muhlenberg, Ohio Wesleyan, Pomona-Pitzer, Redlands, Rensselaer Poly, Salve Regina, St. Thomas, Susquehanna, The College of New Jersey, Tufts, Union (NY), Washington (MO), Washington & Jefferson, Wesley, Westminster (MO), Wilkes, Williams, Wilmington (OH), Wooster

Second Team - Offense

Second Team - Defense

QB Chad Johnson Sr. 6-2 220 Pacific Luther. Puyallup,WA RB Jamal Robertson Sr. 5-10 205 Ohio Northern Dayton, OH RB Kenneth Sasu Sr. 5-10 180 Marietta Gaithersburg WR Derek Baker Jr. 5-10 165 Buffalo State Buffalo, NY WR Matt Eisenberg Sr. 5-10 180 Juniata Newville, PA TE Jeff Pederson Jr. 6-3 210 Grinnell Kremmling, CO OL Jeremy Albritton Sr. 6-3 270 Millikin West Peoria,IL OL Reid Evans Sr. 6-1 290 Central (IA) Newton, IA OL Adam Grossman Sr. 6-0 260 Ithaca Monmouth Jct OL R.C. Harlan Sr. 6-3 270 Claremont Salina, KS OL Tim McCarthy Sr. 6-0 316 Catholic Silver Spring PK Ryan Geisler Sr. 6-0 190 Cal. Lutheran Camarillo, CA RS Mike Benson Sr. 5-9 170 U.S.C.G.A. Brawley, CA

DL Tone' Dancy Sr. 6-1 257 Ferrum Manassas Park DL Kevin Kelly Sr. 6-2 265 Montclair St. W. Keansburg DL Steve Perkins Sr. 6-2 240 Central (IA) Oskaloosa, IA DL Walt Wright Sr. 6-4 296 Wesley Camden, DE LB Dustin Goldsbury Jr. 6-0 225 Wittenberg Columbus, OH LB Jeremiah Janssen Sr. 6-2 220 St. Nortbert DePere, WI LB Beau LaBore Sr. 6-2 211 St. John's/MN So. St. Paul,MN LB Dan Phillips Sr. 6-1 250 Chicago McHenry, IL DB Steve Cella Jr. 6-0 200 Trinity (CT) Peabody, MA DB Seth Mastrine Sr. 6-0 160 Wooster Apple Creek OH DB Antonio Nash So. 5-9 170 Susquehanna Washington, DC DB Clinton Tabb Jr. 6-1 175 Rowan Pennsauken, NJ P John Shaffer Sr. 6-1 245 Lycoming Montgomery, PA

Third Team - Offense

Third Team - Defense

QB Stanley Villanueva Sr. 5-10 188 Chapman Santa Ana, CA RB Kris Brown Sr. 5-8 185 Olivet Kalamazoo, MI RB Fred Storz Sr. 5-11 210 Williams Rockaway, NJ WR Michael Becker Sr. 6-0 180 Randolph-Macon Richmond, VA WR Elliot Turner Jr. 6-0 190 Greenville Cassopolis,MI TE Josh Beaver Sr. 6-3 250 Neb. Wesleyan Lincoln, NE OL Tom Bailey Sr. 6-4 259 Willamette Orangevale OL Chris Kiehn Sr. 6-2 275 Washington-MO Omaha, NE OL Jason Matusik Sr. 6-5 300 Wash & Jeff Silver Spring OL Bill Rychel Sr. 6-4 300 Mount Union Chesterland OL Jason Wagner Jr. 6-2 270 Wisc-Stevens Pt Lancaster, WI PK Keith Debbaudt Sr. 6-1 173 Albion Grand Rapids RS Spencer Ingram So. 5-11 190 Salve Regina White Plains

DL Keith Fischer Jr. 6-2 210 Dickinson Far Hills, NJ DL Pat Hoiler Sr. 6-1 260 Frostburg St. La Plata, MD DL Eric Thomson Sr. 6-2 255 Willamette Merced, CA DL Jeremy Young Sr. 6-2 280 St. Olaf Mahtomedi, MN LB Brian Blitek Sr. 6-2 230 North Central Crystal Lake, IL LB Todd Lipp Sr. 6-1 215 Lebanon Vall. Hellertown, PA LB Jeff Sanger Sr. 6-0 205 Central (IA) Britt, IA LB J.P. Visosky Sr. 6-0 230 Trinity (TX) N/A DB Willie Cobbert Sr. 5-9 190 Anderson Apollo Beach,FL DB Jonathon Johnson Sr. 5-10 175 LaVerne Altadena, CA DB Luke McIntosh Jr. 6-3 223 Washington Omaha, NE DB Chris Swartz Sr. 6-0 185 Rensselaer Dolgeville, NY P Adam Fahl Sr. 6-1 215 Carroll (WI) Wales, WI

Fourth Team - Offense

Fourth Team - Defense

QB Mike Warker So. 6-3 205 Rowan Egg Harbor RB Chuck Moore Sr. 6-1 200 Mount Union Mogadore, OHG RB Dorian Stitt Sr. 5-10 190 Cal. Lutheran Simi, CA WR Shawn Emerson Sr. 6-2 205 Ill. Wesleyan Zion, IL WR Cory Snyder Sr. 6-0 176 Washington-MO New Castle,OH TE Chris Sally Sr. 6-4 240 Augustana/IL Lisle, IL OL Bill Andrews Sr. 6-2 280 Allegheny Ridgeley, WV OL Dan Baker Sr. 6-3 275 Ferrum Salem, VA OL Chris Belmont Sr. 6-2 250 Plymouth State Campton, NH OL Brian Roemer Sr. 6-5 260 Mt. St. Joseph Hamilton, OH OL Craig Waddle Sr. 6-2 250 Mississippi Col. Tupelo, MS PK Carlos Martinez Jr. 5-7 160 Buena Vista Papillion, NE RS James Parker Jr.. 5-10 172 Catholic Landover

DL Barrett Allen Sr. 6-3 220 Howard Payne Boling, TX DL Pete DiStaulo Sr. 6-1 305 Tufts Roseland, NJ DL Joe Dobies Sr. 6-0 250 Bald-Wallace Garfield Hghts DL Kevin Wilson Sr. 6-0 265 Ursinus Essex Fells, NJ LB Chris Johnson Sr. 6-1 210 Franklin Albany, IN LB Cale Melton Sr. 6-1 220 McMurry Atlanta, TX LB Mike Tates Sr. 5-11 205 Howard Payne Bryan, TX LB Mickey White Sr. 5-10 225 Anderson Washington, OH DB Josh Bowman Sr. 5-11 170 Hanover Jamestown, IN DB Dan Deegan Sr. 5-9 175 Albion Dearborn, MI DB Brian Portilia Jr. 6-0 180 Wisc.Lacrosse Kenosha, WI DB Alex Rix Sr. 5-10 190 Linfield Newberg, OR P Kirk DeFreen Sr. 5-11 210 Albion Morrice, WI

Honorable Mention

QB -Tim Brylko, Sr., Millikin; Kevin Cahill, Sr., Springfield; Anthony Crane, Sr., Wittenberg; Brian Dawson, So., Washington & Jefferson; J.D. Graves, Sr., Hope; Matt LeFever, Sr., Western Connecticut; Mike Granato, Sr., Widener; Jesse Lowry, Jr., Thomas More; Jason Lutz, Jr., Bridgewater (VA); Derek McGee, Jr., Catholic; Chuck Nyby, Sr. Eastern Oregonl; Peyton Perrett, So., Mississppi College; Jeff Piscitelli, Sr., Rochester; Aaron Quitmeyer, Sr., Adam Ryan, Jr., Wilmington (OH); Frank Vecchio, Sr., Ursinus

RB - Scott Allard, Sr., Rensselaer; Randy Anderson, Sr., Ferrum; Keith Brandon, Sr., Hobart; Philip Cruz, Sr., Chapman; Tori Fredericks, Sr. (USMMA); Daryl Gholson, Sr., Greensboro; Tyson Goings, Sr., Bluffton; Courtlan Green, Sr., Brockport State; Eric Hamilton, Jr., Concordia (WI); Daniel Harrison, Sr., New Jersey City; Aaron Kernek, Sr. Austin; Drew Onkst, So., Juniata; Brian Pastermack, Sr., Wheaton; Chris Perkins, Sr. Frostburg State; Bryan Sanchez, Sr., Middlebury; Josh Savaheau, Sr., Bethel; Darrell Souhrada, Sr., Wisconsin-Eau Claire

WR - Jeremy Amos, Sr., Wheaton; Dave Armitage, Sr., Washington & Jefferson; Jason Birkhimer, Sr. Waynesburg; Mark Brock, Sr. Maranatha Baptist; Troy Davis, Jr., Howard Payne; Rob Garnes, So., Carthage; Rasand Hall, Sr. Elmhurst; Vandrick Hamlin, Sr., Wesley; Thane Holland, Sr., Luther; Jim Jones, Jr., Widener; Shannon King, Jr., Wisconsin-Oshkosh; Mike McLaughlin, Sr., Carnegie-Mellon; Erik Miller, Sr., Carleton; Rory Peacock, Sr., McMurry; Brian Pierce, Sr., Alma; Teron Powell, Jr., Western Maryland; Marvin Qualls, Sr., Chapman; Mike Quigley, Sr., FDU/Madison; Ryan Rausch, Sr. Wartburg; David Schumacher, Sr., Macalester; Ryan Squires, Sr., Norwich; Nick Wagner, Sr., Wisconsin-La Crosse

TE - Brian Adloff, Sr., Hope; Matt Bowers, Jr., Juniata; Keith Brandon, Sr., Hobart; Zac Campbell, Sr., Middlebury; Andy Gilburg, Sr. Franklin & Marshall; Adam Irgang, Sr., Mount Union; Ryan James, Sr., Wilkes; Todd Matijevich, Sr., Washingtin & Jefferson; Frank Puleo, Sr., Albright; T.J. Weibel, Sr., Wittenberg

OL - Ken Achenbach, Sr. Allegheny; Mike Allen, Sr., Washington (MO); Chris Belmont, Sr., Plymouth State; Dave Bossio, Jr., Ursinus; Don Drake, Jr., Delaware Valley; Reid Evans, Sr., Central (IA); Bryan Fialkowski, Sr., John Carroll; K.C. Harlan, Sr., Claremont-Mudd-Scripps; Rob Hess, Sr., Wilmington (OH); Justin Holton, Sr., Washington & Jefferson; Matt Huffman, Jr., Bridgewater (VA): Chris Lagioia, Sr., Wheaton; Lee Massey, Jr., Guilford; Aaron Perkins, Sr., Randolph-Macon; Michael Pignatello, Sr., Carnegie-Mellon; Matt Repaal, Sr. Wisconsin-LaCrosse; Matt Romani, Sr., Hampden-Sydney; Jim Sheldon, Jr. Augustana (IL); Mike Spagnuolo, Sr., Lycoming; Jim Stains, Sr., King's (PA); Mark Sunderman, Sr., Wittenberg; Dave Wasink, Sr., Western Connecticut; Randy Zook, Sr., Susquehanna

DL - Erik Ardenski, Sr., Brockport State; Abdul Aziz-Shabazz-Wiggins, Sr., Chowan; Skye Blake, Sr., Whitworth; Denny Bowers, Sr., Susquehanna; Harold Brooks, Sr., Howard Payne; Anthony Casciano, Sr., The College of New Jersey; Bryan Fogelsonger, Jr., Western Maryland; J.J. Franz, Sr., Carleton; Josh Galemore, Jr., Western Maryland; Ryan Gray, Sr., Bates; Rob Gould, Sr., Hobart; B.J. Hamer, Sr. Wabash; Mark Hankel, Sr., Concordia; Eric Hellmold, Jr., Johns Hopkins; David Jones, Sr., Muhlenberg; Peter Katz, Jr., Wisconsin-Whitewater; Jeremy Patterson, Sr., Juniata; Bill Shaub, Sr., Millikin; Jacob Tompkins, Sr., Hartwick

LB - Nick Curinga, Sr. Washington & Jefferson; Jesse Gambone, Sr., Lycoming; Mike Groll, Sr. Defiance; Nolan Jeffries, Jr., Emory & Henry; Tony Lewis, Jr., Wisconsin-Platteville; Jason Lipsey, Sr., Washington & Lee; Brad Loomies, Sr., Washington (MO); Chad Ludescher, Jr., Wisconsin-Eau Claire; Chad Marlott, So., Ohio Wesleyan; Greg McMillin, Sr., Wheaton; Louis Moll, Sr., Williams; J.D. Rhinehart, Sr., Moravian; Jaime Spielman, Jr., Wisconsin-Stout; Mickey White, Sr., Anderson; Nick Zitelli, Sr., Carnegie-Mellon

DB - Ron Amato, Sr., Ithaca; Shawn Berwager, Sr., Lebanon Valley; Scottie Brubeck, Sr., Randolph-Macon; Mike Burke, Sr., Muhlenberg; Pat Collin,s Sr. Bates; Tom Connelly, Sr., Bowdoin; Rico Franklin, Sr. Thiel; Amos Frye, Sr., Manchester; Sean Graf, Sr., Lycoming; Brooks Greenlead, Sr., Mount Union; Seth Haskins, Sr., Salisbury State; Mark Hatcher, Sr., Chapman; Jay Hoyord, Jr., Wisconsin-Eau Claire; Andrew Hufford, Sr., Mary Hardin-Baylor; Brian Keefer, Sr., Alfred; Chad Klein, Sr., Central (IA); Eric Lund, Sr., Wisconsin-Stout; Brock McCullouch, Sr., Grove City; Brian McElhenny, Sr., Frostburg State; Dave Morris, So., Ursinus; Spencer Nice, Sr., Bridgewater (VA); David Saenz, Jr., Texas Lutheran; John Scanlan, Sr., Lycoming; LaMarcus Thurman, Sr., Allegheny; James Williams, Sr., Bethany (WV); Jake Wolter, Sr., Wisconsin-Whitewater

PK - J.R. Cipra, Sr., Ohio Northern; Rejean Guerriero, Sr., Bates; Jonathon Kralic, Sr., Washington & Jefferson; George Merrill, Jr., Albright; Mark Smith, Sr., Hardin-Simmons; James Thomas, Sr., Greensboro; Justin Trout, Sr., Chowan; David Vitatoe, Sr., John Carroll; Joe Zombek, Sr., Wooster

P - Brett Dorsett, Sr., Otterbein; James Dunton, Sr., Hampden-Sydney; Ryan Jordan, Jr., North Central; Michael Lopez, Jr., Sul Ross State; Kevin McCulley, Jr. Wisconsin-Stout

RS - Keidric Dixon, Sr., McMurry; Brian Holmes, Sr., Tufts; Steve Ruden, Jr., Loras; Lamarcus Thurman, Sr., Allegheny

Lindy's National College Football

Lindy's Top 25 1 Mount Union 2 Rowan 3 Trinity (TX) 4 Wittenberg 5 St. John's (MN) 6 Central (IA) 7 Rensselaer Poly 8 Millikin 9 Pacific Lutheran 10 Western Maryland 11 Wisconsin-La Crosse 12 Wartburg 13 Hardin-Simmons 14 Ohio Northern 15 Allegheny 16 Wisconsin-Stevens Point 17 Willamette 18 Albion 19 Augustana (IL) 20 Hanover 21 Catholic 22 Union 23 Linfield 24 Grove City 25 Westminster Others to watch Alma, Baldwin-Wallace, Grove City, Illinois Wesleyan, Ithaca, John Carroll, Millikin, Muhlenberg, Rensselaer, St. Norbert, The College of New Jersey, Wilkes,Wilmington

Available at newstands around the nation for $5.99 MVP R.J. Bowers, RB, Grove City   Offensive Player of the Year Casey Donaldson, RB, Wittenberg   Defensive Player of the Year Justin Harris, DE, Alma

Lindy's All Americans First Team - Offense QB Gary Smeck Sr. Mount Union RB R.J. Bowers Sr. Grove City RB Casey Donaldson Sr. Wittenberg WR Adam Marino Sr. Mount Union WR Eliott Turner So. Greenville TE Jeff Pederson Jr. Grinnell OL Jason Gerber Sr. Mount Union OL Adam Grossman Sr. Ithaca OL Mackenzie Hay Sr. Augustana OL Jason Matusik Sr. Wash. & Jeff. OL Tim McCarthy Sr. Catholic PK Chris Baughman Sr. Wheaton AP Joshua Carter Jr. Muhlenberg Defense DL Greg Boucher Jr. W. Connecticut DL Keith Fischer Jr. Dickinson DL Justin Harris Sr. Alma LB Jeremiah Janssen Sr. St. Norbert LB Bob Meyer Sr. Millikin LB Dan Phillips Sr. Chicago LB Noland Urban Sr. Nebraska Wesleyan DB Dave Devine Sr. Wartburg DB Zak Gordon Sr. Coe DB Andrew Summers Sr. Wesley DB Clinton Tabb Jr. Rowan P Wilson Hillman Sr. Mississippi College p p p p p

Second Team - Offense

Second Team - Defense

QB	Chad Johnson	Sr.	Pacific Lutheran	DL	Jeremy Benson	Sr.	Aurora
RB	Jamal Robertson	Sr.	Ohio Northern	DL	Steven Perkins	Sr.	Central (IA)
RB	Kenneth Sasu	Sr.	Marietta	DL	Jason Welty	Sr.	Hanover
WR	Matt Eisenberg	Sr.	Juniata	LB	Luke Gearhard	Sr.	Pacific Lutheran
WR	Chad Hustead	Sr.	Redlands	LB	Dustin Goldsbury	Jr.	Wittenberg
TE	Josh Beaver	Sr.	Nebraska Wesleyan	LB	Jeff Sanger	Sr.	Central (IA)
OL	Ken Achenbach	Sr.	Allegheny	LB	Mike Toscano	Sr.	Western Connecticut
OL	Bill Andrews	Sr.	Allegheny	DB	Steve Cella	Jr.	Trinity (CT)
OL	Bob Hess	Sr.	Wilmington	DB	Antonio Nash	So.	Susquehanna
OL	Jason Plachinski	Sr.	Western Connecticut	DB	Jeremy Presar	Sr.	Ohio Northern
OL	Jason Wagner	Jr.	Wisconsin-Stevens Point	DB	Chris Swartz	Sr.	Rensselaer
PK	Ryan Geisler	Sr.	California-Lutheran	P	John Shaffer	Sr.	Lycoming
AP	Chuck Moore	Sr.	Mount Union	m	m	m	m

Street & Smith's College Football

Street & Smith Top 25 1 Mount Union 2 Pacific Lutheran 3 Rowan 4 Western Connecticut 5 Trinity (TX) 6 St. John's (MN) 7 Wittenberg 8 Ohio Northern 9 Wisconsin-LaCrosse 10 Central (IA) 11 Allegheny 12 Augustana 13 Lycoming 14 Wisconsin-Stevens Point 15 Buffalo State 16 Catholic 17 Western Maryland 18 Washington & Jefferson 19 Albion 20 Wartburg 21 Hardin-Simmons 22 Montclair State 23 Willamette 24 Hanover 25 Susquehanna Others to watch Alma, Baldwin-Wallace, Grove City, Illinois Wesleyan, Ithaca, John Carroll, Millikin, Muhlenberg, Rensselaer, St. Norbert, The College of New Jersey, Wilkes,Wilmington

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Street & Smith All Americans Offense QB Gary Smeck Sr. Mount Union RB Casey Donaldson Sr. Wittenberg RB Jamaal Robertson Sr. Ohio Northern WR Matt Eisenberg Sr. Juniata WR Adam Marino Sr. Mount Union TE Jeff Pederson Jr. Grinnell OL Jason Gerber Sr. Mount Union OL Adam Grossman Sr. Ithaca OL Mack Hay Sr. Augustana OL Jason Matusik Sr. Wash. & Jeff. OL Tim McCarthy Sr. Catholic PK Ryan Geisler Sr. California Lutheran RS Joshua Carter Jr. Muhlenberg Defense DL Greg Boucher Jr. W. Connecticut DL Mark Seagraves Sr. Lycoming DL Eric Thomson Sr. Willamette DL Jason Welty Sr. Hanover LB Luke Gearhard Sr. Pacific Lutheran LB Beau LaBore Sr. St. John's (MN) LB Omar Rimlawi Sr. Buffalo State LB Jeff Sanger Sr. Central (IA) DB Dave Devine Sr. Wartburg DB Zak Gordon Sr. Coe DB Antonio Nash So. Susquehanna DB Chris Schwartz Sr. Rensselaer P Luke DesJarlasis Sr. Wisc. -LaCrosse P Luke DesJarlasis Sr. Wisc. -LaCrosse

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Preview Sports 2000 College Football

Preview Sports Top 10 1 Pacific Lutheran 2 Mount Union 3 Trinity (TX) 4 Rowan 5 Hardin-Simmons 6 St. John's (MN) 7 Ohio Northern 8 Wittenberg 9 Wartburg 10 Lycoming 11 Allegheny 12 Augustana 13 Lycoming 15 Buffalo State 16 Catholic 17 Western Maryland 18 Washington & Jefferson 19 Albion 20 Wartburg 21 Hardin-Simmons 22 Montclair State 23 Willamette 24 Hanover 25 Susquehanna Others to watch Alma, Baldwin-Wallace, Grove City, Illinois Wesleyan, Ithaca, John Carroll, Millikin, Muhlenberg, Rensselaer, St. Norbert, The College of New Jersey, Wilkes,Wilmington

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Preview Sports All Americans Offense QB Gary Smeck Sr. Mount Union RB R.J. Bowers Sr. Grove City RB Casey Donaldson Sr. Wittenberg WR Matt Eisenberg Sr. Juniata WR Adam Marino Sr. Mount Union TE Jeff Pederson Jr. Grinnell OL Jason Gerber Sr. Mount Union OL Adam Grossman Sr. Ithaca OL Mackenzie Hay Sr. Augustana OL Jason Matusik Sr. Wash. & Jeff. OL Dave Wonderlick Sr. Susquehann PK Chris Baughman Sr. Wheaton RS Joshua Carter Jr. Muhlenberg Defense DL Jeremy Benson Sr. Aurora DL Greg Boucher Jr. Western Connecticut DL Keith Fischer Jr. Dickinson DL Justin Harris Sr. Alma DL Jason Welty Sr. Hanover LB Luke Gearhard Sr. Pacific Lutheran LB Dustin Goldsbury Jr. Wittenberg LB John Visosky Sr. Trinity (TX) DB Dave Devine Sr. Wartburg DB Zak Gordon Sr. Coe DB Antonio Nash So. Susquehanna DB Clinton Tabb Jr. Rowan P James Barskl Sr. Muhlenberg

Sports' Illustrated Top 10 1 Pacific Lutheran 2 Mount Union 3 St. John's (MN) 4 Central (IA) 5 Wisconsin-LaCrosse 6 Trinity (TX) 7 Catholic 8 Rowan 9 Augustana (IL) 10 Western Connecticut

2000 Preseason Ratings (1999 Records & TER) 1 Mount Union 12-1 128.2 2 Pacific Lutheran 13-1 126.8 3 Rowan 12-2 126.0 4 Trinity (TX) 12-1 125.5 5 Wittenberg 11-1 122.4 6 Ohio Northern 11-2 122.1 7 Hardin-Simmons 12-1 122.0 8 Western Maryland 11-1 121.4 9 St. John's (MN) 11-2 121.3 10 Central (IA) 10-2 121.1 11 Lycoming 9-1 120.8 12 Rensselaer Poly 9-1 118.9 13 Montclair State 10-2 118.2 14 Wartburg 10-1 118.0 15 Wisconsin-Stevens Point 9-2 117.6 16 Hanover 10-1 117.4 17 Augustana 9-2 117.1 18 Catholic 9-2 117.0 19 Washington & Jefferson 9-3 116.4 20 Western Connecticut 10-1 116.2 21 John Carroll 7-3 116.1 22 Ursinus 10-2 115.9 23 Linfield 6-3 115.6 24 Union (NY) 9-2 115.4 25 Buffalo State 7-3 115.0 Others To Watch: Millikin, Bridgewater MA, Pomona-Pitzer, Williams, Wheaton IL, Carnegie Mellon, Grove City, Willamette, Baldwin-Wallace To visit the Columbus Multimedia site, click here......

Preseason Team of the Year First Team - Offense QB Gary Smeck Mount Union RB R.J. Bowers Grove City RB Kenneth Sasu Marietta WR Matt Eisenberg Juniata WR Adam Marino Mount Union TE Bryan Meier Greenville OL MacKenzie Hay Augustana (IL) OL Tim McCarthy Catholic OL Adam Grossman Ithaca OL Jason Gerber Mount Union OL Randy Zook Susquehanna PK Chris Baughman Wheaton RS Joshua Carter Muhlenberg First Team - Defense DL Jutsin Harris Alma DL Keith Fishcer Dickinson DL Walt Wright Wesley DL Kevin Kelly Montclair State LB Dan Philips Chicago LB Jerimiah Janssen St. Norbert LB Beau LaBore St. John's DB Clinton Tabb Rowan DB David Devine Wartburg DB Andrew Summers Wesley DB Zak Gordon Coe P Wilson Hillman Mississippi College

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