Magazines Release Preseason Rankings for I-AA
6/24/2002 12:00:00 AM | Football
Athlon Top 1-AA Top 25
1. Montana
2. App. St.
3. Youngstown St.
4. Eastern Illinois
5. William & Mary
6. McNeese State
7. Grambling
8. FAMU
9. Lehigh
10. Furman
11. Northern Iowa
12. Portland State
13. Maine
14. NW State
15. Geo. Sou.
16. Eastern Kentucky
17. Hofstra
18. Northern Arizona
19. Jackson State
20. Western Kentucky
21. Hampton
22. Colgate
23. Stephen F. Austin
24. Southern
25. Tenn. Tech
Street & Smith's Top 1-AA Top 25
1. Montana
2. Eastern Kentucky
3. Lehigh
4. Northern Iowa
5. Eastern Illinois
6. Portland State
7. App. St.
8. ETSU
9. Youngstown State
10. Murray State
11. William & Mary
12. Delaware
13. Tenn. Tech
14. Montana State
15. Western Kentucky
16. FAMU
17. Tenn. State
18. Grambling
19. Colgate
20. Villanova
21. Northern Arizona
22. Western Carolina
23. Hofstra
24. Sam Houston State
25. Geo. Sou.
Top Players
Offense: Tony Romo, QB, Eastern Illinois
Defense: Freddy Pesqueira, DL, GSU
Newcomer: Casey Printers, QB, FAMU
All-America Team
Offense
QB Tony Romo, EIU, Sr.
RB C.J. Hudson, EKU, Soph.
RB Tom Koutsos, Southern Illinois, Sr.
WR Drew Amerson, Cal. St. Northridge, Sr. (now at Troy State)
WR Chas Gessner, Brown, Sr.
TE Steve Farmer, Tenn. St., Sr.
OL Chad Setterstrom, UNI, Sr.
OL Nick Roberts, YSU, Jr.
OL Mike Brigandi, Hofstra, Sr.
OL Dylan McFarland, Montana, Jr.
OL James McCoy, GSU, Sr.
K MacKenzie Hoambrecker, UNI, Sr.
RS Brian Bratton, Furman, Soph.
Defense
DL D.J. Bleisath, Tenn. Tech, Sr.
DL Josh Jeffries, ASU, Sr.
DL Freddy Pesqueira, GSU, Sr.
DL Valdamar Brower, Mass., Sr.
LB Erik Dandy, WKU, Jr.
LB Stephen Cooper, Maine, Sr.
LB Nick Ricks, EIU, Jr.
DB Jon Ambrose, St. Peter's, Sr.
DB Yeremiah Bell, EKU, Sr.
DB Hadley Prince, McNeese St., Sr.
DB Terrance Miles, Ind. St., Sr.
P Eddie Johnson, Idaho St., Sr.
1. Montana
2. App. St.
3. Youngstown St.
4. Eastern Illinois
5. William & Mary
6. McNeese State
7. Grambling
8. FAMU
9. Lehigh
10. Furman
11. Northern Iowa
12. Portland State
13. Maine
14. NW State
15. Geo. Sou.
16. Eastern Kentucky
17. Hofstra
18. Northern Arizona
19. Jackson State
20. Western Kentucky
21. Hampton
22. Colgate
23. Stephen F. Austin
24. Southern
25. Tenn. Tech
Street & Smith's Top 1-AA Top 25
1. Montana
2. Eastern Kentucky
3. Lehigh
4. Northern Iowa
5. Eastern Illinois
6. Portland State
7. App. St.
8. ETSU
9. Youngstown State
10. Murray State
11. William & Mary
12. Delaware
13. Tenn. Tech
14. Montana State
15. Western Kentucky
16. FAMU
17. Tenn. State
18. Grambling
19. Colgate
20. Villanova
21. Northern Arizona
22. Western Carolina
23. Hofstra
24. Sam Houston State
25. Geo. Sou.
Top Players
Offense: Tony Romo, QB, Eastern Illinois
Defense: Freddy Pesqueira, DL, GSU
Newcomer: Casey Printers, QB, FAMU
All-America Team
Offense
QB Tony Romo, EIU, Sr.
RB C.J. Hudson, EKU, Soph.
RB Tom Koutsos, Southern Illinois, Sr.
WR Drew Amerson, Cal. St. Northridge, Sr. (now at Troy State)
WR Chas Gessner, Brown, Sr.
TE Steve Farmer, Tenn. St., Sr.
OL Chad Setterstrom, UNI, Sr.
OL Nick Roberts, YSU, Jr.
OL Mike Brigandi, Hofstra, Sr.
OL Dylan McFarland, Montana, Jr.
OL James McCoy, GSU, Sr.
K MacKenzie Hoambrecker, UNI, Sr.
RS Brian Bratton, Furman, Soph.
Defense
DL D.J. Bleisath, Tenn. Tech, Sr.
DL Josh Jeffries, ASU, Sr.
DL Freddy Pesqueira, GSU, Sr.
DL Valdamar Brower, Mass., Sr.
LB Erik Dandy, WKU, Jr.
LB Stephen Cooper, Maine, Sr.
LB Nick Ricks, EIU, Jr.
DB Jon Ambrose, St. Peter's, Sr.
DB Yeremiah Bell, EKU, Sr.
DB Hadley Prince, McNeese St., Sr.
DB Terrance Miles, Ind. St., Sr.
P Eddie Johnson, Idaho St., Sr.
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