Conference Rankings

Sporting News, The, August 23, 1999

1. SEC

Predicted order of finish

EAST

Team                   Offensive star
                       Defensive star

1. Tennessee(*)        RB Jamal Lewis
                       LB Raynoch Thompson

2. Florida             WR Travis Taylor
                       T Gerard Warren

3. Georgia             QB Quincy Carter
                       LB Orantes Grant

4. Kentucky            RB Anthony White
                       E Dennis Johnson

5. South Carolina      WR Jermale Kelly
                       LB John Abraham

6. Vanderbilt          RB Rodney Williams
                       LB Jamie Winborn

WEST

1. Alabama             RB Shaun Alexander
                       T Cornelius Griffin

2. Arkansas            WR Anthony Lucas
                       S Kenoy Kennedy

3. LSU                 WR Larry Foster
                       CB Mark Roman

4. Mississippi         QB Romaro Miller
                       LB Eddie Strong

5. Mississippi State   QB Wayne Madkin
                       LB Barrin Simpson

6. Auburn              T Jeno James
                       E Leonardo Carson

(*) Projected SEC champ

Preseason All-Conference

OFFENSE

Pos.   Name, School                        Ht.    Wt.   Cl.

WR     Anthony Lucas, Arkansas             6-3    196   Sr.
WR     Travis Taylor, Florida              6-1    188   Jr.
TE     Joe Dean Davenport, Arkansas        6-7    257   Sr.
T      Chad Clifton, Tennessee             6-6    320   Sr.
T      Chris Samuels, Alabama              6-6    294   Sr.
G      Cosey Coleman, Tennessee            6-5    315   Jr.
G      Terrence Metcalf, Mississippi       6-3    291   So.
C      Zac Zedalis, Florida                6-3    298   Jr.
QB     Quincy Carter, Georgia              6-2    220   So.
RB     Shaun Alexander, Alabama            6-1    205   Sr.
RB     Jamal Lewis, Tennessee              6-0    225   Jr.

DEFENSE

Pos.   Name, School                        Ht.    Wt.   Cl.

E      Leonardo Carson, Auburn             6-3    282   Sr.
E      Shaun Ellis, Tennessee              6-4    275   Sr.
T      Darwin Walker, Tennessee            6-3    290   Sr.
LB     Jamie Winborn, Vanderbilt           6-0    232   So.
LB     Raynoch Thompson, Tennessee         6-3    217   Sr.
LB     Orantes Grant, Georgia              6-1    222   Sr.
LB     Barrin Simpson, Mississippi State   5-11   221   Sr.
CB     Dwayne Goodrich, Tennessee          6-0    185   Sr.
CB     Mark Roman, LSU                     6-0    187   Sr.
S      Deon Grant, Tennessee               6-3    205   Jr.
S      Kenoy Kennedy, Arkansas             6-1    195   Sr.

SPECIALISTS

Pos.   Name, School                        Ht.    Wt.   Cl.

K      Seth Hanson, Kentucky               6-2    195   Jr.
P      Jeff Walker, Mississippi State      5-11   211   Sr.
KR     John Capel, Florida                 5-11   163   So.

Players of the year

OFFENSE

Quincy Carter, QB, Georgia

DEFENSE

Raynoch Thompson, LB, Tennessee

2. Big Ten

Predicted order of finish

Team                Offensive star
                    Defensive star

1. Penn State       RB Eric McCoo
                    LB LaVar Arrington

2. Michigan         T Jeff Backus
                    E James Hall

3. Wisconsin        R8 Ron Dayne
                    CB Jamar Fletcher

4. Ohio State       R8 Michael Wiley
                    LB Na'il Diggs

5. Purdue           QB Drew Brees
                    LB Willie Fells

6. Michigan State   WR Plaxico Burress
                    SS Aric Morris

7. Minnesota        WR Luke Leverson
                    SS Tyrone Carter

8. Indiana          QB Antwaan Randle El
                    E Adewale Ogunleye

9. Iowa             RB Ladell Betts
                    LB Aaron Kampman

10. Illinois        T Marques Sullivan
                    LB Danny Clark

11. Northwestern    TE Jay Tant
                    T Jeff Dyra

Preseason All-Conference

OFFENSE

Pos.   Name, School                      Ht.    Wt.   Cl.

WR     Plaxico Burress, Michigan State   6-6    229   Jr.
WR     Randall Lane, Purdue              6-1    210   Sr.
TE     Tim Sratton, Purdue               6-4    234   So.
T      Chris McIntosh, Wisconsin         6-7    307   Sr.
T      Jeff Backus, Michigan             G-G    288   Jr.
G      Steve Hutchinson, Michigan        6-5    196   Jr.
G      Ben Gilbert, Ohio State           6-5    295   Sr.
C      Casey Rabach, Wisconsin           6-5    287   Jr.
QB     Drew Brees, Purdue                6-1    212   Jr.
RB     Ron Dayne, Wisconsin              5-10   253   Sr.
RB     Michael Wiley, Ohio State         6-0    195   Sr.

DEFENSE

Pos.   Name, School                      Ht.    Wt.   Cl.

E      Courtney Brown, Penn State        6-5    265   Sr.
E      Adewale Ogunleye, Indiana         6-5    260   Sr.
T      Rob Renes, Michigan               6-1    288   Sr.
LB     LaVar Arrington, Penn State       6-3    233   Jr.
LB     Brandon Short, Penn State         6-3    246   Sr.
LB     Na'il Diggs, Ohio State           6-4    235   Jr.
LB     Ian Gold, Michigan                6-1    213   Sr.
CB     David Macklin, Penn State         5-9    192   Sr.
CB     Ahmed Plummer, Ohio State         6-0    190   Sr.
S      Tyrone Carter, Minnesota          5-9    184   Sr.
S      Gary Berry, Ohio State            6-0    195   Sr.

SPECIALISTS

Pos.   Name, School                      Ht.    Wt.   Cl.

K      Travis Forney, Penn State         5-9    161   Sr.
P      Kevin Stemke, Wisconsin           6-2    186   Jr.
KR     Nick Davis, Wisconsin             5-10   174   So.