Conference rankings

Sporting News, The, Nov 24, 1997

1. Atlantic Coast

1/2. Duke             6/35. Maryland
2/3. North Carolina   7/52. Virginia
3/5. Clemson          8/57. North Carolina State
4/22. Wake Forest     9/62. Georgia Tech
5/26. Florida State

                      All-league team
Player              Pos.  Ht.   Yr.   School

Greg Buckner        F/G   6-4   Sr.   Clemson
Matt Harpring       F     6-7   Sr.   Georgia Tech
(*) Antawn Jamison  F     6-9   Jr.   North Carolina
Trajan Langdon      G     6-3   Jr.   Duke
Terrell McIntyre    G     5-9   Jr.   Clemson
2. Big Ten

1/8. Purdue       7/50. Illinois
2/12. Iowa        8/55. Michigan State
3/18. Indiana     9/114. Penn State
4/37. Minnesota   10/132. Ohio State
5/40. Wisconsin   11/145. Northwestern
6/47. Michigan

                   All league team
Player           Pos.   Ht.    Yr.     School

(*) Chad Austin  G      6-2    Sr.     Purdue
Evan Eschmeyer   C      6-11   Sr.     Northwestern
A.J. Guyton      G      6-1    Soph.   Indiana
Sam Jacobson     F/G    6-6    Sr.     Minnesota
Brad Miller      C      6-11   Sr.     Purdue
3. Southeastern

Eastern Division      Western Division
1/7. South Carolina   1/25. Mississippi
2/9. Kentucky         2/28. Mississippi State
3/32. Georgia         3/29. Arkansas
4/61. Tennessee       4/88. Alabama
5/68. Vanderbilt      5/125. Auburn
6/91. Florida         6/138. LSU

                    All-league team
Player            Pos.   Ht.   Yr.   School

(*) BJ McKie      G      6-2   Jr.   South Carolina
Scott Padgett     F      6-9   Jr.   Kentucky
Ansu Sesay        F      6-9   Sr.   Mississippi
Melvin Watson     G      6-2   Sr.   South Carolina
Horatio Webster   F      6-7   Sr.   Mississippi State
4. Western Athletic

Mountain Division      Pacific Division
1/6. New Mexico        1/16. Fresno State
2/13. Utah             2/38. TCU
3/33. UNLV             3/42. Hawaii
4/51. Colorado State   4/56. Tulsa
5/98. Wyoming          5/81. SMU
6/142. Texas-El Paso   6/121. Rice
7/153. Air Force       7/140. San Diego State
8/246. BYU             8/193. San Jose State

                      All-league team
Player              Pos.   Ht.    Yr.   School

(*) Anthony Carter  G      6-2    Sr.   Hawaii
(^) Keon Clark      C      6-11   Sr.   UNLV
Michael Doleac      C      6-11   Sr.   Utah
Mike Jones          G      6-3    Sr.   TCU
Kenny Thomas        C      6-8    Jr.   New Mexico
(^) Suspended for the first 11 games.
5. Atlantic 10

East Division            West Division
1/20. Temple             1/11. Xavier
2/24. Rhode Island       2/43. George Washington
3/31. St. Joseph's       3/82. Dayton
4/42. Massachusetts      4/94. Virginia Tech
5/110. St. Bonaventure   5/126. La Salle
6/194. Fordham           6/149. Duquesne

                       All-league team
Player               Pos.   Ht.    Yr.   School

Rashid Bey           G      5-11   Sr.   St. Joseph's
Alexander Koul       C      7-0    Sr.   George Washington
Lari Ketner          C      6-10   Jr.   Massachusetts
Yegor Mescheriakov   F      6-7    Jr.   George Washington
(*)Tyson Wheeler     G      5-10   Sr.   Rhode Island
6. Big 12

North Division        South Division
1/1. Kansas           1/14. Oklahoma
2/44. Iowa State      2/27. Texas
3/60. Nebraska        3/63. Baylor
4/71. Missouri        4/72. Texas Tech
5/135. Colorado       5/86. Oklahoma State
6/146. Kansas State   6/129. Texas A&M

                     All-league team
Player             Pos.   Ht.    Yr.   School

Cory Carr          G      6-4    Sr.   Texas Tech
(*) Raef LaFrentz  F      6-11   Sr.   Kansas
Tyronn Lue         G      6-0    Jr.   Nebraska
Paul Pierce        F      6-7    Jr.   Kansas
Brian Skinner      C      6-10   Sr.   Baylor
7. Pacific-10

1/4. Arizona       6/69. Arizona State
2/21. Stanford     7/92. USC
3/23. UCLA         8/108. Oregon State
4/49. California   9/120. Oregon
5/58. Washington   10/139. Washington State

                      All-league team
Player              Pos.   Ht.    Yr.     School

Mike Bibby          G      6-1    Soph.   Arizona
(^) J.R. Henderson  F      6-9    Sr.     UCLA
(^) Jelani McCoy    C      6-10   Jr.     UCLA
(*) Miles Simon     G      6-5    Sr.     Arizona
Tim Young           C      7-1    Jr.     Stanford
(^) Suspended indefinitely.
8. Big East

Big East 6              Big East 7
1/10. Connecticut       1/39. Syracuse
2/30. St. John's        2/48. Georgetown
3/36. Villanova         3/66. Miami
4/76. West Virginia     4/80. Pittsburgh
5/112. Notre Dame       5/99. Providence
6/123. Boston College   6/104. Seton Hall
                        7/11 8. Rutgers

                     All-league team
Player             Pos.   Ht.    Yr.     School

(*) Pat Garrity    F      6-9    Sr.     Notre Dame
Richard Hamilton   G/F    6-6    Soph.   Connecticut
Zendon Hamilton    C      6-11   Sr.     St. John's
Shaheen Holloway   G      5-10   Soph.   Seton Hall
Damian Owens       F      6-5    Sr.     West Virginia
9. Conference USA

American Division     National Division
1/15. UNC Charlotte   1/54. Memphis
2/17. Cincinnati      2/64. UAB
3/34. Louisville      3/84. Southern Miss
4/59. Marquette       4/87. Tulane
5/119. Saint Louis    5/131. South Florida
6/158. DePaul         6/136. Houston

                       All-league team
Player               Pos.   Ht.    Yr.   School

Larry Hughes         G      6-5    Fr.   Saint Louis
Aaron Hutchins       G      5-10   Sr.   Marquette
(*) DeMarco Johnson  F      6-8    Sr.   UNC Charlotte
(^) Ruben Patterson  F      6-6    Sr.   Cincinnati
Alex Sanders         F/C    6-7    Jr.   Louisville
(^) Suspended indefinitely.
10. Missouri Valley

1/19.Illinois State              6/115. Wichita State
2/46. Southwest Missouri State   7/124. Creighton
3/79. Northern Iowa              8/156. Southern Illinois
4/95. Bradley                    9/168. Indiana State
5/105. Evansville                10/245. Drake

                  All-league team
Player          Pos.   Ht.    Yr.   School

Rodney Buford   F/G    6-5    Jr.   Creighton
(*) Rico Hill   F      6-6    Jr.   Illinois State
Danny Moore     C/F    6-11   Jr.   SW Missouri State
Jamar Smiley    G      5-11   Sr.   Illinois State
Marcus Wilson   G      6-3    Jr.   Evansville
11. Mid-American

East Division          West Division
1/53. Miami of Ohio    1/41. Eastern Michigan
2/103. Ohio            2/97. Toledo
3/148. Akron           3/127. Western Michigan
4/182. Bowling Green   4/159. Northern Illinois
5/203. Marshall        5/161. Ball State
6/220. Kent            6/256. Central Michigan

                   All-league team
Player           Pos.   Ht.    Yr.   School

Earl Boykins     G      5-5    Sr.   Eastern Michigan
Derrick Dial     G      6-4    Sr.   Eastern Michigan
T.J. Lux         F/C    6-9    Jr.   Northern Illinois
Casey Shaw       C      6-11   Sr.   Toledo
(*) Bonzi Wells  F      6-5    Sr.   Ball State
12. West Coast

1/67. San Francisco   5/160. Santa Clara
2/96. St. Mary's      6/179. San Diego
3/106. Pepperdine     7/201. Portland
4/128. Gonzaga        8/238. Loyola Marymount

                    All-league team
Player            Pos.   Ht.   Yr.     School

Gerald Brown      G      6-3   Sr.     Pepperdine
Bryan Hill        F      6-8   Sr.     Pepperdine
Brian Jones       G      6-3   Soph.   Santa Clara
(*) Brad Millard  C      7-3   Jr.     St. Mary's
Hakeem Ward       F      6-6   Sr.     San Francisco
13. Colonial

1/75. Old Dominion             6/171. Richmond
2/93. East Carolina            7/183. William & Mary
3/122. James Madison           8/202. American
4/150. Virginia Commonwealth   9/239. George Mason
5/169. UNC Wilmington

                      All-league team
Player              Pos.   Ht.   Yr.   School

Randy Bracy         G      6-1   Jr.   William & Mary
Raphael Edwards     F      6-7   Sr.   East Carolina
(*) Chatney Howard  F      6-4   Sr.   James Madison
Eric Poole          F      6-8   Sr.   Richmond
Nathan Smith        G      6-1   Sr.   American
14. Big West

East Division            West Division
1/74. New Mexico State   1/65. Pacific
2/102. Utah State        2/111. UC Santa Barbara
3/133. Nevada            3/188. Cal Poly-SLO
4/184. Boise State       4/199. Fullerton State
5/227. North Texas       5/258. Long Beach State
6/263. Idaho             6/298. UC Irvine

                       All-league team
Player               Pos.   Ht.   Yr.   School

Corey Anders         F      6-3   Sr.   Pacific
Michael Olowokandi   C      7-0   Sr.   Pacific
Louis Richardson     F      6-8   Sr.   New Mexico State
Marcus Saxon         G      6-2   Sr.   Utah State
(*) Raymond Tutt     G      6-4   Sr.   UC Santa Barbara
15. America East

1/73. Drexel      6/181. Northeastern
2/113. Delaware   7/206. Hofstra
3/154. Boston U   8/224. Towson
4/166. Hartford   9/251. New Hampshire
5/177. Vermont    10/270. Maine

                    All-league team
Player            Pos.   Ht.    Yr.     School

Anthony Bethune   F      6-6    Sr.     Hartford
Craig Claxton     G      5-10   Soph.   Hofstra
Mike DeRocckis    G      6-2    Jr.     Drexel
(*) Ryan Howse    F      6-8    Sr.     Hartford
Ty Mack           F      6-6    Sr.     Northeastern
16. Run Belt

1/70. Southwestern Louisiana   6/172. Arkansas little Rock
2/77. South Alabama            7/198. Lamar
3/134. Western Kentucky        8/204. Jacksonville
4/147. Louisiana Tech          9/218. Arkansas State
5/165. New Orleans             10/294. Texas Pan American

                      All-league team
Player              Pos.   Ht.   Yr.   School

Rico Alderson       F      6-6   Sr.   South Alabama
Lonnie Cooper       G      6-5   Jr.   Louisiana Tech
(*) Reginald Poole  F      6-8   Sr.   SW Louisiana
DeWaune Wesley      F      6-6   Sr.   New Orleans
Rusty Yoder         G      6-1   Sr.   South Alabama
17. Midwestern Collegiate

1/89. Butler                 5/178. Loyola
2/116. Detroit               6/207. Wright State
3/152. Illinois Chicago      7/219. Cleveland State
4/170. Wisconsin Green Bay   8/273. Wisconsin Milwaukee

                     All-league team
Player             Pos.   Ht.   Yr.   School

Brian Alexander    C      6-9   Sr.   Detroit
Javan Goodman      G      6-8   Jr.   Loyola
Derrick Haves      G/F    6-5   Sr.   Detroit
Mark Miller        G      6-2   Sr.   Illinois-Chicago
(*) Jon Neuhouser  F      6-6   Sr.   Butler
18. Metro Atlantic

1/109. Fairfield      6/200. Canisius
2/117. Iona           7/213. Siena
3/157. Loyola (Md.)   8/228. St. Peter's
4/173. Niagara        9/234. Manhattan
5/180. Rider          10/283. Marist

                   All-league team
Player           Pos.   Ht.    Yr.     School

Kevin Jobity     C      6-10   Jr.     Niagara
Tariq Kirksay    F      6-6    Soph.   Iona
Darren Phillip   F      6-6    Soph.   Fairfield
(*) Mike Powell  G      6-3    Sr.     Loyola
Kevin Thompson   G      6-2    Sr.     Canisius
19. Ohio Valley

1/100. Murray State               6/233. Eastern Illinois
2/141. Tennessee State            7/243. UT-Martin
3/174. Middle Tennessee State     8/250. Eastern Kentucky
4/212. Austin Peay                9/276. Tennessee Tech
5/225. Southeast Missouri State   10/284. Morehead State

                     All-league team
Player             Pos.   Ht.    Yr.   School

Reggie Crenshaw    F/C    6-7    Sr.   Austin Peay
Bud Eley           C      6-10   Sr.   SE Missouri State
Jason Johnson      C      6-8    Jr.   Tennessee State
(*) De'Teri Mayes  G      6-3    Sr.   Murray State
Chad Townsend      G      6-1    Sr.   Murray State
20. Southern

Northern Division                  Southern Division
1/107. Davidson                    1/185. The Citadel
2/164. Appalachian State           2/205. Chattanooga
3/195. Western Carolina            3/209. Furman
4/216. Virginia Military Academy   4/291. Georgia Southern
5/229. UNC Greensboro              5/300. Wofford
6/277. East Tennessee State

                     All-league team
Player             Pos.   Ht.   Yr.   School

Brent Conley       F      6-7   Jr.   Virginia Military
Darryl Faulkner    G      6-1   Sr.   Virginia Military
Virgil Stevens     F      6-5   Jr.   Citadel
Ali Ton            G      6-0   Jr.   Davidson
(*) Chuck Vincent  F/C    6-7   Sr.   Furman
21. Northeast

1/78. Long Island University   6/230. St. Francis (N.Y.)
2/162. Fairleigh Dickinson     7/241. Monmouth
3/189. Wagner                  8/272. Robert Morris
4/217. Mount St. Mary's        9/295. Central Connecticut State
5/226. St. Francis (Pa.)

                     All-league team
                   Pos.   Ht.   Yr.     School

(*) Charles Jones  G      6-3   Sr.     Long Island
Richie Parker      F      6-5   Soph.   Long Island
Dan Seigle         F      6-6   Sr.     Wagner
Eric Taylor        C      6-8   Sr.     St. Francis (Pa.)
Rahshon Turner     F      6-6   Sr.     Fairleigh Dickinson
22. Mid-Continent

1/83. Valparaiso               6/215. Oral Roberts
2/143. Buffalo                 7/255. Southern Utah
3/197. Western Illinois        8/271. Missouri-Kansas City
4/208. Northeastern Illinois   9/302. Chicago State
5/211. Youngstown State

                       All-league team
Player               Pos.   Ht.   Yr.     School

(*) Bryce Drew       G      6-3   Sr.     Valparaiso
Tim Gill             G      6-2   Sr.     Oral Roberts
Daveeno Hines        F      6-6   Soph.   NE Illinois
Antanas Vilcinskas   C      7-0   Sr.     Valparaiso
Rasaun Young         F/G    6-3   Sr.     Buffalo
23. Big Sky

1/90. Northern Arizona        6/236. Portland State
2/137. Cal State Northridge   7/248. Eastern Washington
3/192. Montana State          8/264. Idaho State
4/196. Montana                9299. Cal State Sacramento
5/210. Weber State

                       All-league team
Player               Pos.   Ht.   Yr.   School

Damien Baskerville   F/G    6-3   Jr.   Weber State
J.R. Camel           G      6-2   Jr.   Montana
Derrick Higgins      G/F    6-3   Sr.   Cal State Northridge
(*) Nate Holmstadt   C/F    6-8   Jr.   Montana State
Andrew Mavis         F      6-6   Sr.   Northern Arizona
24. Ivy

1/85. Princeton       5/265. Dartmouth
2/130. Pennsylvania   6/281. Brown
3/223. Harvard        7/287. Cornell
4/249. Columbia       8/293. Yale

                     All-league team
Player             Pos.   Ht.    Yr.     School

Steve Goodrich     C      6-10   Sr.     Princeton
Tim Hill           G      5-11   Jr.     Harvard
Michael Jordan     G      6-0    Soph.   Pennsylvania
(*) Gabe Lewullis  F      6-5    Jr.     Princeton
Paul Romanczuk     F      6-7    Jr.     Pennsylvania
25. Big South

1/101. UNC Asheville   5/244. Maryland Baltimore Co.
2/175. Liberty         6/259. Coastal Carolina
3/222. Radford         7/267. Charleston Southern
4/237. Winthrop

                     All-league team
Player             Pos.   Ht.   Yr.   School

Larry Jackson      G      6-1   Sr.   Liberty
Kennedy Okafor     F      6-7   Fr.   Md.-Baltimore County
(*) Josh Pittman   G      6-5   Sr.   UNC Asheville
Corey Reed         F/G    6-6   Sr.   Radford
Robert Stevenson   F      6-9   Sr.   UNC Asheville
26. Southland

1/167. Stephen F. Austin State   6/242. Texas-Arlington
2/176. Northeast Louisiana       7/247. McNeese State
3/214. Northeast State           8/274. Texas San Antonio
4/221. Nicholls State            9/288. Southeastern Louisiana
5/231. Southwest Texas State     10/296. Sam Houston State

                           All-league team
Player                   Pos.   Ht.   Yr.   School

Wayne Allen              F      6-6   Sr.   Stephen F. Austin
Charles Duncan           G      6-3   Sr.   Northwestern State
(*) Kenderick Franklin   F      6-6   Sr.   Nicholls State
Roderic Hall             G      6-1   Sr.   Texas-San Antonio
Donte Mathis             F/G    6-4   Jr.   S.W. Texas State
27. Southwestern Athletic

1/163. Jackson State              6/278. Southern
2/187. Mississippi Valley State   7/292. Alabama State
3/254. Alcorn State               8/303. Grambling State
4/260. Texas Southern             (#)/308. Arkansas-Pine Bluff
5/275. Prairie View A&M

                        All-league team
Player                Pos.   Ht.   Yr.   School

Randy Bolden          G      6-2   Sr.   Texas Southern
Trent Pulliam         F      6-8   Sr.   Jackson State
Kenyon Ross           F/G    6-6   Sr.   Mississippi Valley State
Tamarron Sharpe       G      6-3   Sr.   Prairie View A&M
(*) Ronnell Williams  F      6-7   Sr.   Southern