University of Cincinnati placekicker Jonathan Ruffin was named first-team All-American by the Associated Press Wednesday. It's Ruffin's fourth All-American designation. The sophomore from Metarie, La., also won the Lou Groza Award as the nation's top kicker.

        AP ALL-AMERICAN TEAM

        FIRST TEAM OFFENSE

        Quarterback — Chris Weinke, Florida State, 6-5, 229, senior, St. Paul, Minn.

        Running backs — Damien Anderson, Northwestern, 5-11, 208, junior, Wilmington, Ill.; LaDainian Tomlinson, TCU, 5-11, 217, senior, Waco, Texas.

        Wide receivers — Antonio Bryant, Pittsburgh, 6-2, 180, sophomore, Miami; Marvin Minnis, Florida State, 6-1, 185, senior, Miami.

        Tight End — Brian Natkin, Texas-El Paso, 6-4, 245, senior, San Antonio.

        Center — Dominic Raiola, Nebraska, 6-2, 300, junior, Honolulu.

        Guards-Tackles — Chris Brown, Georgia Tech, 6-6, 315, senior, Augusta, Ga.; Leonard Davis, Texas, 6-6, 365, senior, Wortham, Texas; Steve Hutchinson, Michigan, 6-5, 299, senior, Coral Springs, Fla.; Chad Ward, Washington, 6-5, 335, senior, Finley, Wash.

        Placekicker — Jonathan Ruffin, Cincinnati, 5-10, 184, sophomore, Metairie, La.

All-Purpose — Santana Moss, Miami, 5-10, 180, senior, Miami.

        FIRST TEAM DEFENSE

        Linemen — Andre Carter, California, 6-5, 260, senior, San Jose, Calif.; Casey Hampton, Texas, 6-1, 310, senior, Galveston, Texas; John Henderson, Tennessee, 6-7, 290, junior, Nashville, Tenn.; Jamal Reynolds, Florida State, 6-4, 254, senior, Aiken, S.C.

        Linebackers — Keith Adams, Clemson, 5-11, 220, junior, College Park, Ga.; Rocky Calmus, Oklahoma, 6-3, 234, junior, Jenks, Okla.; Dan Morgan, Miami, 6-3, 245, senior, Coral Springs, Fla.; Carlos Polk, Nebraska, 6-2, 250, senior, Rockford, Ill.

        Backs — Jamar Fletcher, Wisconsin, 5-10, 175, junior, St. Louis; Edward Reed, Miami, 6-0, 190, junior, Destrehan, La.; Dwight Smith, Akron, 5-11, 200, senior, Detroit; Fred Smoot, Mississippi State, 6-1, 179, senior, Jackson, Miss.

        Punter — Nick Harris, California, 6-3, 220, senior, Avondale, Ariz.

        SECOND TEAM OFFENSE

        Quarterback — Josh Heupel, Oklahoma.

        Running backs — Rudi Johnson, Auburn; Ken Simonton, Oregon State.

        Wide receivers — Fred Mitchell, UCLA; David Terrell, Michigan.

        Tight end — Todd Heap, Arizona State.

        Center — Ben Hamilton, Minnesota.

        Guards-Tackles — Jeff Backus, Michigan; Joaquin Gonzalez, Miami; Kenyatta Walker, Florida; Pork Chop Womack, Mississippi State.

        Place-kicker — Jamie Rheem, Kansas State.

        All-purpose — Aaron Lockett, Kansas State.

        SECOND TEAM DEFENSE

        Linemen — Mario Fatafeni, Kansas State; Julius Peppers, North Carolina; Richard Seymour, Georgia; Justin Smith, Missouri.

        Linebackers — Adam Archuleta, Arizona State; Anthony Denman, Notre Dame; Levar Fisher, North Carolina State; Jason Glenn, Texas A&M.

        Backs — Tay Cody, Florida State; Anthony Floyd, Louisville; J.T. Thatcher, Oklahoma; Lito Sheppard, Florida.

        Punter — Brian Morton, Duke.

        THIRD TEAM OFFENSE

        Quarterback — Drew Brees, Purdue.

        Running backs — Lee Suggs, Virginia Tech; Anthony Thomas, Michigan.

        Wide receivers — Jabar Gaffney, Florida; Koren Robinson, North Carolina State.

        Tight end — Tracey Wistrom, Nebraska.

        Center — Casey Rabach, Wisconsin.

        Guards-Tackles — Chris Gibson, Oregon State; Seth McKinney, Texas A&M; Kendall Simmons, Auburn; Tarlos Thomas, Florida State.

        Place-kicker — Alex Walls, Tennessee.

        All-purpose — Emmett White, Utah State.

        THIRD TEAM DEFENSE

        Linemen — Alex Brown, Florida; Willie Howard, Stanford; Cedric Scott, Southern Mississippi; Larry Triplett, Washington.

        Linebackers — Joe Cooper, Ohio State; Kalimba Edwards, South Carolina; Torrance Marshall, Oklahoma; Ben Tay lor, Virginia Tech.

        Backs — Rashard Bauman, Oregon; Sheldon Brown, South Carolina; Robert Carswell, Clemson; Nate Clements, Ohio State.

        Punter — Kevin Stemke, Wisconsin.

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