Editors:
The Associated Press All-America team, the longest-running annual honor roll of the nation's top college football players, will be announced Dec. 10. The AP also will name all-conference teams for all five major football conferences starting Dec. 3, and All-America teams for the lower divisions starting Dec. 11. Specific dates are below (all releases noon Eastern unless otherwise specified). Please contact Dave Zelio (dzelio@ap.org) with any questions.
Dec. 3: Southeastern Conference team. Heisman Trophy finalists announced.
Dec. 4: Atlantic Coast Conference team.
Dec. 5: Big Ten team. AP Player of the Year finalists
Dec. 6: Pac-12 team. AP Player of the Year, story will be updated through the night with other major awards.
Dec. 7: Big 12 team.
Dec. 8: Heisman Trophy announcement, early evening.
Dec. 10: AP All-America team
Dec. 11: FCS AP All-America team. Mayo Clinic Comeback Player of the Year finalists.
Dec. 12: Division II AP All-America team
Dec. 13: Division III AP All-America team
Dec. 14: NAIA AP All-America team
Dec. 16: AP Coach of the Year finalists
Dec. 17: AP Coach of the Year
Dec. 18: Mayo Clinic Comeback Player of the Year
The final regular-season Top 25 poll will be released Sunday, Dec. 2. The final Top 25 will be released following the College Football Playoff championship game the night of Jan. 7.
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