Overview

• The Associated Press convened 12 sports writers to select first- and second-team All-Time All-America squads in celebration of its centenary.
• Eligible players were required to have earned AP first-team All-America honors during college and their professional achievements were not considered.
• Florida’s Tim Tebow earned the first-team quarterback slot over Texas’s Vince Young after a panel vote.
• The Big Ten led all conferences with seven first-team picks and the roster includes five Heisman winners and 21 College Football Hall of Famers.
• The AP acknowledged notable omissions such as Anthony Munoz and highlighted historical quirks like the late inclusion of punters before 1981.