AP Preseason All Americans

The Associated Press has named its preseason All-American team. That’s right, the people who bring you the weekly team rankings will also give you their opinions about who the best players in the college game are. It should come as no surprise learning who topped the list of vote-getters. North Carolina’s Tyler Hansbrough was just one vote away from being a unanimous pick. He is the starting forward for the No. 1-ranked Tar Heels, and was a second team All-American last year. Other players named to the team were Darren Collison, a guard from the No. 2-ranked UCLA Bruins, Roy Hibbert, a center from the No. 5–ranked Georgetown Hoyas, Chris Lofton, a forward from the No. 7–ranked Tennessee Volunteers, and Drew Neitzel, a guard from the No. 8-ranked Michigan State Spartans.

The All-American list doesn’t mean too much in the grand scheme of things, just that you were recognized as the best player in the nation at your position by one of the most trusted rankings sources for such things. Of course, it is also a tool to build debate. If you don’t agree with the picks, you can always use that as a conversation piece with your hoops-loving buddies, right? Plus, the players they pick today might or might not be in the AP lineup by the time the season ends.

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