Lindy's Preseason Honors for Football

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June 1, 2004

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – Virginia football is ranked No. 21 by Lindy’s College Football Annuals in the magazine’s preseason Top 25.

Additionally, the magazine predicts that the Cavaliers will finish fourth in the expanded ACC in 2004.

Junior tight end Heath Miller (Swords Creek, Va.) earned First Team All-America honors, while senior guard Elton Brown (Hampton, Va.) was a Second Team All-America honoree.

2004 Lindy’s Preseason Honors
TOP 25
Ranking Team
(Conference, Ranking)

 1. 	Southern Cal (Pac-10, 1) 2. 	Oklahoma (Big 12, 1) 3. 	Georgia (SEC, 1) 4. 	Florida State (ACC, 1) 5. 	Michigan (Big Ten, 1) 6. 	Louisiana State (SEC, 2) 7. 	Texas (Big 12, 2) 8. 	Miami (ACC, 2) 9. 	Ohio State (Big Ten, 2)10.	Tennessee   (SEC, 3)11.	Wisconsin (Big Ten, 3)12. 	Auburn (SEC, 4)13. 	Clemson (ACC, 3)14. 	Kansas State (Big 12, 3)15. 	West Virginia (Big East, 1)16. 	Missouri (Big 12, 4)17. 	California (Pac-10, 2)18. 	Iowa (Big Ten, 4)19. 	Florida (SEC, 5)20.	Utah (MWC, 1)21.	VIRGINIA (ACC, 4)22.	Nebraska (Big 12, 5)23.	Oregon (Pac-10, 3)24.	Purdue (Big Ten, 5)25.	Texas Christian (C-USA, 1)

ALL-AMERICA TEAMSOFFENSEFIRST TEAMQB Matt Leinart, USCRB Darren Sproles, Kansas StateRB Carnell Williams, AuburnWR Mark Clayton, OklahomaWR Braylon Edwards, MichiganTE Heath Miller, VirginiaC Ben Wilkerson, LSUOG David Baas, MichiganOG C.J. Brooks, MarylandOT Alex Barron, Florida StateOT Jammal Brown, OklahomaK Jonathan Nichols, Ole Miss

SECOND TEAMQB Jason White, OklahomaRB Anthony Davis, WisconsinRB Walter Reyes, SyracuseWR Geoff McArthur , CaliforniaWR Craphonso Thorpe, Florida St.TE Matt Herian, NebraskaC Greg Eslinger, MinnesotaOG Chris Meyers, Miami (Fla.)OG Elton Brown, VirginiaOT Eric Winston, Miami (Fla.)OT Michael Munoz, TennesseeK Mike Nugent, Ohio State

DEFENSEFIRST TEAMDE David Pollack, GeorgiaDT Anntaj Hawthorne, WisconsinDT Dusty Dvoracek, OklahomaDE Marcus Spears, LSULB Derrick Johnson, TexasLB A.J. Hawk, Ohio StateLB Odell Thurman, GeorgiaCB Antrel Rolle, Miami (Fla.)CB Corey Webster, LSUS Josh Bullocks, NebraskaS Jim Leonhard, WisconsinP Tom Malone, USC

SECOND TEAMDL Matt Roth,IowaDL Mathias Kiwanuka, Boston C.DL Shaun Cody, USCDL Rodrique Wright, TexasLB Michael Boley, So. MissLB Will Derting, Washington St.LB Leroy Hill, ClemsonCB Marlin Jackson, MichiganCB Darrent Williams, Oklahoma St.S Thomas Davis, GeorgiaS Donte Nicholson, OklahomaP Dustin Colquitt, Tennessee