Big ▁East ▁first ▁team . ▁The ▁Pitt ▁hon ore es ▁were : ▁wide ▁receiver ▁Diet rich ▁J ells , ▁line back er ▁Tom ▁T um ulty , ▁place k icker ▁Chris ▁F eren ci k , ▁and ▁pun ter ▁N ate ▁C och ran . ▁ ▁Conference ▁champion ▁Virginia ▁Te ch ▁was ▁ranked ▁No . ▁ 1 0 ▁in ▁the ▁final ▁AP ▁Pol l ▁and ▁placed ▁three ▁players ▁on ▁the ▁first ▁team : ▁off ensive ▁lin eman ▁Bill ▁Con aty ▁and ▁def ensive ▁lin emen ▁Corn ell ▁Brown ▁and ▁J . ▁C . ▁Price . ▁ ▁Sy rac use ▁was ▁ranked ▁No . ▁ 1 9 ▁in ▁the ▁final ▁AP ▁Pol l ▁and ▁also ▁placed ▁three ▁players ▁on ▁the ▁first ▁team : ▁quarter back ▁Don ovan ▁Mc N abb , ▁wide ▁receiver ▁Mar vin ▁Harrison , ▁and ▁def ensive ▁back ▁Kevin ▁Abr ams . ▁ ▁Miami ▁was ▁ranked ▁No . ▁ 2 0 ▁in ▁the ▁final ▁AP ▁Pol l ▁and ▁placed ▁three ▁players ▁on ▁the ▁first ▁team : ▁running ▁back ▁D any ell ▁Fer g us on , ▁def ensive ▁lin eman ▁Ken ny ▁Hol mes , ▁and ▁line back er ▁Ray ▁Lewis . ▁ ▁Four th - place ▁West ▁Virginia ▁also ▁placed ▁three ▁on ▁the ▁first ▁team : ▁line back er ▁Can ute ▁Curt is ▁and ▁def ensive ▁back s ▁Tor rian ▁Gray ▁and ▁William ▁Y ar borough . ▁ ▁Six th - place ▁R ug ers ▁also ▁placed ▁three ▁on ▁the ▁first ▁team : ▁running ▁back ▁Ter rell ▁Will is ,