Rimington Trophy
The Rimington Trophy is awarded to the most outstanding college offensive center in NCAA Division I-A football.
Rimington Trophy Selection
The winner
of the Rimington Trophy will be selected by determining the consensus
All-American center pick from four existing All-America Teams.
While more than a dozen All-America football teams are selected annually, the
Rimington Trophy committee will use these four prestigious teams to determine a
winner:
- American Football Coaches Association (AFCA)
- Walter Camp Foundation (WCF)
- Sporting News (SN)
- Football Writers Association of America (FWAA)
The Rimington Trophy will also use these four teams to determine the winner of the center award. Because the selectors of these four All-America teams can place centers in a "mix" of offensive linemen that includes guards and tackles, their 11-man first teams can often have two centers. Our policy will be to count all players that play primarily the center position for their respective teams as centers, even though they maybe listed as guards or tackles on the four All-American teams.
The center with the most first team votes will be determined the winner. If there is a tie with first team votes, then the center with most second team votes will win. If there is still a tie, the winner will be determined by the Rimington Trophy committee.
