The 2015 college football season is just around the corner, and it’s time to honor the best of the best for the upcoming year. Several of the nation’s top players from 2014 are in the NFL ranks, but there’s no shortage of talent returning to the FBS level.

Athlon Sports released its 2015 all-conference teams earlier this offseason, and now the focus shifts to the All-America team. Whether it’s quarterback, defensive end or a spot on the special teams, picking the best of the best is no easy task.

And it should be no surprise Ohio State - the defending national champion and Athlon's pick to win it all in 2015 - leads the All-America team with 11 selections. Alabama is second with seven selections, followed by USC (six) and then four teams tied with five (full table of team selections at the bottom of page). The SEC leads the way with 27 overall selections, and the BIg Ten checks in at No. 2 with 24 picks.

An important note on the All-America teams: These are based on how players will perform in 2015. Career statistics and previous awards matter in player evaluation, but choosing players for the 2015 All-America team and all-conference teams are largely based on predicting and projecting the upcoming year.

2015 Athlon Sports All-Conference Teams

Power 5: ACC | Big 12 | Big Ten | Pac-12 | SEC

Group of 5: American | C-USA | MAC | Mountain West | Sun Belt

Athlon Sports 2015 All-America Team

First-Team

Offense Second-Team

Offense Third-Team

Offense Fourth-Team

Offense QB Trevone Boykin

TCU Dak Prescott

Miss. State Cody Kessler

USC Cardale Jones

Ohio State RB Nick Chubb

Georgia James Conner

Pittsburgh Dalvin Cook

Florida State Samaje Perine

Oklahoma RB Ezekiel Elliott

Ohio State Leonard Fournette

LSU Derrick Henry

Alabama Devontae Booker

Utah AP Pharoh Cooper

South Carolina Adoree' Jackson

USC D.J. Foster

Arizona State De'Mornay Pierson-El

Nebraska WR Tyler Boyd

Pittsburgh JuJu Smith

USC Corey Coleman

Baylor Will Fuller

Notre Dame WR Laquon Treadwell

Ole Miss D'haquille Williams

Auburn Rashard Higgins

Colorado State Sterling Shepard

Oklahoma TE Hunter Henry

Arkansas Evan Engram

Ole Miss O.J. Howard Alabama Bucky Hodges

Virginia Tech C Max Tuerk

USC Ryan Kelly

Alabama Jack Allen

Michigan State Jake Brendel

UCLA G Pat Elflein

Ohio State Sebastian Tretola

Arkansas Greg Pyke

Georgia Joshua Garnett

Stanford G Taylor Decker (OT)

Ohio State Landon Turner

North Carolina Le'Raven Clark (OT)

Texas Tech Denver Kirkland (OT)

Arkansas T Laremy Tunsil

Ole Miss Cam Robinson

Alabama Ronnie Stanley

Notre Dame Kyle Murphy

Stanford T Spencer Drango

Baylor Jack Conklin

Michigan State Cody Whitehair

Kansas State John Theus

Georgia

First-Team

Defense Second-Team

Defense Third-Team

Defense Fourth-Team

Defense DE Joey Bosa

Ohio State Derek Barnett

Tennessee Myles Garrett

Texas A&M DeForest Buckner

Oregon DE Shilique Calhoun

Michigan State Shawn Oakman

Baylor Emmanuel Ogbah

Oklahoma State Dadi Nicolas

Virginia Tech DT Robert Nkemdiche

Ole Miss Andrew Billings

Baylor Maliek Collins

Nebraska Kenny Clark

UCLA DT A'Shawn Robinson

Alabama Anthony Zettel

Penn State Adolphus Washington

Ohio State Sheldon Day

Notre Dame LB Myles Jack

UCLA Darron Lee

Ohio State Su'a Cravens

USC Tyler Matakevich

Temple LB Reggie Ragland

Alabama Jaylon Smith

Notre Dame Joshua Perry

Ohio State Vince Biegel

Wisconsin LB Scooby Wright

Arizona Eric Striker

Oklahoma Jordan Jenkins

Georgia Darian Thompson (S)

Boise State CB Kendall Fuller

Virginia Tech Eli Apple

Ohio State Mackensie Alexander

Clemson B. Boddy-Calhoun

Minnesota CB Vernon Hargreaves III

Florida Zack Sanchez

Oklahoma William Likely

Maryland KeiVarae Russell

Notre Dame S Jalen Ramsey (CB)

Florida State Jeremy Cash

Duke Karl Joseph

West Virginia Dante Barnett

Kansas State S Tony Conner

Ole Miss Vonn Bell

Ohio State Quin Blanding

Virginia Budda Baker

Washington

First-Team

Specialists Second-Team

Specialists Third-Team

Specialists Fourth-Team

Specialists K Roberto Aguayo

Florida State Brad Craddock

Maryland Andy Phillips

Utah Josh Lambert

West Virginia P Tom Hackett

Utah JK Scott

Alabama Austin Rehkow

Idaho Peter Mortell

Minnesota KR Alex Ross

Oklahoma Adoree' Jackson

USC Myles Willis

Boston College Janarion Grant

Rutgers PR De'Mornay Pierson-El Nebraska Charles Nelson

Oregon Jalin Marshall

Ohio State Isaiah McKenzie

Georgia

Conference Breakdown of All-America Selections

First Second Third Fourth Total ACC 4 3 4 2 13 Big 12 3 4 5 4 16 Big Ten 6 6 6 6 24 Pac-12 4 4 4 7 19 SEC 10 9 5 3 27 Independents 0 1 1 3 5 American Athletic 0 0 0 1 1 Mountain West 0 0 1 1 2 Sun Belt 0 0 1 0 1

Team Breakdown of All-America Selections