DAILY SECTIONS
CATEGORY A
TOP 10
Chicago Tribune
Houston Chronicle
Los Angeles Times
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, Minn.)
The Buffalo News
The New York Times
The Philadelphia Inquirer
The Seattle Times
The Washington Post
USA Today Sports
HONORABLE MENTION
Detroit Free Press
Las Vegas Review-Journal
Newsday
Tampa Bay Times
The Boston Globe
The Dallas Morning News
The Denver Post

CATEGORY B
TOP 10

Courier Journal (Louisville, Ky.)
IndyStar (Indianapolis, Ind.)
NOLA.com/The Times-Picayune
Richmond Times-Dispatch
San Antonio Express-News
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
The Advocate (Baton Rouge, La.)
The Oklahoman (Oklahoma City)
The Salt Lake Tribune
The Villages Daily Sun
HONORABLE MENTION
The Post and Courier (Charleston, S.C.)
Knoxville News Sentinel
Lexington Herald-Leader
The Roanoke Times

CATEGORY C
TOP 10

Altoona Mirror
Casper Star-Tribune
Idaho Statesman (Boise, Idaho)
Peoria Journal Star
News & Record (Greensboro, N.C.)
Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, Ill.)
Wilkes-Barre Citizens’ Voice
The Desert Sun (Palm Springs, Calif.)
The Champaign News-Gazette
The Scranton Times-Tribune
HONORABLE MENTION
Journal & Courier (Lafayette, Ind.)
Sauk Valley Media (Sterling, Ill.)
Sun Journal (Lewiston, Maine)
The Chronicle-Telegram (Elyria, Ohio)
Williamsport Sun-Gazette

CATEGORY D
Top 5
Laramie Boomerang
Marietta Daily Journal
The Herald-Times (Bloomington, Ind.)
The Missoulian (Missoula, Mont.)
The Tuscaloosa News
HONORABLE MENTION
Columbia Missourian
Morning Sentinel (Waterville, Maine)
Santa Cruz Sentinel
The Hawk Eye (Burlington, Iowa)
Wyoming Tribune Eagle (Cheyenne, Wyo.)

SUNDAY SECTIONS
CATEGORY A

TOP 10
The Boston Globe
The Buffalo News
Chicago Tribune
The Dallas Morning News
The Denver Post
Detroit Free Press
Los Angeles Times
Newsday
The New York Times
Tampa Bay Times
HONORABLE MENTION
Star Tribune (Minneapolis)
The Philadelphia Inquirer
The Seattle Times
The Washington Post

CATEGORY B
TOP 10

Boston Herald
The Post and Courier (Charleston, S.C.)
Charlotte Observer
IndyStar (Indianapolis, Ind.)
San Antonio Express-News
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
The Advocate (Baton Rouge)
The Oklahoman (Oklahoma City)
The Salt Lake Tribune
Tulsa World
HONORABLE MENTION
Harrisburg Patriot-News
Maine Sunday Telegram
Spokane Spokesman Review
The Blade (Toledo, Ohio)
The Villages Daily Sun
The Tennessean
Wisconsin State Journal (Madison)

CATEGORY C
TOP 7

News & Record (Greensboro, N.C.)
Sun Journal (Lewiston, Maine)
The Chronicle-Telegram (Elyria, Ohio)
The Janesville Gazette
The Post-Star (Glens Falls, N.Y.)
The Scranton Times-Tribune
Wilkes-Barre Citizens’ Voice
HONORABLE MENTION
Lawrence Journal-World
The Bryan-College Station Eagle
The Desert Sun (Palm Springs, Calif.)

CATEGORY D
TOP 5
Columbia Missourian
Kennebec Journal
Marietta Daily Journal
The Daily Progress (Charlottesville, Va.)
The Missoulian (Missoula, Mont.)
HONORABLE MENTION
Laramie Boomerang
Wyoming Tribune Eagle (Cheyenne, Wyo.)

SPECIAL SECTIONS
CATEGORY A
TOP 10

Houston Chronicle
San Jose Mercury News
Newsday
Omaha World-Herald
The Boston Globe
The Dallas Morning News
The New York Times
The Seattle Times
The Wall Street Journal
The Washington Post
Honorable Mention
Baltimore Sun
Detroit Free Press
Los Angeles Times
Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel
San Diego Union-Tribune

CATEGORY B
Top 10

The Oklahoman (Oklahoma City)
The Gazette (Colorado Springs, Colo.)
Philadelphia Daily News
Courier Journal (Louisville, Ky.)
The Spokesman-Review (Spokane, Wash.)
Wisconsin State Journal (Madison)
NOLA.com/The Times-Picayune
The Advocate (Baton Rouge, La.)
Daytona Beach News-Journal
Lexington Herald-Leader
HONORABLE MENTION
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Tulsa World

CATEGORY C
TOP 7
Altoona Mirror
Casper Star-Tribune
Peoria Journal Star
Sauk Valley Media (Sterling, Ill.)
The Bryan-College Station Eagle
The Scranton Times-Tribune
Williamsport Sun-Gazette
HONORABLE MENTION
Lawrence Journal-World
The Champaign News-Gazette
The Fayetteville (N.C.) Observer
The Free Lance-Star (Fredericksburg, Va.)

CATEGORY D
TOP 5
Denton Record-Chronicle
Marietta Daily Journal
Wyoming Tribune Eagle (Cheyenne, Wyo.)
The Daily Progress (Charlottesville, Va.)
The Tuscaloosa News
HONORABLE MENTION
Steamboat Pilot & Today (Steamboat Springs, Colo.)
Columbia Missourian

DIGITAL

CATEGORY A
TOP 10
ESPN.com
Los Angeles Times
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, Minn.)
The Boston Globe
The New York Times
The Philadelphia Inquirer
The Seattle Times
The Washington Post
USA Today
HONORABLE MENTION
Bleacher Report
Chicago Tribune
ESPN’s The Undefeated
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
The Dallas Morning News

CATEGORY B
TOP 10
IndyStar (Indianapolis, Ind.)
Knoxville News Sentinel
Las Vegas Review-Journal
Lincoln Journal Star
Omaha World-Herald
PennLive/Patriot-News (Harrisburg, Pa.)
The Advocate (Baton Rouge, La.)
The Commercial Appeal (Memphis, Tenn.)
The Press Democrat (Santa Rosa, Calif.)
The Salt Lake Tribune
HONORABLE MENTION
Des Moines Register
Lexington Herald-Leader
The Detroit News
The News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.
Wisconsin State Journal (Madison)

CATEGORY C
TOP 10
Clarion Ledger (Jackson, Miss.)
Deseret News (Salt Lake City, Utah)
GamecockCentral.com
Gaston Gazette (Gaston County, N.C.)
GoPowercat.com
Idaho Statesman (Boise)
PowerMizzou.com
Sun Journal (Lewiston, Maine)
The Coloradoan (Fort Collins, Colo.)
The New Orleans Advocate
HONORABLE MENTION
Grand Forks Herald
Pensacola News Journal
Savannah Morning News
Wilkes-Barre Citizens’ Voice
Wilmington (N.C.) StarNews

CATEGORY D
TOP 10
The Hawk Eye (Burlington, Iowa)
Opelika-Auburn News
The Manhattan Mercury (KS)
The Tuscaloosa News
Mail Tribune (Medford, Ore.)
Kennebec Journal (ME)
Lawrence Journal-World
The Herald (Rock Hill, S.C.)
Columbia Missourian
The Gadsden Times (Ala.)
HONORABLE
Wyoming Tribune Eagle (Cheyenne, Wyo.)
Decatur Daily (AL)
San Angelo Standard-Times
Hickory Daily Record
Steamboat Pilot & Today (Steamboat Springs, Colo.)