<P> The American Volleyball Coaches Association selects men's and women's All - America teams in all three NCAA divisions as well as the NAIA, USCAA and NCCAA . </P> <P> In all NCAA, NJCAA, NAIA, NCWA, and CCCAA divisions, the top 6 or 8 placers at the national championship tournament are considered All - Americans . </P> <P> At the high school level, noted All - America teams are selected by Parade magazine in football, and from 1957 to 2015 in basketball . Also in basketball, the McDonald's restaurant chain selects players annually for its McDonald's All - American Game, and there is also a Ballislife All - American Game . In football, there is the U.S. Army All - American Bowl and the Under Armour All - America Game . Since 2000, the United States Army has sponsored its own annual All - American high school football competition, the U.S. Army All - American Bowl, which includes an All - American football team, split East and West, and an All - American marching band . </P> <P> In 2005, Offense - Defense Sports began publishing a Top 100 ranking for nation's the top high school football athletes . The Offense - Defense All - American Bowl is held every January, featuring the 88 top - ranked high school seniors . </P>

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