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Posted by ESPN.com's Chris Low

Alabama running back Mark Ingram and Florida quarterback Tim Tebow were the only two SEC players to make the list of 16 semifinalists for the 73rd Maxwell Award, which goes annually to the nation's best player.

Tebow has won the award the past two years, becoming only the second two-time winner.

The panel voting for the Maxwell Award includes Maxwell Football Club members, NCAA head coaches, sports information directors and selected national media.

Here's the entire list of the 16 semifinalists:

• Jahvid Best, University of California Berkley, RB, JR
• Jimmy Clausen, Notre Dame, QB, JR
• Noel Devine, West Virginia University, RB, JR
• Toby Gerhart, Stanford University, RB, SR
• Mark Ingram, University of Alabama, RB, SOPH
• Case Keenum, University of Houston, QB, JR
• Dan LeFevour, Central Michigan University, QB, SR
• Dion Lewis, University of Pittsburgh, RB, FR
• Ryan Mathews, Fresno State University, RB, JR
• Colt McCoy, University of Texas, QB, SR
• Kellen Moore, Boise State University, QB, SOPH
• Christian Ponder, Florida State University, QB, JR
• Jacquizz Rodgers, Oregon State University, RB, SOPH
• Jordan Shipley, University of Texas, WR, SR
• Golden Tate, Notre Dame, WR, JR
• Tim Tebow, University of Florida, QB, SR