The ballots, which were sent to media and sports information directors selected for the voting process, will be due via fax by Nov. 22. The top three finalists (in terms of votes received) for the Walter Payton Award will be invited to attend the presentation of the Awards, with the winner not announced until the event. The 20th Annual I-AA College Football Awards will be held Dec. 14 in Chattanooga, Tenn., on the eve of the national championship game.

The following are the 32 players and 16 coaches appearing on the 2006 Walter Payton, Buck Buchanan and Eddie Robinson Award ballots.

2006 Walter Payton Award Finalists
David Ball, WR, New Hampshire
Steve Baylark, RB, Massachusetts
Clifton Dawson, RB, Harvard
Jerome Felton, FB, Furman
Justise Hairston, RB, Central Connecticut State
Josh Johnson, QB, San Diego
Marcus Mason, RB, Youngstown State
Jason Murrietta, QB, Northern Arizona
Justin Rascati, QB, James Madison
Pierre Rembert, RB, Illinois State
Kevin Richardson, RB, Appalachian State
Ricky Santos, QB, New Hampshire
D.D. Terry, RB, Sam Houston State
Tyler Thigpen, QB, Coastal Carolina
Steve Walker, QB, North Dakota State
Arkee Whitlock, RB, Southern Illinois

2006 Buck Buchanan Award Finalists
Kroy Biermann, DE, Montana
Zak DeOssie, LB, Brown
Justin Durant, LB, Hampton
Mike Gallihugh, LB, Colgate
Adam Hayward, LB, Portland State
James Ihedigbo, S, Massachusetts
Markeseo Jackson, LB, Tennessee-Martin
Edgar Jones, DE, Southeast Missouri State
Akeem Jordan, LB, James Madison
Matt King, DE, Maine
Marques Murrell, DE, Appalachian State
Chad Nkang, LB, Elon
Kyle Shotwell, LB, Cal Poly
Cameron Siskowic, LB, Illinois State
Bryan Smith, DE, McNeese State
Jeremy Wiggins, S, Appalachian State

2006 Eddie Robinson Award Finalists
David Bennett, Coastal Carolina
Craig Bohl, North Dakota State
Don Brown, Massachusetts
Maurice Forte, Arkansas Pine-Bluff
Jim Harbaugh, San Diego
Bobby Hauck, Montana
Jon Heacock, Youngstown State
Roger Hughes, Princeton
Denver Johnson, Illinois State
Jerry Kill, Southern Illinois
Mike Kramer, Montana State
Jerry Moore, Appalachian State
Jack Siedlecki, Yale
Jason Simpson, UT-Martin
Joe Taylor, Hampton
Matt Viator, McNeese State