1.   And defending champ Keri Phebus of UCLA, my pick even though she has stumbled a few times in her senior season.

2.   And Simon, Most Valuable Player of the tournament, bucked all sensibilities just to return for his senior season.

3.   And when Peyton Manning subsequently decided to return for a senior season as a Volunteer rather than pursue early wealth of the NFL, it meant something to Weinke.

4.   Another quarterback who could be a top draft choice, Drew Henson of Michigan, announced last week that he would return to college for his senior season.

5.   Anderson came out of Ayala High in Chino Hills as a highly touted tackle, the offensive MVP of the Sierra League in his senior season.

6.   Arrington said he toyed with the idea of coming back for his senior season but rejected it when longtime Penn State defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky retired.

7.   Applewhite, meanwhile, has been relegated to duty as a high-profile insurance policy in his senior season.

8.   As Griese approached the start of his senior season, he had to confront the possibility of completing his career as a backup quarterback.

9.   As her senior season unfolds in perfection, though, a new assertiveness has bloomed.

10.   As her senior season unfolds with perfection, though, a new assertiveness has bloomed.