Four teams from the Big Eight Conference finished among the top ten in the final
AP Poll of the 1995 season, and players from those teams dominated the All-Big Eight selections. The four ranked teams were:
The
1995 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team (12–0), led by head coach
Tom Osborne, won the national championship and led the conference with 15 players who received first- or second-team honors. Three Nebraska players were consensus first-team selections by both the AP and the Coaches: quarterback
Tommie Frazier; defensive tackle
Christian Peter; and defensive back
Tyrone Williams.
The
1995 Kansas State Wildcats football team (10–2), led by head coach
Bill Snyder, was ranked No. 7 in the final AP Poll and had nine players who received All-Big Eight honors. Defensive lineman Tim Colston and defensive back
Chris Canty were consensus first-team selections.
The
1995 Kansas Jayhawks football team (10–2), led by head coach
Glen Mason, was ranked No. 9 in the final AP Poll and had nine players who received All-Big Eight honors. Offensive lineman
Chris Banks and defensive back
Dorian Brew were consensus first-team selections.