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==Overview==
The prestige in the award stems from a number of factors. Luke Whitaker Though balloting is open for all football players in all divisions of college, the winners usually represent [[Division I-A]] schools. In addition to incredible personal statistics, team achievements play a heavy role in the voting - a typical Heisman winner represents a team that had an outstanding season and is most likely in contention for a Division I-A [[NCAA Division I-A national football championship|national championship]]. Further prestige is granted by experience - no freshmen or sophomores have ever won the award, and only a few juniors have held the [[bronze]] trophy; the rest have been seniors. Finally, the Heisman is frequently awarded to a [[running back]] or a [[quarterback]]; very few players have won the trophy playing at a different position.
Balloting for the Heisman is selective. The fifty [[U.S. state|states]] of the [[United States|USA]] are split into six regions, and six regional Representatives are selected to appoint voters in their states (the regions include the Far West, the Mid Atlantic, Mid West, North East, South, and South West). Each region has 145 media votes, for a total of 870 votes. In addition, all previous Heisman winners still alive may vote, and one final vote is counted through public balloting. The Heisman ballots contain a 3-2-1 point system, in which each ballot ranks the voter's top three players and awards them three points for a first-place vote, two points for a second-place vote, and one point for a third-place vote. The points are tabulated, and the player with the highest total of points across all ballots wins the Heisman Trophy.
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