| PLACE | NAME | PUBLICATION | POINTS | ||||
| 1 | Chris Russell | The Columbus Dispatch | 714 | ||||
| 2 | Neal Lauron | The Columbus Dispatch | 704 | ||||
| 3 | Eric Albrecht | The Columbus Dispatch | 514 | ||||
| 4 | Marshall Gorby | Springfield News-Sun | 482 | ||||
| 5 | Ken Love | Akron Beacon Journal | 474 | ||||
| 6 | Fred Squillante | The Columbus Dispatch | 434 | ||||
| 7 | Phil Masturzo | Akron Beacon Journal | 424 | ||||
| 8 | Karen Schiely | Akron Beacon Journal | 382 | ||||
| 9 | Joshua Gunter | The Plain Dealer | 364 | ||||
| 10 | Jeff Hinckley | The Columbus Dispatch | 334 | ||||
| Tim Revell | The Columbus Dispatch | 334 | |||||
| 12 | Bill Lackey | Springfield News-Sun | 322 | ||||
| 13 | Thomas Ondrey | The Plain Dealer | 312 | ||||
| 14 | Shari Lewis | The Columbus Dispatch | 302 | ||||
| 15 | Scott Shaw | The Plain Dealer | 294 | ||||
| 16 | Lew Stamp | Akron Beacon Journal | 274 | ||||
| 17 | Aaron Rudolph | The Morning Journal | 224 | ||||
| 18 | Scott Heckel | The Repository | 214 | ||||
| 19 | Ed Suba Jr. | Akron Beacon Journal | 200 | ||||
| 20 | Michael Blair | The News-Herald | 186 | ||||
| 21 | Ron Alvey | Dayton Daily News | 182 | ||||
| 22 | Patricia Schaeffer | The Morning Journal | 170 | ||||
| 23 | Abigail Bobrow | Sandusky Register | 164 | ||||
| 24 | Lisa Powell | Dayton Daily News | 148 | ||||
| 25 | Tom Dodge | The Columbus Dispatch | 144 | ||||
| 26 | Kyle Lanzer | Sun Newspapers | 140 | ||||
| 27 | William West | The Star Beacon | 136 | ||||
| 28 | Mike Cardew | Akron Beacon Journal | 124 | ||||
| 29 | Molly Corfman | Toledo Blade | 116 | ||||
| 30 | Marvin Fong | The Plain Dealer | 114 | ||||
| 31 | Michael Balash | The Repository | 108 | ||||
| Chuck Crow | The Plain Dealer | 108 | |||||
| 33 | Paul Tople | Akron Beacon Journal | 104 | ||||
| 34 | Roadell Hickman | The Plain Dealer | 98 | ||||
| 35 | John Kuntz | The Plain Dealer | 92 | ||||
| 36 | Lynn Ischay | The Plain Dealer | 90 | ||||
| 37 | David Distelhorst | The Repository | 86 | ||||
| 38 | Mike Munden | The Columbus Dispatch | 80 | ||||
| 39 | Ernest Coleman | Cincinnati Enquirer | 70 | ||||
| 40 | Mark Duncan | Associated Press | 68 | ||||
| Andrea Kjerrumguard | Ashland Times-Gazette | 68 | |||||
| 42 | Jocelyn Williams | Akron Beacon Journal | 66 | ||||
| 43 | Chuck Humel | Elyria Chronicle | 56 | ||||
| Lindsay Semple | Akron Beacon Journal | 56 | |||||
| 45 | David I. Anderson | The Plain Dealer | 52 | ||||
| Michael Weiss | The Repository | 52 | |||||
| 47 | Peggy Turbett | The Plain Dealer | 48 | ||||
| 48 | Jeff Swinger | Cincinnatti Enquirer | 46 | ||||
| 49 | Robin Tinay Sallie | Akron Beacon Journal | 44 | ||||
| 50 | David Maxwell | The Record Courier/Freelance | 42 | ||||
| Jonathan Quilter | The Columbus Dispatch | 42 | |||||
| Renee Sauer | The Columbus Dispatch | 42 | |||||
| 53 | Jason Miller | The Chronicle-Telegram | 32 | ||||
| Dale Omori | The Plain Dealer | 32 | |||||
| Bob Rossiter | The Repository | 32 | |||||
| 56 | Lorrie Cecil | ThisWeek Newspapers | 16 | ||||
| 57 | Beth Skabar | The Plain Dealer | 12 | ||||
| Kevin Whitlock | Massillon Independent | 12 | |||||