With the MLS SuperDraft just a month away, MLS announced on Thursday morning the initial list of college seniors who have been invited to the 2011 adidas MLS Player Combine.

The 54 college seniors named come from 36 Division I schools. They were selected by a panel of Division I coaches in conjunction with MLS coaches.

The list boasts many college standouts, including nine players from the four teams competing in this coming weekend's College Cup: J.T. Murray (Louisville); Justin Meram (Michigan); Anthony Ampaipitakwong (pictured above) and Christopher Korb (Akron); and Eddie Ababio, Jalil Anibaba, Michael Farfan, Stephen McCarthy and Dustin McCarty (UNC).

This is just the initial list of invitees. More players, including those from the Generation adidas program, Division II and II schools, and NAIA schools, will be added in the coming weeks.

The combine is set to take place in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., Jan. 7-11. MLSsoccer.com will have full coverage of the combine games and profiles of many of the players.

2011 adidas MLS Player Combine list by position

GOALKEEPERS (5): Bryan Meredith (Monmouth); Jeff Attinella (University of South Florida); Jimmy Maurer (South Carolina); Joe Willis (University of Denver); Josh Ford (UConn)

DEFENDERS (17): A.J. Soares (California); Bilal Duckett (Notre Dame); Bobby Warshaw (Stanford); Christopher Korb (Akron); Colin Givens (Michigan State); Curtis Ushedo (UAB); Demitrius Omphroy (California); Eddie Ababio (UNC); Greg Klazura (Notre Dame); Greg King (UConn); Indy Smith (UNC Wilmington); Jalil Anibaba (UNC); J.T. Murray (Louisville); Juan Cruz (SMU); Michael Boxall (UCSB); Rich Balchan (Indiana); Tyler Lassiter (North Carolina State)

MIDFIELDERS (21): Anthony Ampaipitakwong (Akron); Blake Brettschneider (South Carolina); Cole Grossman (Duke); Daniel Keat (Dartmouth); Dustin McCarty (UNC); Ernesto Carranza (Sacramento State); Guillermo Cortes (Maryland); Hector Jimenez (California); Jimmy Banks (Green Bay); John "Jeb" Brovsky (Notre Dame); Jon Okafor (Brown); Josue Soto (SMU); Karl Reddick (Boston College); Konrad Warzycha (Ohio State); Lebogang Pila (St. Peter's College); Matheus Braga (Penn State); Matt Gold (Ohio State); Michael Farfan (UNC); Servando Carrasco (California); Stephen McCarthy (UNC); Tommy Drake (Clemson)

FORWARDS (11): Amani Walker (UCI); Ashley McInnes (Tulsa); Brayan Martinez (Seton Hall University); CJ Sapong (James madison); Davis Paul (California); Efrain Burgos (Cal Poly San Luis Obispo), Jason Herrick (Maryland); Justin Meram (Michigan); Levi Houapeu (UMBC); Philip Bannister (Loyola University Maryland); Steven Perry (Notre Dame)

2011 adidas MLS Player Combine list by school

University of Akron: Anthony Ampaipitakwong, Christopher Korb

UAB: Curtis Ushedo

Boston College: Karl Reddick

Brown University: Jon Okafor

University of California: Servando Carrasco, Hector Jimenez, Demitrius Omphroy, Davis Paul, AJ Soares

UC Santa Barbara: Michael Boxall

UC Irvine: Amani Walker

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo: Efrain Burgos

University of Connecticut: Josh Ford, Greg King

Clemson University: Tommy Drake

Dartmouth College: Daniel Keat

University of Denver: Joe Willis

Duke University: Cole Grossman

Indiana University: Rich Balchan

James Madison University: CJ Sapong

University of Louisville: J.T. Murray

Loyola University Maryland: Philip Bannister

University of Maryland: Guillermo Cortes, Jason Herrick

University of Maryland, Baltimore County: Levi Houapeu

University of Michigan: Justin Meram

Michigan State University: Colin Givens

Monmouth University: Bryan Meredith

University of North Carolina: Eddie Ababio, Jalil Anibaba, Michael Farfan, Stephen McCarthy, Dustin McCarty

UNC Wilmington: Indy Smith

North Carolina State University: Tyler Lassiter

University of Notre Dame: John (Jeb) Brovsky, Bilal Duckett, Greg Klazura, Steven Perry

Ohio State University: Matt Gold, Konrad Warzycha

Penn State University: Matheus Braga

Sacramento State University: Ernesto Carranza

Seton Hall University: Brayan Martinez

University of South Carolina: Blake Brettschneider, Jimmy Maurer

University of South Florida: Jeff Attinella

Southern Methodist University: Juan Cruz, Josue Soto

St. Peter's College: Lebogang Pila

Stanford University: Bobby Warshaw

University of Tulsa: Ashley McInnes

UW Green Bay: Jimmy Banks