Academic All-America
ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICA® TEAMS SELECTED BY COSIDA
The College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) selects Academic All-America® teams in 12 programs:
- Men's Soccer (nominations accepted Oct. 1-14, 2008)
- Women's Soccer (nominations accepted Oct. 1-14, 2008)
- Football (nominations accepted Oct. 7-21, 2008)
- Women's Volleyball (nominations accepted Oct. 7-21, 2008)
- Men's Basketball (nominations accepted Jan. 6-20, 2009)
- Women's Basketball (nominations accepted Jan. 6-20, 2009)
- Baseball (nominations accepted Apr. 7-21, 2009)
- Softball (nominations accepted Apr. 7-21, 2009)
- Men's At-Large (nominations accepted Apr. 21-May 5, 2009)
- Women's At-Large (nominations accepted Apr. 21-May 5, 2009)
- Men's Track & Field/Cross Country (nominations accepted May 5-19, 2009)
- Women's Track & Field/Cross Country (nominations accepted May 5-19, 2009)
In most Academic All-America programs, a first team, second team and third team are selected in both the University (Division I) and College (Division II, III, NAIA and 2-year) Divisions. In the football programs only, a first team and a second team are selected in both the University (FBS and FCS) and College (Division II, III, NAIA and 2-year) Divisions.
NOMINATION CRITERIA
All nomination criteria must be met for a nomination to be valid.
- Nominations for the Academic All-America program will be accepted only from current dues-paying CoSIDA members.
- CoSIDA members may nominate student-athletes only from their own institution.
- To be nominated, a student-athlete must be a starter or important reserve with at least a 3.30 cumulative grade point average (on a 4.0 scale) at his/her current institution.
- Nominated athletes must have participated in at least 50 percent of the team’s games at the position listed on the nomination form (where applicable). In baseball and softball, pitchers must have at least 10.0 innings pitched. Athletes who have not participated in at least 50 percent of their team’s contests are not eligible.
- No student-athlete is eligible until he/she has completed one full calendar year at his/her current institution and has reached sophomore athletic eligibility.
- In the cases of transfers, graduate students and two-year college graduates, the student-athlete must have completed one full calendar year at the nominating institution to be eligible.
- Nominees in graduate school must have a cumulative GPA of 3.30 or better both as an undergrad and in grad school.
- All nomination deadlines are strictly followed.
- With the exception of the at-large program, there are no limits in the number of athletes an institution may nominate. However, please make sure the student-athlete is either a starter or an important reserve.
AT-LARGE PROGRAM
Eligible sports
- Women's Bowling
- Women's Crew
- Men's and Women's Fencing
- Women's Field Hockey
- Men's and Women's Golf
- Men's and Women's Gymnastics
- Men's and Women's Ice Hockey
- Men's and Women's Lacrosse
- Men's and Women's Rifle
- Men's and Women's Skiing
- Men's and Women's Swimming
- Men's and Women's Tennis
- Men's Volleyball
- Men's and Women's Water Polo
- Men's Wrestling.
In the At-Large program, nominations are limited to three per school per gender (a total of three men's at-large candidates and three women's at-large candidates). If an institution participates in both the college and the university divisions, it may nominate a total of three men and three women between the two divisions. There is no limit to the number of candidates that may be nominated for a particular sport within the at-large program.
GENERAL INFORMATION
In each program, the CoSIDA membership votes at the District Level and first-team All-District selections advance to the national ballot.
Only members of the Academic All-America Committee and the CoSIDA Board of Directors vote at the national level to determine the Academic All-America teams.
Athletes who are selected to the District teams should be referred to as Academic All-District, not District Academic All-America. Academic All-America should only be used in reference to athletes who make one of the CoSIDA national teams.
The number of All-District teams selected in each program is determined by the number of nominations received. Only first-team All-District selections receive certificates and advance to the national ballot.