CoSIDA's Academic All-America® Program
2010-11 Academic All-America® & Academic All-America Hall of Fame Nomination & Voting Process
* Note: You must be a current 2010-11 dues-paying member of CoSIDA in order to access the online system and nominate and vote for these Academic All-America® honors. IF you are NOT a current member, view membership policies and payment information HERE.
CLICK HERE to begin: (1) 2010-11 ESPN Academic All-America® nominating & voting AND (2) Academic All-America Hall of Fame nominating & voting
Once you log in with your CoSIDA user name and password, you are brought to the "CoSIDA Award Nominating/Voting System" page. Here you will see Academic All-America and Special Awards sections. The Academic All-America Hall of Fame nominations (HOFAA) are listed under Special Awards.
Nominations/voting will open Sept. 1 for Academic All-America Hall of Fame and Oct. 1 for ESPN Academic All-America® voting.
2010-11 Master Nomination & Voting Deadlines/Team Release Schedule for the ESPN Academic All-America® Programs (.pdf)
2010-11 Academic All-America® Committee List (.pdf)
- List has Chairs/Associate Chairs/Vice-Chairs/Coordinators
CoSIDA District Breakdown (Districts 1-8)
2009-10 Academic All-America® Teams
2009-10 Academic All-District & All-America® Teams
General Information on the CoSIDA ESPN Academic All-America® Program
CoSIDA selects Academic All-America® teams in 12 programs:
- Men's Soccer (nominations accepted Sept. 30-Oct.13, 2009)
- Women's Soccer (nominations accepted Sept. 30-Oct. 13, 2009)
- Football (nominations accepted Oct. 6-20, 2009)
- Women's Volleyball (nominations accepted Oct. 6-20, 2009)
- Men's Basketball (nominations accepted Jan. 5-19, 2010)
- Women's Basketball (nominations accepted Jan. 5-19, 2010)
- Baseball (nominations accepted Apr. 6-20, 2010)
- Softball (nominations accepted Apr. 6-20, 2010)
- Men's At-Large (nominations accepted Apr. 20-May 4, 2010) - see sports listings below
- Women's At-Large (nominations accepted Apr. 20-May 4, 2010) - see sports listings below
- Men's Track & Field/Cross Country (nominations accepted May 4-18, 2010)
- Women's Track & Field/Cross Country (nominations accepted May 4-18, 2010)
Nominations are only accepted online at:
http://www.cosida.internetconsult.com/aa/default.aspx.
NOTE: You must have a CoSIDA-issued user name and password in order to nominate AND be a current dues-paying member for 2010-11 to nominate and to vote.
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.
Academic All-America®
Awards
For Academic All-America® All-District Honors: First, Second and Third All-District Teams are announced for both University and College Divisions; only First Team All-District honorees will receive certificates, sent to their respective media relations/SID office.
Voting for this award: conducted by current dues-paying CoSIDA members
For Academic All-America® Honors: First, Second and Third All-District Teams are announced for both University and College Divisions. Two acrylic plaques with embossed certificates are sent to each honoree on the First/Second/Third Teams via his/her media relations/sports information office. First Team Academic All-Americans also receive a "Tower" award - sent to them via the SID office - to recognize that first team achievement.
Voting for this award: conducted by the Academic All-America® Committee and CoSIDA Board of Directors
For Academic All-America® Team Member of the Year Honors: For each sport category, a Team Member of the Year is chosen for both University and College Divisions from the First Team AAA honorees. Those student-athletes, in addition to their certificates, Academic All-America First Team plaque and Academic All-America First Team "Tower" award, also receive an engraved desk award for this honor.
For Academic All-Americas® of the Year Honors: At the conclusion of each academic year, the top two Team Member of the Year award recipients - one from the University division, one from the College Division - are chosen for this elite honor as the top student-athlete in their respective division. An engraved plaque/desk award is sent to each recipient - via the media relations/sports information office.
Voting for this award: conducted by the Academic All-America® Committee and CoSIDA Board of Directors
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.
ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICA 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.