CoSIDA's Capital One Academic All-America® Program
2011-12 Capital One Academic All-America®
and Capital One Academic All-America® Hall of Fame
Nomination & Voting Process
CoSIDA began this program in the 1950's, and since then, has honored thousands of deserving student-athletes from numerous sports and across all divisions with these elite Capital One Academic All-America® scholar-athlete honors. Currently, CoSIDA honors Academic All-Americans in 12 sports.
LOG IN TO NOMINATE/VOTE FOR AAA HONORS
Student-athletes are nominated by current CoSIDA members. In order to nominate for 2011-12, you must be a current dues-paying 2011-12 CoSIDA member.
In January of 2011, CoSIDA welcomed Capital One as the title sponsor of its Academic All-America® program: Capital One partners with CoSIDA to sponsor the Academic All-America® program.
New Four-Team AAA Program for 2011-12
For 2011-12, the AAA program expands from two teams (a University Division team and a College Division Team) to four divisional teams, with student-athletes being honored separately in Division I, Division II and Division III. A fourth team - the College Division team - is comprised of NAIA, Canadian and two-year student-athletes.
• 2011-12 Capital One Academic All-America Master Schedule (PDF)
• 2011-12 Academic All-America Committee & District Alignments (PDF)
• 2011-12 AAA National & District Map_and_District_Alignments (PDF)
Please refer to this list for the AAA national chairs, vice-chairs and special chairs, the sport-by-sport district coordinators, and the District alignments (which are dependent on the division your school participates in).
Student-athletes are nominated by current CoSIDA members. Voting for Academic All-District (First, Second and possible Third Team members are named) is done by current CoSIDA members. Those who obtain First Team All-District status move onto the national Academic All-America ballot; these national awards (First Team, Second Team, Third Team for each sport category) is voted upon by Academic All-America Committee members and current CoSIDA Board of Directors.
Nominations and Voting/FAQs/Historical Data
BEGINNING ON OCTOBER 4, 2011, you can start the 2011-12 Academic All-America nomination process HERE by logging into the online nomination system with your CoSIDA user name and password.
ONLY current 2011-12 dues-paying CoSIDA members can nominate and vote. 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.
• To nominate, click below. Please PROOF your nomination carefully; for your mailing address, please DO NOT use a P.O. Box number; we CANNOT send awards to P.O. Boxes; instead, use your proper stress address/overnight delivery mailing address:
• Click here for 2011-12 Academic All-America® nominating & voting (begins Oct. 4, 2011 with men's and women's soccer nominations in all divisions.)
• View the
2011-12 Academic All-America MASTER SCHEDULE for Nomination & Voting Deadlines/Team Release Schedule (PDF) for all nomination, voting and release date timelines.
• 2011-12 Academic All-America Committee list (.pdf) - updated December 2011
- List has Chairs/Associate Chairs/Vice-Chairs/Coordinators and the District Alignment which vary from division to division
• 2011-12 Maps and Distict Breakdown (by School Division) (.pdf)
- Which District is your organization/institution listed in? Check this national map and the list of district assignments which follow to ensure that you nominate in the correct District.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS on the Academic All-America Program (.pdf)
Have questions on the Academic All-America program, your CoSIDA membership, problems with the online nomination system, District questions, etc.? Check here.
MAXIMIZING YOUR ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICA NOMINATIONS (PDF)
To summarize:
• To nominate for and/or vote in the Capital One Academic All-America program, you must be a current 2011-12 dues-paying member of CoSIDA in order to access the online system and nominate your deserving student-athletes or vote on your All-District ballot.
• If you are NOT a current member, view 2011-12 CoSIDA membership policies and payment information HERE.
• As of January 2011, the Academic All-America program is sponsored by Capital One. The program is to be referred to as the Capital One Academic All-America program, presented by CoSIDA. HISTORICAL SPONSORSHIP NOTE: ESPN the Magazine was sponsor of the Academic All-America program through September of 2010 when ESPN took over the sponsorship; that sponsorship became the Capital One Academic All-America program in January of 2011.
• To view Academic All-America sports and nomination criteria, please see the section below entitled "General Information on the Capital One Academic All-America Program®, as presented by CoSIDA."
• To see the historical lists of all-time Academic All-America honorees, view the "Academic All-America Program by the Numbers" section on this website.
Capital One Academic All-America® Hall of Fame Program
Annually, a select few are enshrined into the Capital One Academic All-America® Hall of Fame. This prestigious Hall of Fame, created in 1988, recognizes Academic All-Americas who have achieved lifetime success in their professional careers and are committed to philanthropic causes in the communities where they reside. Through 2011, 24 classes have been inducted into the AAAHOF. A select group of 117 Academic All-Americas have been inducted into the Hall since its inception, with four to five deserving candidates enshrined annually. The Capital One Academic All-America® Hall of Fame plaques are on permanent display at the NCAA Hall of Champions in Indianapolis, Indiana.
• 2011-12 Capital One Academic All-America Hall of Fame Timelines/Deadlines (TBA)
Nominations for the 2012 Capital One Academic All-America Hall of Fame are currently in process, and the nomination period will close on November 1, 2011. Any nominations after Nov. 1, 2011 will be considered for the next year (nominations are open year-round).
Click here for: Capital One Academic All-America Hall of Fame nominating & voting
• To see the list of all-time CoSIDA Academic All-America Hall of Fame honorees, view the "Capital One Academic All-America Hall of Fame Inductees, 1988-Present" section.
Academic All-America® Program by the Numbers
Search here for Current & Historical Academic All-America Selections
(by school, by category, by individual) through spring 2011 sports awards
HISTORICAL SPONSORSHIP NOTE: ESPN the Magazine was sponsor of the Academic All-America program through September of 2010 when ESPN took over the sponsorship; that sponsorship became the Capital One Academic All-America program in January of 2011.
General Information on the Capital One Academic All-America® Program, as presented by CoSIDA
2011-12 Master Nomination & Voting Deadlines/Team Release Schedule for the Academic All-America® Programs
CoSIDA selects Academic All-America® teams in 12 sport programs:
• Men's Soccer (nominations accepted Oct. 4-18, 2011)
• Women's Soccer (nominations accepted Oct. 4-18, 2011)
• Football (nominations accepted Oct. 11-25, 2011)
• Women's Volleyball (nominations accepted Oct. 11-25, 2011)
• Men's Basketball (nominations accepted Jan. 3-17, 2012)
• Women's Basketball (nominations accepted Jan. 3-17, 2012)
• Baseball (nominations accepted Apr. 3-17, 2012)
• Softball (nominations accepted Apr. 3-17, 2012)
• Men's At-Large (nominations accepted Apr. 17-May 1, 2012) - see sports listings below
• Women's At-Large (nominations accepted Apr. 17-May 1, 2012) - see sports listings below
• Men's Track & Field/Cross Country (nominations accepted May 1-15, 2012)
• Women's Track & Field/Cross Country (nominations accepted May 1-15, 2012)
Nominations are only accepted online at: http://www.cosida.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 2011-12 to nominate and to vote.
In most Academic All-America programs, a first team, second team and third team are selected in all four team divisions: Division I, Division II, Division III, and the College Division (with NAIA, two-year and Canadian student-athletes).
In the football programs only, a first team and a second team are selected in each division.
Academic All-America® Awards
For Academic All-America® All-District Honors
First, Second and Third All-District Teams will be announced for four teams in 2011-12 - Division I, Division II, Division III and College Division teams. The "College Division" team is comprised of NAIA, two-year and Canadian student-athletes.
PLEASE NOTE: 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 all four divisional teams (Division I, Division II, Division III, College Division). 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 athletic communications/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 will be chosen from the four divisional teams (Division I, Division II, Division III, College Division) from all 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 four Team Member of the Year award recipients - one each from the DI, DII, DIII and College Divisions - are chosen for this elite honor as the top student-athlete in his/her 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 (Teams List)
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
The CoSIDA Board of Directors and Academic All-America® Committee leadership remind CoSIDA members that CoSIDA's "Academic All-America®"mark is federally registered.
As such, CoSIDA members must help the Board and AAA Committee monitor the wrongful use of this registered trademark. If you see any other organizations, including coaching associations, using this registered trademark, immediately contact AAA Committee member Dick Lipe (Bentley University) at rlipe@bentley.edu and CoSIDA Executive Director John Humenik (jhumenik@bellsouth.net). We will have our legal counsel, Collegiate Images, follow up with a letter regarding infringement of our federally registered mark and they will be asked to "cease and desist" from future use of that mark.
Many times during the year we find that our own membership is using "Academic All-America" in releases that they prepare for student-athletes receiving academic achievement awards from other organizations - when in fact those organizations refer to their awards as "All-Academic," "Scholar-Athlete," "Academic All-Star," etc. We ask that CoSIDA members be cognizant of only using "Academic All-America®" in relation to CoSIDA's program. There are NO exceptions.
^ 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.