July 9, 2015 NOTRE DAME, Ind. – The College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) annually honors the top student-athletes in the country for their achievements in the classroom and on the playing field as Academic All-Americans. More than 750 student-athletes are recognized each year from more than 17,500 nominations.
Since the inception of the Academic All-America program more than 60 years ago, the University of Notre Dame has ranked among the leaders nationally in the number of Academic All-Americans the school has produced. During the 2014-15 school year, eight Fighting Irish student-athletes earned Capital One Academic All-America honors.
The eight student athletes honored this past year were: Ashley Armstrong (women’s golf), Patrick Hodan (men’s soccer), Lee Kiefer (women’s fencing), Anna Kottkamp (rowing), Luke Mishu (men’s soccer), Emma Reaney, Corey Robinson (football), and Peter Schneider (Hockey).
CoSIDA manages the selection and voting process for Academic All-Americans by selecting teams in baseball, men’s basketball, women’s basketball, football, men’s soccer women’s soccer, softball, women’s track and field and cross country, men’s track and field and cross country, women’s volleyball, as well as men’s and women’s at large teams selected from all other sports in which the NCAA sponsors a championship event.
Notre Dame boasts 246 Academic All-Americans all-time and ranks second nationally in that category. Over the past three years, 23 Fighting Irish student-athletes have copped Academic All-America accolades.
The University of Nebraska stands first with 320 Academic Academic All-Americans. Notre Dame is followed on the list by Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) with 235 honorees, Stanford (191), Penn State (189), Emory (161), Augustana (Ill.) College (158), Nebraska Wesleyan (154), Alabama (139), and Washington (136).
Since 2000, Notre Dame ranks third in the number of student-athletes who have received Academic All-America citations with 120. MIT leads with 138, followed by Nebraska with 133.
The Fighting Irish top the lists in Academic All-Americans produced for baseball and women’s soccer and also rank in the top 10 in men’s at-large (third), football (third), men’s basketball (ninth), men’s soccer (ninth), women’s at-large (ninth), softball (10th).
To be eligible Academic All-America status, a student-athlete must be a varsity starter or key reserve, maintain a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.30 on a scale of 4.00, have received sophomore athletic and academic standing at his/her current institution and be nominated by his/her communications office. Since 1952, CoSIDA has bestowed Academic All-America honors on more than 14,000 student-athletes in Divisions I, II, III and College Division team comprised of NAIA, Canadian and two-year institutions.
Total Academic All-America Selections
1. University of Nebraska 320
2. University of Notre Dame 246
3. MIT 235
4. Stanford University 191
5. Penn State University 189
6. Emory University 161
7. Augustana College (Ill.) 158
8. Nebraska Wesleyan University 154
9. University of Alabama 139
10. Washington University 136
Division I
1. University of Nebraska 320
2. University of Notre Dame 246
3. Stanford University 191
4. Penn State University 189
5. University of Alabama 139
6. University of Florida 131
6. University of Texas 131
6. University of Georgia 131
9. Bucknell University 127
10. Ohio State University 125
Most AAA Selections since 2000
1. MIT 138
2. University of Nebraska 133
3. University of Notre Dame 120
3. Emory University 120
5. University of Alabama 103
6. Stanford University 95
6. Penn State University 95
8. Nebraska Wesleyan 91
8. Johns Hopkins University 91
10. Washington University 89
10. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 89
Most AAA Selections since 2010
1. MIT 74
2. University of Alabama 55
3. Embry-Riddle University (Fl) 53
4. Johns Hopkins University 52
5. Stanford University 51
6. Morningside 50
6. Washington University 50
8. University of Nebraska 49
9. Emory University 46
10. Nebraska Wesleyan University 45
Men’s At-Large
1. MIT 45
2. Emory University 44
3. University of Notre Dame 36
4. Stanford University 34
5. Nebraska, University of 33
5. Johns Hopkins University 33
7. Kenyon College 32
8. Penn State University 29
9. U.S. Naval Academy 28
10. University of Minnesota 27
Women’s At-Large
1. Emory University 50
2. University of Georgia 43
3. University of Florida 37
4. University of Alabama 36
4. Gustavus Adolphus College 36
6. MIT 35
7. University of Nebraska 34
7. Truman State University 3
4 9. University of Notre Dame 31
10. University of Texas 30
Baseball
1. University of Notre Dame 29
2. Bucknell University 28
3. Wichita State University 27
3. Johns Hopkins 27
5. Illinois Wesleyan University 25
6. Mississippi State University 24
7. Delta State University 23
8. University of Nebraska 20
9. Rose Hulman Institute of Technology 19
9. Western Michigan University 19
Men’s Basketball
1. Illinois Wesleyan University 24
2. UCLA 20
2. University of Kansas 20
2. Indiana University 20
5. Duke University 19
6. Millikin University 15
6. Northwestern University 15
6. Gonzaga University 15
9. Brigham Young University 14
9. North Carolina 14
9. University of Notre Dame 14
9. University of Utah 14
Women’s Basketball
1. University of Tennessee 13
2. Purdue University 12
3. University of Connecticut 11
4. Washington University 10
4. Michigan State University 10
4. Bucknell University 10
4. Drake University 10
8. University of Virginia 9
8. Penn State University 9
8. Ball State University 9
8. Missouri State University 9
8. Bentley University 9
8. Stanford University 9
Football
1. University of Nebraska 107
2. Penn State University 63
3. University of Notre Dame 59
4. University of Dayton 52
5. University of Oklahoma 51
6. The Ohio State University 50
7. Nebraska Wesleyan University 49
8. Carnegie Mellon University 45
9. Stanford University 45
10. MIT 41
Men’s Soccer
1. University of New Mexico 18
2. Akron, University of 17
3. Carnegie Mellon University 15
4. Wheaton College (Ill.) 14
5. Ohio Wesleyan University 12
6. MIT 11
7. Duquesne University 10
7. Duke University 10
9. Colorado College 9
9. University of Notre Dame 9
9. Ohio Northern University 9
9. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 9
9. University of Tulsa 9
Women’s Soccer
1. University of Notre Dame 18
2. University of North Carolina 17
3. Hardin-Simmons University 15
4. University of Portland 12
4. Penn State University 12
6. Stanford University 11
6. Armstrong Atlantic State University 11
6. Minnesota State University- Mankato 11
9. U.S. Naval Academy 10
9. University of South Carolina 10
9. Johns Hopkins University 10
9. Grand Valley State University 10
Softball
1. University of Nebraska 29
2. Southern Illinois University-Carbondale 24
3. University of Tennessee 23
3. Florida Southern College 22
5. DePaul University 20
6. The College of New Jersey 19
6. Arizona State University 19
6. University of Alabama 19
6. Illinois Wesleyan University 19
10. Fresno State 18
10. University of Notre Dame 18
Men’s Track/Cross Country
1. Augustana College (Ill.) 26
2. University of Nebraska 23
3. Calvin College 21
4. Adams State College 19
4. Rice University 19
4. Florida State University 19
7. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 18
7. University of Oregon 18
9. MIT 17
10. University of Wisconsin 16
Women’s Track/Cross Country
1. MIT 21
2. University of Arkansas 20
3. University of Nebraska 18
3. University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh 18
5. Calvin College 17
6. Embry-Riddle University (FL) 16
7. Oregon University 14
7. Wartburg College 14
7. Pittsburg State University 14
7. West Virginia University 14
7. Seattle Pacific University 14
7. Grand Valley State University 14
Women’s Volleyball
1. University of Nebraska 37
2. MIT 20
3. Stanford University 14
4. Penn State University 12
4. Tampa, University of 12
6. University of Florida 11
6. University of Northern Iowa 11
8. Texas A&M University 10
8. Clarion University 10
8. University of Central Missouri 10
8. Purdue University 10
8. Washington University 10
8. University of Southern California 10