The College Sports Information Directors of America, now College Sports Communicators, selects Academic All-America® teams across 12 programs: men’s soccer, women’s soccer, football, women’s volleyball, men’s basketball, women’s basketball, baseball, softball, men’s at-large, women’s at-large, men’s track & field/cross country and women’s track & field/cross country.

In most programs, first-, second- and third-team Academic All-America selections are chosen in both the University and College divisions. Football includes first- and second-team selections in the University and College divisions.

In each program, CSC members vote at the district level, and first-team Academic All-District selections advance to the national ballot. Only members of the Academic All-America Committee and the CSC Board of Directors vote at the national level to determine Academic All-America teams.

Athletes selected to district teams should be referred to as Academic All-District, not District Academic All-America. Academic All-America should only be used for athletes who make one of the CSC national teams.