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APRIL
Tuesday, May 7
11:59 PM Eastern: NCAA & NAIA M/W Tennis Academic All-District nominations close
Tuesday, May 14
Noon Eastern: NCAA & NAIA M/W Tennis Academic All-District Teams announced
Noon Eastern: NCAA & NAIA Softball Academic All-District nominations open
Noon Eastern: NCAA & NAIA M/W Tennis Academic All-America voting opens
Tuesday, May 21
Noon Eastern: NCAA & NAIA Baseball Academic All-District nominations open
11:59 PM Eastern: NCAA & NAIA Softball Academic All-District nominations close
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Nominating Criteria for Upcoming Sports
NCAA & NAIA athletic eligibility minimums this year (must also meet the minimum academic criteria):
- Men's & Women's Tennis (nominations open April 30, close May 7): Eligible student-athletes need to be in the lineup for 70% of matches that include a team score (e.g. you cannot count individual ITA results where the team did not compete and score points).
Nomination limits per institution are four (4) for men's tennis; four (4) for women's tennis (nominations open April 30)
- Softball (nominations open May 14, close May 21): Eligible student-athletes - other than pitchers - must compete in 90 percent of the institution's total games OR must start in at least 66 percent of the institution's total games; For pitchers, eligible nominees need to pitch 25-plus innings or appear in 17 games as a pitcher. Nomination limits per institution: Each institution may nominate a maximum of four (4) softball players (nominations open May 14)
- Baseball (nominations open May 21, close May 28): Eligible student-athletes - other than pitchers - must compete in 90 percent of the institution's total games OR must start in at least 66 percent of the institution's total games; For pitchers, eligible nominees need to pitch 25-plus innings or appear in 17 games as a pitcher. Nomination limits per institution: Each institution may nominate a maximum of four (4) baseball players (nominations open May 21)
- NEW THIS YEAR: Transfers immediately eligible: Undergraduate and graduate transfer student-athletes are immediately eligible - no more waiting period; if this is a transfer's FIRST semester at your institution, you are required to list both their cumulative undergraduate GPA and graduate GPA (if graduate GPA is applicable) from their previous institution. BOTH MUST MEET THE MINIMUM of a 3.50 GPA.
- If your undergraduate transfer student-athlete has a semester GPA or GPA semesters at your institution, then you use the combined cumulative GPA from all their semesters of study.
- NCAA and NAIA members: Did you have a Men's or Women's Soccer, Women's Volleyball, Football or Basketball Academic All-District honoree? Make sure to download the 2023-24 Academic All-District® Certificate (customize this template for your student-athlete and print it on high-quality stock)
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Nomination limits per institution are in place for each sport contest as listed below:
Fall Contests
Men's Soccer: 6
Women's Soccer: 6
Women's Volleyball: 4
Football: 8
Winter & Spring Contests
Men's Basketball: 4
Athletic eligibility: Basketball student-athletes must compete in 90 percent of the institution's games/contests played OR must start in at least 66 percent of the games/contests.
Women's Basketball: 4
Athletic eligibility:
Basketball student-athletes must compete in 90 percent of the institution's games/contests played OR must start in at least 66 percent of the games/contests.
Men's Swimming & Diving: 4
Athletic eligibiliy: Eligible individuals need to compete in four competitions OR finish top eight at a conference meet
Women's Swimming & Diving: 4
Athletic eligibility: Eligible individuals need to compete in four competitions OR finish top eight at a conference meet
Softball: 5
Athletic eligibility:
Position players will remain with the 90% played in or 66% started like the fall contests.
For pitchers, eligible nominees need to pitch 25-plus innings or appear in 17 games as a pitcher.
Baseball: 5
Athletic eligibility:
Position players will remain with the 90% played in or 66% started like the fall contests.
For pitchers, eligible nominees need to pitch 25-plus innings or appear in 17 games as a pitcher.
Men's Tennis: 4
Athletic eligibility:
Eligible nominees need to be in the lineup for 70% of matches that include team scored (e.g. NOT individual ITA stuff). I realize this isn't an either-or like our other criteria, but being a "starter" and a "participant" in tennis are synonymous.
Women's Tennis: 4
Athletic eligibility:
Eligible nominees need to be in the lineup for 70% of matches that include team scored (e.g. NOT individual ITA stuff). I realize this isn't an either-or like our other criteria, but being a "starter" and a "participant" in tennis are synonymous.
Men's At-Large: 6
Athletic eligibility: Student-athletes in the at-large sports must compete in 90 percent of the institution's games/contests played OR must start in at least 66 percent of the games/contests.
Women's At-Large: 6
Athletic eligibility: Student-athletes in the at-large sports must compete in 90 percent of the institution's games/contests played OR must start in at least 66 percent of the games/contests.
In the At-Large program, nominations are limited to SIX NOMINEES PER GENDER PER SCHOOL, for a maximum total of SIX men's at-large candidates and a maximum SIX women's at-large candidates per school. If an institution has multi-divisional status and participates in more than one division, that institution still may nominate only a total of SIX men and SIX women total.
Men's Track & Field/Cross Country: 5
Athletic eligibility:
Eligible nominees will be based off of
TFRRS performance list rankings at the time of nomination:
https://www.tfrrs.org/
- NCAA institutions: Top 50 in region in single event (XC, indoor or outdoor)
- NAIA: Top 25 in a conference in single event (XC, indoor or outdoor)
- College Division: Appear in national ranking in single event (XC, Indoor, outdoor)
Men's and Women's College Division At-Large (One nomination portal for all those in two-year, Canadian and other associations not affiliated with the NCAA or NAIA)
Choose a total of 10 men and 10 women from your institution from these sports:
- Men's Soccer
- Women's Soccer
- Women's Volleyball
- Football
- Men's Basketball
- Women's Basketball
- Baseball
- Softball
- Men's Track and Field
- Women's Track and Field
- Women's Beach Volleyball
- Women's Bowling
- Women's Rowing
- 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
Awards Fulfillment
For more information about Academic All-District certificates and Academic All-America awards and updated program logos, click here. CSC members who wish to order additional plaques at the school's expense for fall sport Academic All-America honorees should contact Barb Kowal at barb@cscommunicators.com.
Resources (Master Calendar and Program Logos Above)
Click here for nomination criteria.
Click here for an informational flyer about the history and prestige of the program.
Click here for best practices for nominating and voting.
Click here for best practices for promoting your student-athletes.
Contacts
Katie Gonzales, AAA Core Committee chair
Mike Mahoney, AAA Core Committeee operations coordinator
Barb Kowal, CSC staff liaison
Special thanks to the 150-plus College Sports Communicators members dedicated to running the many facets of this program.