UAA Announces 2026 Fall All-Academic Team
The University Athletic Association has announced its fall listing of student-athletes to be honored with All-Academic accolades. The fall academic honor roll includes 552 student-athletes representing teams participating in the three women’s and two men’s fall sports for which the UAA sponsors competition.
2026 Fall All-Academic Release
Within the UAA, All-Academic recognition is awarded to student-athletes who have completed at least one full year of college study and who carry a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.500, which is equivalent to the College Sports Communicators (CSC) academic threshold for Academic All-District and Academic All-America honors.
The 552 recipients of UAA All-Academic Recognition represent approximately 77 percent of the total eligible UAA student-athletes – members of all teams who have completed at least one year of undergraduate study. Percentages varied by institution with a high of 91 percent of eligible student-athletes earning All-Academic honors. Percentages among sports varied with a high of 80 percent of eligible soccer student-athletes receiving All-Academic recognition.
The UAA Presidents Council established a program of All-Academic recognition in April 1998. Qualifying student-athletes are recognized at the completion of the fall, winter, and spring seasons each year. The honor is intended to recognize the high level of academic achievement demonstrated by student-athletes who effectively balance their significant commitment of time, effort, and energy in athletic endeavor with their highly challenging academic responsibilities.
Individuals and teams throughout the UAA have been consistently recognized for their academic and athletic achievements. During the 2025-26 academic year 52 student-athletes from UAA institutions were recognized as Academic All-Americans, three of whom were named Academic All-America Team Member of the Year and five of whom earned the prestigious NCAA Elite 90 award. Eight student-athletes were among those awarded an NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship. A remarkable 268 Association student-athletes received All-America honors in team or individual sports, totaling more than 515 All-America honors. In addition, six UAA teams won NCAA Division III titles, and five more teams earned runner-up finishes in NCAA championships.
In the 39 years of the Association, 1,144 UAA student-athletes have garnered Academic All-America accolades and 5,200 have achieved All-America status. Eighty-two UAA teams have captured NCAA Division III championship titles with 653 posting top 10 finishes and 1,132 finishing among the top 20.