CSC annually selects an academic All-American of the Year from each NCAA-sponsored sport. Twelve Nebraska athletes have combined to earn seventeen awards. CSC also names a student-athlete as the NCAA Division I academic All-American of the year across all sports – three Cornhuskers have been selected, Rob Zatechka in 1994 and Sarah Pavan in 2006 and 2007. Pavan is one of two NCAA Division I student-athletes to win the award twice.[5]
Nebraska student-athletes have earned 365 total Academic All-America selections across all sports, second to Stanford among NCAA Division I universities, including 175 first-team honors.[6] Potential academic All-America selections must be in at least their second year of school, maintain a 3.5 cumulative grade-point average, regularly feature in his or her team's athletic competitions, and be active in the community.[6] Nebraska's football program has produced 108 academic All-Americans, most among FBS schools.
- Football
- Bob Oberlin – 1952, 1953
- Jim Huge – 1962
- Dennis Claridge – 1963
- Marv Mueller – 1966
- Randy Reeves – 1969
- Larry Jacobson – 1971
- Jeff Kinney – 1971
- Frosty Anderson – 1973
- Rik Bonness – 1975
- Tom Heiser – 1975
- Vince Ferragamo – 1976
- Ted Harvey – 1977
- George Andrews – 1978
- Jim Pillen – 1978
- Rod Horn – 1979
- Kelly Saalfeld – 1979
- Randy Schleusener – 1979, 1980
- Jeff Finn – 1980
- Ric Lindquist – 1980, 1981
- Dave Rimington – 1981, 1982
- Randy Theiss – 1981
- Scott Strasbuger – 1983, 1984
- Rob Stuckey – 1983, 1984
- Mark Traynowicz – 1984
- Dale Klein – 1986
- Tom Welter – 1986
- Mark Blazek – 1987, 1988
- Jeff Jamrog – 1987
- John Kroeker – 1988
- Gerry Gdowski – 1989
- Pat Tyrance – 1989, 1990
- Jake Young – 1989
- David Edeal – 1990
- Pat Engelbert – 1990, 1991
- Jim Wanek – 1990
- Mike Stigge – 1991, 1992
- Trev Alberts – 1993
- Terry Connealy – 1993, 1994
- Rob Zatechka – 1993, 1994
- Matt Shaw – 1994
- Aaron Graham – 1995
- Grant Wistrom – 1996, 1997
- Joel Makovicka – 1997, 1998
- Chad Kelsay – 1998
- Bill Lafleur – 1998
- Mike Brown – 1999
- Kyle Vanden Bosch – 1999, 2000
- Tracey Wistrom – 2001
- Chad Sievers – 2004
- Kurt Mann – 2005
- Dane Todd – 2005
- Austin Cassidy – 2010, 2011
- Rex Burkhead – 2011, 2012
- Spencer Long – 2013
- Chris Weber – 2017
- Baseball
- Erik Mumm – 1999
- John Cole – 2001
- Jeff Leise – 2002, 2003
- Aaron Marsden – 2003
- Brandon Buckman – 2006
- D.J. Belfonte – 2010
- Men's basketball
- Women's basketball
- Men's gymnastics
- Women's gymnastics
- Nicole Duval – 1995
- Kim DeHaan – 1996
- Joy Taylor – 1996
- Libby Landgraf – 2004
- Emily Wong – 2014
- Danielle Breen – 2018
- Rifle
- Soccer
- Softball
- Denise Eckert – 1984, 1985
- Lori Richins – 1986
- Lori Sippel – 1988
- Jill Rishel – 1990
- Lizzy Aumua – 2006
- Molly Hill – 2009
- Mattie Fowler – 2016
- Men's swimming and diving
- Women's swimming and diving
- Courtney Jensen – 2000
- Abigail Knapton – 2021
- Men's tennis
- Steven Jung – 1989
- Linus Erhart – 2018
- Women's tennis
- Men's track & field/cross country
- Brady Bonsall – 1996
- Alex Lamme – 1996
- Nate Probasco – 2007
- Issar Yazhbin – 2007
- Nicholas Gordon – 2010
- Bjorn Barrefors – 2011, 2012, 2013
- Nate Polacek – 2012
- Levi Gipson – 2014, 2015, 2016
- John Welk – 2015
- Cody Rush – 2016
- Drew Wiseman – 2015, 2017
- Kevin Cahoy – 2020, 2021
- Luke Siedhoff – 2021
- Till Steinforth – 2023, 2024
- Tyus Wilson – 2024
- Women's track & field/cross country
- Nicola Martial – 1996
- Kathy Travis Miller – 1996
- Janet Blomstedt – 1997
- Jill Myatt – 1997
- Stella Klassen – 2000
- Tia DeSoto – 2004
- Ashley Selig – 2006, 2007
- Jenny Green – 2007
- Kim Shubert – 2008
- Natalie Willer – 2011
- Anne Martin – 2014
- Axelina Johansson – 2024
- Volleyball
- Karen Dahlgren – 1985, 1986
- Virginia Stahr – 1987, 1988, 1989
- Janet Kruse – 1990, 1991
- Allison Weston – 1995
- Nancy Metcalf – 2001
- Amber Holmquist – 2002
- Laura Pilakowski – 2002
- Christina Houghtelling – 2005, 2007
- Sarah Pavan – 2005, 2006, 2007
- Kori Cooper – 2008, 2009
- Amanda Gates – 2008
- Tracy Stalls – 2008
- Gina Mancuso – 2012
- Kadie Rolfzen – 2016
- Lexi Rodriguez – 2023
- Wrestling
- Ryan Tobin – 1998
- Tucker Lane – 2012
- Josh Ihnen – 2013
