Although the honorees generally do not compete together as a unit, the term is used in U.S. team sports to refer to players who are selected by members of the national media.

[2] To earn "consensus" status, a player must win honors based on a point system computed from the four different all-America teams.

[3] According to this system, Sherron Collins, Wesley Johnson, Scottie Reynolds, Evan Turner and John Wall were first team selections and Cole Aldrich, James Anderson, DeMarcus Cousins, Luke Harangody, Jon Scheyer and Greivis Vasquez were second team selections.

[6] The scholar-athletes selected by College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) are termed Academic All-Americans.

The following columns are included in the table: AP Honorable Mention:[43] On February 22, 2010, CoSIDA and ESPN The Magazine announced the 2010 Academic All-America team, with Cole Aldrich headlining the University Division as the men's college basketball Academic All-American of the Year.