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.
Walter Camp selected the first All-America team in the early days of American football in 1889.
The scholar-athletes selected by College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) are termed Academic All-Americans.
This list is of players who were named first-team All-Americans by each respective publication.
CoSIDA names three Academic All-American teams for the 2021 season.