Formerly, an Academic All-District team of honorees based on CSC member nominations and voting was chosen in each of eight geographic districts across the United States and Canada.
[1] Academic All-District and All-America teams were chosen separately for various levels of collegiate athletic competition (known as divisions).
In 2022, the All-District selection process was eliminated, with all eligible nominees being included on the Academic All-America final ballot.
[4] The most recent football player to win the all-sports honor is Owen Grover of Wartburg College, who received the Division III award for the 2023–24 academic year.
Before the split, College Division selectees Chris Palmer (1995), T.J. Hess (2001), Josh Lamberson (2005) and Greg Micheli (2008) were overall winners.
Before the College Division was divided, its repeat winners included David Gubbrud, Chris Hatcher and Corte McGuffey.