A student-athlete must be a sophomore or better in academic standing to earn the honor. Both the Tide's women's swimming and diving team (24) and gymnastics team (12) saw all of their upperclassmen earn the honor. Three teams, men's swimming and diving, women's swimming and diving and gymnastics, led the SEC in their respective sports while the Tide was second among women's basketball squads.
Four men's basketball players earned the honor, including Capital One/CoSIDA Academic All-America Levi Randolph who is pursuing a master's degree in marketing. Retin Obasohan (finance), Dakota Slaughter (marketing) and Jimmie Taylor (criminal justice) also earned the honor.