Back to the American Athletic Newsfeed

American Announces All-Academic Team and Team Academic Excellence Awards

IRVING, Texas – Commissioner Mike Aresco has announced the names of the 3,010 student-athletes who have been selected to the 2020-21 American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team as well as the winners of The American’s Team Academic Excellence Awards.

Nominations for the All-Academic Team are submitted by each of the American Athletic Conference’s member institutions. To be eligible for the honor, a nominee must have competed in an American Athletic Conference-sponsored sport, attained a minimum grade-point average of 3.00 for the preceding academic year, and completed a minimum of two consecutive semesters or three consecutive quarters of academic work, with a total of 18 semester or 27 quarter credits, not including remedial courses.