Delaware junior Elena Delle Donne, a former UConn recruit who is the nation's leading scorer, was named the Academic All-American of the Year. North Carolina's Tyler Zeller was the winner of the men's award.

Delle Donne, an early education major who carries a 3.6 grade-point average, also led the CoSIDA first team Academic All-American team. She is joined on the first team by Houston's Roxana Button, Caroline Durbin of New Mexico, Oregon's Amanda Johnson and Glory Johnson of Tennessee.