The College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) has been selecting the nation's pre-eminent Academic All-American team for over one-half of a century.
Criteria for the award consists of a student-athlete be at least a sophomore, earn a varsity letter in their sport and have attained a minimum 3.20 cumulative grade-point average. Nominees are first voted on by district, then all first-team all-district winners are placed onto a national ballot from which the Academic All-America teams are selected.
The sports of football, women's volleyball, men's soccer, women's soccer, men's basketball, women's basketball, baseball, softball, men's track & field/cross country, women's track & field/cross country have their own respective Academic All-America teams, while the remaining NCAA-sponsored sports of women's bowling, women's crew, men's and women's fencing, women's field hockey, men's and women's golf, men's and women's gymnastics, men's and women's ice hockey, men's and women's lacrosse, men's and women's rifle, men's and women's skiing, men's and women's swimming, men's and women's tennis, men's volleyball, men's and women's water polo and men's wrestling are grouped together onto an At-Large team.
Naval Academy student-athletes have totaled 65 Academic All-America certificates over the years, with 31 of those awards coming since the year 2000.
| Year | Name | Team | Sport | Award | Major | Year |
| 1953 | Steve Eisenhauer | Football | Football | not available | 1954 | |
| 1957 | Tom Forrestal | Football | Football | not available | 1958 | |
| 1958 | Joe Tranchini | First Team | Football | Football | not available | 1960 |
| 1968 | Hugh Kilmartin | Third Team | Basketball | Men's Basketball | not available | 1968 |
| 1969 | Dan Pike | Football | Football | not available | 1970 | |
| 1970 | Dennis Losh | Second Team | Baseball | Baseball | not available | 1970 |
| 1972 | George Voelker | Second Team | Baseball | Baseball | not available | 1972 |
| 1974 | Tim Harden | Second Team | Football | Football | not available | 1975 |
| 1975 | Chet Moeller | Second Team | Football | Football | not available | 1976 |
| 1978 | Kevin Sinnett | Second Team | Basketball | Men's Basketball | not available | 1979 |
| 1979 | Ted Dumbauld** | Second Team | Football | Football | not available | 1981 |
| 1980 | Ted Dumbauld** | First Team | Football | Football | not available | 1981 |
| 1981 | Andy Loferski | Second Team | Baseball | Baseball | not available | 1983 |
| 1982 | Tom Kiser | Third | Team Baseball | Baseball | not available | 1982 |
| 1983 | Bill Weidenhammer | Second Team | Football | Football | not available | 1984 |
| 1983 | Cheryl Dolyniuk | Second Team | Swimming | Women's At-Large | not available | 1983 |
| 1984 | Bob Dishman** | Third Team | Baseball | Baseball | not available | 1985 |
| 1984 | Tom Calabrese | Third Team | Lacrosse | Men's At-Large | not available | 1984 |
| 1984 | Clifford Maurer | HM | Basketball | Men's Basketball | not available | 1984 |
| 1984 | Stefani Green | Second Team | Track & Field | Women's At-Large | not available | 1985 |
| 1985 | Bob Dishman** | Third Team | Baseball | Baseball | not available | 1985 |
| 1986 | Mike Leeney | Second Team | Baseball | Baseball | not available | 1986 |
| 1987 | Shelley Laurilla | Second Team | Basketball | Women's Basketball | not available | 1987 |
| 1988 | Leanne Fielding | Second Team | Swimming | Women's At-Large | not available | 1988 |
| 1992 | Matt Bogdan | First Team | CC/Track & Field | Men's At-Large | not available | 1992 |
| 1996 | Nathan Smith | First Team | Swimming | Men's At-Large | History | 1998 |
| 1997 | Britton Smith** | Third Team | Swimming | Men's At-Large | Mechanical Engineering | 1998 |
| 1997 | Donald Field** | Third Team | Soccer | Men's At-Large | Physics | 1998 |
| 1998 | Nicole Aunapu | First Team | Soccer | Women's At-Large | Mechanical Engineering | 1999 |
| 1998 | Britton Smith** | Second Team | Swimming | Men's At-Large | Mechanical Engineering | 1998 |
| 1998 | Donald Field** | First Team | Soccer | At-Large | Physics | 1998 |
| 1998 | Pete Lombard | First Team | Gymnastics | Men's At-Large | Chemistry | 1998 |
| 1999 | Terrence Anderson | Second Team | Football | Football | Economics | 2000 |
| 1999 | Nicole Aunapu | First Team | Soccer | Women's At-Large | Mechanical Engineering | 1999 |
| 2000 | Eric Adams | Third Team | Track & Field | Men's At-Large | Oceanography | 2000 |
| 2000 | Mitchell Koch | First Team | Tennis | Men's At-Large | Mechanical Engineering | 2000 |
| 2001 | Andrew Sause | First Team | Water Polo | Men's At-Large | Ocean Engineering | 2001 |
| 2001 | Barry Shaw** | Second Team | Water Polo | Men's At-Large | History (Honors) | 2002 |
| 2001 | Justine Fisher | Second Team | Soccer | Women's Soccer | Ocean Engineering | 2002 |
| 2001 | Kate Macfarlane | First Team | Soccer | Women's Soccer | Mathematics (Honors) | 2003 |
| 2002 | Grant Moody | Second Team | Football | Football | Quantitative Economics | 2003 |
| 2002 | Barry Shaw** | Second Team | Water Polo | Men's At-Large | History (Honors) | 2002 |
| 2003 | Courtney Davidson** | First Team | Basketball | Women's Basketball | Political Science | 2004 |
| 2004 | Billy Hurley | Second Team | Golf | Men's At-Large | Quantitative Economics | 2004 |
| 2004 | Michael Miller | Second Team | Rifle | Men's At-Large | Aerospace Engineering | 2005 |
| 2004 | Eric Eckstrand | Third Team | CC/Track & Field | Men's CC/Track & Field | Computer Science | 2004 |
| 2004 | Courtney Davidson** | Second Team | Basketball | Women's Basketball | Political Science | 2004 |
| 2004 | Emma Hagen | Third Team | Soccer | Women's Soccer | Systems Engineering | 2005 |
| 2005 | Trevor Thompson | First Team | Baseball | Baseball | History (Honors) | 2005 |
| 2005 | Clipper Lennon | Second Team | Lacrosse | Men's | At-Large Mathematics (Honors) | 2005 |
| 2005 | Shaunnah Wark | Third Team | Crew | Women's At-Large | Systems Engineering | 2005 |
| 2006 | Sean Blackman | Third Team | Gymnastics | Men's At-Large | Aerospace Engineering | 2007 |
| 2006 | Kari Weniger** | Second Team | Soccer | Women's Soccer | Ocean Engineering | 2008 |
| 2006 | Lizzie Barnes | First Team | Soccer | Women's Soccer | Information Technology and Computer Science | 2009 |
| 2006 | Kirsten Andrews | Third Team | CC/Track & Field Women's | CC/Track & Field | Quantitative Economics | 2007 |
| 2007 | Chris Renninger** | Second Team | Golf | Men's At-Large | Chemistry | 2008 |
| 2007 | Michael Niemi | Second Team | CC/Track & Field | Men's CC/Track & Field | Systems Engineering | 2007 |
| 2007 | Kelly Zahalka** | Third Team | Swimming | Women's At-Large | History | 2009 |
| 2007 | Kirsten Andrews | First Team | CC/Track & Field | Women's CC/Track & Field | Quantitative Economics | 2007 |
| 2007 | Kari Weniger** | First Team | Soccer | Women's Soccer | Ocean Engineering | 2008 |
| 2007 | Rachel Dougherty | Second Team | Volleyball | Volleyball | Physics | 2008 |
| 2007 | Evan Barnes | Third Team | Soccer | Men's Soccer | Systems Engineering (Honors) | 2008 |
| 2008 | Eric Gardiner | First Team | Water Polo | Men's At-Large | Comparative Politics | 2008 |
| 2008 | Chris Renninger** | First Team | Golf | Men's At-Large | Chemistry | 2008 |
| 2008 | Kelly Zahalka** | First Team | Swimming | Women's At-Large | History | 2009 |
--At-Large teams are determine in the spring regardless of the competition season. **denotes multiple award winner
