Today's Top 10 Award
The Today's Top 10 Award is given each year by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) to honor ten former outstanding senior student-athletes.[1] The award was previously known by three different names, each reflecting the number of recipients:
- Today's Top V Award or the Top Five Award (1973–1985)
- Today's Top VI Award (1986–1994)
- Today's Top VIII Award (1995–2013)
Below is a list of the recipients of the Today's Top 10 Award given each year by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) since its inception in 1973. The names of these exceptional individuals are engraved in the Hall of Honor at the NCAA Hall of Champions on the NCAA Headquarters in Indianapolis, Indiana. Recognition in the NCAA Hall of Honor ensures these athletes are remembered. They have reached the pinnacle of national athletic and academic success through their accomplishments. As of 2020, there are more than 480,000 NCAA student-athletes annually. This award recognizes the nation's best former student-athletes from every NCAA sport and division. Each year, the recipients are honored at the NCAA Convention.
Winter/spring sports considered include baseball, basketball, women's beach volleyball, fencing, golf, gymnastics, ice hockey, lacrosse, rifle, rowing, skiing, softball, swimming and diving, tennis, indoor and outdoor track and field, men's volleyball, women's water polo and wrestling. Fall sports considered include cross country, field hockey, football, soccer, women's indoor volleyball and men's water polo.
List of recipients
This is a list of the recipients of the Today's Top 10 Award given each year by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) since its inception in 1973. The names of these exceptional individuals are engraved in the Hall of Honor at the NCAA Hall of Champions on the NCAA Headquarters in Indianapolis, Indiana. Recognition in the NCAA Hall of Honor ensures these athletes are remembered. They have reached the pinnacle of national athletic and academic success through their accomplishments. As of 2020, there are more than 480,000 NCAA student-athletes annually. This award recognizes the nation's best former student-athletes from every NCAA sport and division. Each year, the recipients are honored at the NCAA Convention.
2025 recipients
| Recipient | School | Sport |
|---|---|---|
| Template:Sortname | Harvard University | Skiing |
| Template:Sortname | University of North Carolina at Charlotte | Indoor Track and Field, Outdoor Track and Field |
| Template:Sortname | Wartburg College | Football |
| Template:Sortname | Arizona State University | Swimming and Diving |
| Template:Sortname | University of Tennessee | Softball |
| Template:Sortname | University of Georgia | Cross Country, Outdoor Track and Field |
| Template:Sortname | University of Washington | Football |
| Template:Sortname | Auburn University | Gymnastics |
| Template:Sortname | Metropolitan State University of Denver | Softball |
| Template:Sortname | Texas Woman's University | Gymnastics |
2024 recipients
| Recipient | School | Sport |
|---|---|---|
| Template:Sortname | University of Missouri | Basketball |
| Template:Sortname | University of Georgia | Swimming and Diving |
| Template:Sortname | Stanford University | Water Polo |
| Template:Sortname | Pennsylvania Western University, California | Indoor Track and Field, Outdoor Track and Field |
| Template:Sortname | Lipscomb University | Soccer |
| Template:Sortname | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | Cross Country, Indoor Track and Field, Outdoor Track and Field |
| Template:Sortname | University of Tennessee | Softball |
| Template:Sortname | University of Florida | Gymnastics |
| Template:Sortname | Case Western Reserve University | Soccer |
| Template:Sortname | Arizona State University | Indoor Track and Field, Outdoor Track and Field |
2023 recipients
| Recipient | School | Sport |
|---|---|---|
| Template:Sortname | Columbia University | Fencing |
| Template:Sortname | North Carolina State University | Tennis |
| Template:Sortname | Stanford University | Swimming and Diving |
| Template:Sortname | Stanford University | Soccer |
| Template:Sortname | Rutgers University | Field Hockey |
| Template:Sortname | Central College | Football |
| Template:Sortname | West Chester University | Gymnastics |
| Template:Sortname | St. John Fisher University | Lacrosse |
| Template:Sortname | Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach | Tennis |
| Template:Sortname | University of Kentucky | Indoor Track and Field, Outdoor Track and Field |
2022 recipients
| Recipient | School | Sport |
|---|---|---|
| Template:Sortname | University of Miami | Tennis |
| Template:Sortname | University of Southern California | Indoor Track and Field, Outdoor Track and Field |
| Template:Sortname | Augustana University | Softball |
| Template:Sortname | University of Notre Dame | Fencing |
| Template:Sortname | Saginaw Valley State University | Indoor Track and Field, Outdoor Track and Field |
| Template:Sortname | University of Alabama | Football |
| Template:Sortname | Washington University in St. Louis | Indoor Track and Field, Outdoor Track and Field |
| Template:Sortname | University of Denver | Lacrosse |
| Template:Sortname | Columbia University | Tennis |
| Template:Sortname | Illinois Wesleyan University | Basketball |
2021 recipients
2020 recipients
2019 recipients
2018 recipients
2017 recipients
2016 recipients
2015 recipients
2014 recipients
Recipients
Recipients of the Top 10 Award include many notable athletes in the United States and include John Elway, Steve Young, Peyton Manning, Eli Manning, Doug Flutie, Tiki Barber, Cheryl Miller, Drew Brees, Kendall Coyne and Elena Delle Donne.
See also
- List of recipients of Today's Top 10 Award
- Senior CLASS Award (top student-athletes—in 10 sports—based on community, classroom, character, and competition)
- NCAA Sportsmanship Award (student-athletes who have demonstrated one or more of the ideals of sportsmanship)
- NCAA Woman of the Year Award (senior female student-athlete)
- Walter Byers Scholarship (NCAA) (top male and female scholar-athletes)
- Silver Anniversary Awards (former student-athletes)
References
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External links
- Today's Top 10 Award — NCAA website