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:
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.
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.
| Recipient | School | Sport | |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Pennsylvania | Cross Country, Indoor Track and Field, Outdoor Track and Field | ||
| Washington University in St. Louis | Tennis | ||
| University of Miami | Indoor Track and Field, Outdoor Track and Field | ||
| University of Texas at Austin | Swimming, Diving | ||
| Duke University | Fencing | ||
| Missouri University of Science and Technology | Football | ||
| University of California, Los Angeles | Beach Volleyball | ||
| Whitworth University | Cross Country, Indoor Track and Field, Outdoor Track and Field, Basketball | ||
| University of Kentucky | Swimming, Diving | ||
| West Chester University of Pennsylvania | Rugby |
| Recipient | School | Sport | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baylor University | Tennis | ||
| Columbia University | Fencing | ||
| Duke University | Golf | ||
| West Chester University of Pennsylvania | Field hockey | ||
| Augustana University | Football | ||
| Case Western Reserve University | Indoor Track and Field, Outdoor Track and Field | ||
| Kenyon College | Swimming | ||
| Vanderbilt University | Bowling | ||
| University of Nebraska, Lincoln | Gymnastics | ||
| West Virginia University | Rifle |
| Recipient | School | Sport | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auburn University | Softball | ||
| Saint Leo University | Golf | ||
| Washington University in St. Louis | Soccer | ||
| University of Kentucky | Swimming, Diving | ||
| Texas A&M University, College Station | Swimming, Diving | ||
| Concordia University, St. Paul | Volleyball | ||
| University of Virginia | Tennis | ||
| Stevens Institute of Technology | Track and field | ||
| Washington University in St. Louis | Track and field | ||
| Stanford University | Water Polo |
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.