An All-American team is an honorary sports team composed of the best amateur players of a specific season for each team position—who in turn are given the honorific "All-America" and typically referred to as "All-American athletes", or simply "All-Americans". Although the honorees generally do not compete together as a unit, the term is used in U.S. team sports to refer to players who are selected by members of the national media. Walter Camp selected the first All-America team in the early days of American football in 1889.^[1] The 2018 NCAA Men's Soccer All-Americans are honorary lists that include All-American selections from the United Soccer Coaches (USC), Top Drawer Soccer (TDS), Soccer America (TSN), and College Soccer News for the 2018 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. All selectors choose at least a first, second, and third 11-man team.

Although the aforementioned lists are used to determine consensus honors, there are numerous other All-American lists. The three finalists for the Hermann Trophy are described as Hermann All-Americans. The ten finalists for the Senior CLASS Award are described as Senior All-Americans. Other All-American lists include those determined by Hero Sports and many others. The scholar-athletes selected by College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) are termed Academic All-Americans.

Individual All-America teams

By player

This list is of players who were named first-team All-Americans by each respective publication.

Key

CSN	College Soccer News[2]
SA	Soccer America
TDS	Top Drawer Soccer[3]
USC	United Soccer Coaches[4]
*	Consensus All-American (selected by all selectors)
†	Awarded the Hermann Trophy as national Player of the Year

List

Position	Name	School	CSN	SA	TDS	USC	Notes
Goalkeeper	Trey Muse*	Indiana	Y	Y	Y	Y	Big Ten Goalkeeper of the Year
Defender	Tanner Beason*	Stanford	Y	Y	Y	Y	Pac-12 Player of the Year
Defender	Alex Comsia	North Carolina	Y	Y	—	Y	ACC Defender of the Year
Defender	Andrew Gutman†*	Indiana	Y	Y	Y	Y	Hermann Trophy winner
Defender	Donovan Pines	Maryland	—	—	Y	—
Midfielder	Giuseppe Barone*	Michigan State	Y	Y	Y	Y	Big Ten Midfielder of the Year
Midfielder	Tucker Bone*	Air Force	Y	Y	Y	Y	WAC Player of the Year
Midfielder	Siad Haji	VCU	—	—	Y	—	A-10 Midfielder of the Year
Midfielder	Callum Montgomery	Charlotte	—	Y	—	Y	CUSA Defender of the Year
Forward	Omir Fernandez	Wake Forest	Y	Y	—	Y	ACC Player of the Year
Forward	Bruno Lapa	Wake Forest	Y	Y	—	Y	ACC Midfielder of the Year
Forward	Cal Jennings*	UCF	Y	Y	Y	Y	American Player of the Year
Forward	Benji Michel	Portland	—	—	Y	—
Forward	Tate Schmitt	Louisville	—	—	Y	—
Forward	Andre Shinyashiki*	Denver	Y	Y	Y	Y	Senior CLASS Award winner
Forward	J. J. Williams*	Kentucky	Y	Y	Y	Y	CUSA Player of the Year

Academic All-Americans

CoSIDA names three Academic All-American teams for the 2018 season.^[8]

Senior All-Americans

The 10 finalists for the Senior CLASS Award are considered Senior All-Americans.^[9]

References