An All-American team is an honorary sports team composed of the best amateur players of a specific season for each team positionâÂÂwho 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. The 2025 NCAA Women's Basketball All-Americans are honorary lists that include All-American selections from the Associated Press (AP), the United States Basketball Writers Association (USBWA), ESPN, The Sporting News (TSN), and the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) for the 2024âÂÂ25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The AP and USBWA chose three teams, TSN and ESPN chose two teams, and the WBCA has one list of 10 honorees.
A consensus All-America team in women's basketball has never been organized. This differs from the practice in men's basketball, in which the NCAA uses a combination of selections by AP, USBWA, the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC), and Sporting News to determine a consensus All-America team. The selection of a consensus All-America men's basketball team is possible because all four organizations select at least a first and second team, with only the USBWA not selecting a third team.
Before the 2017âÂÂ18 season, it was impossible for a consensus women's All-America team to be determined because the AP had been the only body that divided its women's selections into separate teams. The USBWA first named separate teams in 2017âÂÂ18. The women's counterpart to the NABC, the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA), continues the USBWA's former practice of selecting a single 10-member (plus ties) team. Before the 2023âÂÂ24 season, Sporting News did not select an All-America team in women's basketball.
Announced on March 19, 2025. The teams are selected by the same 28-member media panel that votes on the AP poll during the season. Of note:
Honorable mention selections are those who did not make one of the first three teams, but received at least one vote from the media panel.
The USBWA announced its 15-member team, divided into first, second, and third teams, plus honorable mention selections, on March 19, 2025.
The Sporting News announced its 10-member team, divided into first and second teams on March 18, 2025.
ESPN.com was the first to announce its 10-member team, divided into first and second teams on March 13, 2025.
Announced on April 3, 2025.
College Sports Communicators announced its 2025 Academic All-America teams for all NCAA divisions and the NAIA on April 16, 2025. The Division I Academic All-American of the Year is indicated in bold.