Nebraska has a rich history of producing results both on and off the field. The Husker softball program is third nationally with 32 Academic All-America awards won by 24 players. Nebraska is one of three programs with 30 academic All-America awards. Below is a list of the DI softball programs that have earned the most Academic All-America Awards:

No.	School	Academic All-Americans
1.	Alabama	37
	Tennessee	37
3.	Nebraska	32
4.	Southern Illinois	26
	Florida	26
6.	Oklahoma	25
7.	Arizona State	22
	Oklahoma State	22

Below is a list of the 24 Huskers to earn CoSIDA Academic All-America Accolades:

Player	Academic All-America Honor(s)
Denise Day*	1984 First Team 1985 First Team
Denise Feldhaus	1984 Honorable Mention
Shelby Mertins	1984 Honorable Mention
Lori Richins	1985 Honorable Mention 1986 First Team 1987 Second Team
Margie Ogrodowicz	1987 Second Team 1988 Second Team
Ruth Chatwin	1987 Third Team
Lori Sippel*	1988 First Team
Janelle Frese	1989 Second Team
Jill Rischel	1990 First Team
Anne Halsne	1991 Third Team 1992 Third Team
Denise McMillan	1992 Second Team 1993 Second Team 1994 Second Team
Karla Knicely	1996 Third Team
Jenny Smith	1998 Third Team
Jamie Fuente	2001 Third Team
Kim Ogee	2002 Second Team
Lizzy Rock	2006 First Team
KoKo Tacha	2006 Third Team
Molly Hill*	2008 Third Team 2009 First Team
Robin Mackin	2010 Second Team
Ashley Hagemann	2011 Second Team
Nikki Haget	2011 Third Team
Mattie Fowler*	2016 First Team
Billie Andrews	2024 Second Team
Jordy Bahl	2023 Second Team (at Oklahoma) 2025 First Team