He joins Sidney Moncrief (1979) as the only Razorbacks to be named first team All-America by The Associated Press.
Acuff, the unanimous SEC Player of the Year, helped Arkansas win the 2026 SEC Tournament Championship this past weekend. He was named Tournament MVP, averaging 30.3 points and 7.7 assists while shooting 43.5% (27-of-62) from 3-point range.
AP ALL-AMERICA TEAM
FIRST TEAM ALL-AMERICA
Darius Acuff Jr., Arkansas
Cameron Boozer, Duke
AJ Dybantsa, BYU
Yaxel Lendeborg, Michigan
JT Toppin, Texas Tech
SECOND TEAM ALL-AMERICA
Joshua Jefferson, Iowa State
Braden Smith, Purdue
Jeremy Fears, Michigan State
Keaton Wagler, Illinois
Caleb Wilson, North Carolina
THIRD TEAM ALL-AMERICA
Kingston Flemings, Houston
Labaron Philon Jr., Alabama
Thomas Haugh, Florida
Christian Anderson, Texas Tech
Graham Ike, Gonzaga
HONORABLE MENTION ALL-AMERICA
Michael Ajayi, Butler
Jaden Bradley, Arizona
Brayden Burries, Arizona
Rueben Chinyelu, Florida
Zuby Ejiofor, St. John’s
PJ Haggerty, Kansas State
Ebuka Okorie, Stanford
Darryn Peterson, Kansas
Bennett Stirtz, Iowa
Tyler Tanner, Vanderbilt
Bruce Thornton, Ohio State.
ACUFF’S POSTSEASON HONORS
• SEC Player of the Year (Coaches)
• SEC Player of the Year (AP)
• SEC Freshman of the Year (Coaches)
• SEC Freshman of the Year (AP)
• SEC Player of the Year (CollegeHoopsToday)
• SEC Player of the Year (HoopsHD)
• SEC Player of the Year (USA TODAY Sports Network)
• SEC Newcomer of the Year (USA TODAY Sports Network)
• SEC Rookie of the Year (HoopsHD)
• John R. Wooden Award Finalist
• Bob Cousy Award Finalist
• Lute Olson Award Finalist
• Kyle Macy Award Finalist
• 1st Team All-American (AP)
• 1st Team All-American (The Sporting News)
• 1st Team All-American (CollegeHoopsToday)
• 1st Team All-Rolls Royce (Dick Vitale)
• 1st Team All-American (Field of 68)
• 1st Team All-American (Bleacher Report)
• 1st Team All-SEC (Coaches)
• 1st Team All-SEC (AP)
• 1st Team All-SEC (CollegeHoopsToday)
• 1st Team All-SEC (USA TODAY Sports Network)
• SEC Tournament MVP
• SEC All-Tournament Team
WEEKLY NATIONAL HONORS
• Naismith National Player of the Week (1/5)
• AP National Player of the Week (2/24)
• USBWA co-National Player of the Week (2/24)
• Dick Vitale’s Diaper Dandy of the Week (12/5)
• Dick Vitale’s Diaper Dandy of the Week (1/5)
• Dick Vitale’s Diaper Dandy of the Week (2/16)
• NCAA March Madness National Freshman of the Week (1/5)
• CBS Sports National Freshman of the Week (1/6)
• CBS Sports National Freshman of the Week (2/24)
SEC WEEKLY HONORS
• Freshman of the Week (12/8)
• Freshman of the Week (12/15)
• Freshman of the Week (12/22)
• Freshman of the Week (1/5)
• Freshman of the Week (1/12)
• Freshman of the Week (1/26)
• Freshman of the Week (2/16)
• Player of the Week (2/23)