Between 2001 and 2004, the award voting panel comprised variously fans; sportswriters and broadcasters, sports executives, and retired sportspersons, termed collectively experts; and ESPN personalities, but balloting thereafter has been exclusively by fans over the Internet from amongst choices selected by the ESPN Select Nominating Committee.
Between 2001 and 2004, the voting panel comprised a range of individuals including enthusiasts, journalists, executives, and former athletes, all considered experts. In contrast, subsequent balloting has been limited to fan-voted selections made through the internet by the ESPN Select Nominating Committee.