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Naismith Trophy’s 50 Watch List announced

The Naismith Trophy announced the 50 players on their watch list for the Player of the Year award on Thursday. If you’re curious, here are our Player of the Year Power Rankings:

Jordan Adams, UCLA Kyle Anderson, UCLA Isaiah Austin, Baylor Jerrelle Benimon, Towson Jahii Carson, Arizona State Semaj Christon, Xavier Aaron Craft, Ohio State Sam Dekker, Wisconsin Spencer Dinwiddie, Colorado Cleanthony Early, Wichita State Perry Ellis, Kansas C.J. Fair, Syracuse Yogi Ferrell, Indiana Aaron Gordon, Arizona Treveon Graham, VCU Jerian Grant, Notre Dame Montrezl Harrell, Louisville Gary Harris, Michigan State Joe Harris, Virginia Andrew Harrison, Kentucky Tyler Haws, BYU Marshall Henderson, Ole Miss Rodney Hood, Duke Joe Jackson, Memphis Cory Jefferson, Baylor Sean Kilpatrick, Cincinnati Alex Kirk, New Mexico Doug McDermott, Creighton Mitch McGary, Michigan Jordan McRae, Tennessee James Michael McAdoo, North Carolina Shabazz Napier, Connecticut Johnny O’Bryant, LSU Kevin Pangos, Gonzaga Jabari Parker, Duke Adreian Payne, Michigan State Julius Randle, Kentucky Juvonte Reddic, VCU Glenn Robinson III, Michigan LaQuinton Ross, Ohio State Wayne Selden, Kansas Marcus Smart, Oklahoma State Russ Smith, Louisville Jarnell Stokes, Tennessee Rasheed Sulaimon, Duke Noah Vonleh, Indiana Andrew Wiggins, Kansas Kendall Williams, New Mexico Chaz Williams, Massachusetts James Young, Kentucky

Here is the conference-by-conference breakdown:

ACC: 7 American: 5 Atlantic-10: 3 Big East: 2 Big Ten: 9 Big 12: 6 Mountain West: 2 Pac-12: 5 SEC: 7 WCC: 2 Everyone else: 5