Handicapping player of the year races is always a difficult task. But in a season filled with paused programs and unequal league slates due to COVID-19 challenges, it has never been harder to identify the top candidates in each college basketball conference.
Some teams have played 15 league games. Others have played two. Seriously. Let's just say sample size was a challenge in this assessment. This season, the list of potential player of the year candidates is long and abundant with possibilities.
Remember, all of this could change in the final weeks of the season, but we think this is a good barometer of where each race is headed.