In early February, it's clear that the Wooden Award is Buddy Hield's to lose.
Hield, who is averaging 25.7 points per game for No. 3 Oklahoma and is shooting 50 percent from beyond the arc, is joined by LSU star Ben Simmons and four ACC standouts on the Wooden Award Late-Season Top 20, which was released Wednesday.
Hield is one of three Big 12 stars featured on the list that also includes Kansas' Perry Ellis and Iowa State's Georges Niang.
Wichita State's Fred VanVleet and Indiana's Yogi Ferrell, two players who did not make the Wooden Award Midseason Top 25 last month, are included on the late season list.