With Kansas the clear favorite to win its 13th consecutive Big 12 regular-season title, the Jayhawks also dominate the projected standings for 2016-17 Big 12 Player of the Year.
There are some excellent point guards from other Big 12 teams. Iowa State's Monte Morris, Oklahoma's Jordan Woodard and Oklahoma State's Jawun Evans stand out as players who could come to be viewed as the most important player in the league.
However, team success is one of the most important factors in conference POY projections, which puts Kansas in the driver's seat. To be named the conference's best player while on a middle-of-the-road team takes something unbelievably special.