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Before the 2025-26 college basketball season tipped, we predicted which players could vie for player of the year honors in all 31 conferences.
Selections were based on multiple factors: preseason analytics, last season's performances, perspectives of coaches and media represented in preseason polls -- and the sheer potential for growth based on each candidate's best moments a year ago.
In some cases, those players we picked in the preseason have justified our faith in them with furious starts to their campaigns.