Joe Boozell | NCAA.com | February 13, 2019 Naismith Trophy Top 30 midseason college basketball list announced Kansas State makes a move and Kentucky is up to No. 4 in Andy Katz's Power 36 Share The Naismith Trophy announced its top 30 players in consideration for the 2019 men’s college player of the year award on Wednesday. The list is loaded, as usual. The ACC leads all conferences with seven representatives on the midseason list. The Big Ten and Big East each have four representatives while the Big 12 and SEC have three. Duke, Gonzaga, Nevada, North Carolina, Tennessee Villanova and Virginia each have two players on the list. TOP 16 REVEAL: Breaking down the teams | Potential bracket | Official release Here are the 30 guys who will battle for the trophy. The list will be trimmed to 10 on March 6, the four finalists will be released on March 17, and the winner will be announced on April 7. Let's get to it. Naismith Top 30 Player Class Position School Conference Nickeil Alexander-Walker So. G Virginia Tech ACC R.J. Barrett Fr. F Duke ACC Phil Booth Sr. G Villanova BIG EAST Ignas Brazdeikis Fr. F Michigan Big Ten Jordan Caroline Sr. G/F Nevada Mountain West Brandon Clarke Jr. F Gonzaga WCC Chris Clemons Sr. G Campbell Big South Jarrett Culver So. G Texas Tech Big 12 Jarron Cumberland Jr. G Cincinnati AAC Mike Daum Sr. F South Dakota State Summit League Carsen Edwards Jr. G Purdue Big Ten Kyle Guy Jr. G Virginia ACC Rui Hachimura Jr. F Gonzaga WCC Ethan Happ Sr. F Wisconsin Big Ten Markus Howard Jr. G Marquette BIG EAST De'Andre Hunter So. G Virginia ACC Cameron Johnson Sr. G North Carolina ACC Dedric Lawson Jr. F Kansas Big 12 Caleb Martin Sr. F Nevada Mountain West C.J. Massinburg Sr. G Buffalo MAC Luke Maye Sr. F North Carolina ACC Ja Morant G So. Murray State OVC Eric Paschall Sr. F Villanova BIG EAST Shamorie Ponds Jr. G St. John's BIG EAST Admiral Schofield Sr. G Tennessee SEC Marial Shayok Sr. G Iowa State Big 12 P.J. Washington So. F Kentucky SEC Grant Williams Jr. F Tennessee SEC Zion Williamson Fr. F Duke ACC Cassius Winston Jr. G Michigan State Big Ten