Throughout the preseason, coaches and members of the media have debated about who they think will be the best player of the 2019-20 men's college basketball season.
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But we wanted you, the fans, to decide.
NCAA.com college basketball insider Andy Katz compiled a 16-player bracket of freshmen, sophomores, juniors, and seniors that are bound for great seasons in 2019-20. He seeded the players based on his expertise, but it was your expertise and opinions that voted Kentucky's Tyrese Maxey as the fan’s Preseason Player of the Year.
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Here is the final bracket:
The primary voting was conducted on the @MarchMadness Twitter account using four rounds of polls over two weeks, beginning on Sunday, Oct. 20. The final poll was conducted on Tuesday, Oct. 29, and the winner was announced on Friday, Nov. 1. The player with the most fan votes in each poll advanced to the next round. Voting also took place in March Madness Instagram & Facebook Stories.
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Here's how the voting played out:
Voting schedule:
Sunday, Oct. 20: Eight first-round polls
Wednesday, Oct. 23: Four second-round polls
Saturday, Oct. 26: Two semifinal polls
Tuesday, Oct. 29: Final poll
Friday, Nov. 1: Winner announced
Sunday, Oct. 20
No. 1 Cassius Winston (Michigan State) vs. No. 16 Reggie Perry (Mississippi State) | Winston advances
No. 8 Cole Anthony (North Carolina) vs. No. 9 Tre Jones (Duke) | Anthony advances
No. 4 Jordan Nwora (Louisville) vs. No. 13 Jarron Cumberland (Cincinnati)| Nwora advances
No. 5 Lamar Stevens (Penn State) vs. No. 12 Devon Dotson (Kansas) | Dotson advances
No. 2 James Wiseman (Memphis) vs. No. 15 Nico Mannion (Arizona) | Mannion advances
No. 7 Markus Howard (Marquette) vs. No. 10 Anthony Edwards (Georgia) | Howard advances
No. 3 Myles Powell (Seton Hall) vs. No. 14 McKinley Wright IV (Colorado) | Powell advances
No. 6 Kerry Blackshear Jr. (Florida) vs. No. 11 Tyrese Maxey (Kentucky) | Maxey advances
Wednesday, Oct. 23
No. 1 Cassius Winston (Michigan State) vs. No. 8 Cole Anthony (North Carolina) | Winston advances
No. 3 Myles Powell (Seton Hall) vs. No. 11 Tyrese Maxey (Kentucky) | Maxey advances
No. 7 Markus Howard (Marquette) vs. No. 15 Nico Mannion (Arizona) | Howard advances
No. 4 Jordan Nwora (Louisville) vs. No. 12 Devon Dotson (Kansas) | Nwora advances
Saturday, Oct. 26
No. 1 Cassius Winston (Michigan State) vs. No. 4 Jordan Nwora (Louisville) | Winston advances
No. 7 Markus Howard (Marquette) vs. No. 11 Tyrese Maxey (Kentucky) | Maxey advances
#MMPPoY Championship!
— NCAA March Madness (@marchmadness) October 29, 2019
(1) - @CassiusWinston
(11) - @TyreseMaxey
Vote NOW in the final Preseason Player of the Year Tournament poll!
Cc: @MSU_Basketball, @KentuckyMBB
Tuesday, Oct. 29
No. 1 Cassius Winston (Michigan State vs. No. 11 Tyrese Maxey (Kentucky) | Maxey wins
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