2021 CBB Awards Through Non-Con Play
The 2021-2022 college basketball season is roughly a third over. Most teams have just started conference play or will do so soon after their holiday break. If you’re like me, you’ll want a measuring stick to compare teams and players thus far in the season. We hear about the “September Heisman” in college football but the concept doesn’t really exist in college hoops.
So, this juncture seems like a good time to check in and see who has performed the best through non-conference play. I decided to expand a bit as well for other things like the All-America team, likely conference winners, one seed, etc. mostly just to look back upon for March. Note that this is not a projection of how I think things will end up but rather how I think awards and seeding should be handled if the regular season ended today.
Individual Awards:
COY – Scott Drew, Baylor
POY – G Ochai Agbaji, Kansas
DPOY – C Christian Koloko, Arizona
ROY – F Paolo Banchero, Duke
All-America First Team:
G Ochai Agbaji, Kansas
G Jaden Ivey, Purdue
F Drew Timme, Gonzaga
F EJ Liddell, Ohio State
F Oscar Tshiebwe, Kentucky
One Seeds:
Baylor
Houston
Gonzaga
Purdue
Multi-Bid Conference Front Runners:
Big 12 – Baylor, Kansas
B1G – Purdue
Big East – Villanova, Seton Hall
SEC – LSU, Auburn
ACC – Duke
Pac 12 – Arizona, UCLA
WCC – Gonzaga
A10 – Davidson
MWC – Colorado State
AAC – Houston