NCAA Basketball: Player of the Year power rankings (Edition eight)

In edition eight of the NCAA basketball Player of the Year power rankings, is Frank Mason III still on top?

Conference play continues to heat up, so things are starting to round into form regarding the Player of the Year conversation. The favorites have been set, but that doesn’t mean that players on the outside looking in cannot build up a case over the next couple of months.

Remember the regular season doesn’t end until early March, which creates plenty of opportunities.

But the time is now to start to increase production.

So how do you continue to build a Player of the Year candidacy? You must have strong overall numbers, your team must be successful and of course, you must have clutch season-defining moments.

Obviously, players’ numbers aren’t final, teams are going to have their fair share of inconsistencies and there are still a couple months remaining for clutch plays and surprising performances. But for now, we will use the information we have been provided with, and the games that we have watched to project the favorites.

Every week until the end of the season, Busting Brackets will list the top five candidates (in order) for Player of the Year. In our seven edition, Frank Mason III finally topped Josh Hart. However, this race is neck-and-neck.