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NCAA Tournament 2023: Power ranking of top 100 players overall from the field

By Joey Loose

Indiana Hoosiers forward Trayce Jackson-Davis (23) defends Purdue Boilermakers center Zach Edey (15) during the NCAA men’s basketball game, Saturday, Feb. 25, 2023, at Mackey Arena in West Lafayette, Ind. Indiana Hoosiers won 79-71.Purdueiumbb022523 Am308
Indiana Hoosiers forward Trayce Jackson-Davis (23) defends Purdue Boilermakers center Zach Edey (15) during the NCAA men’s basketball game, Saturday, Feb. 25, 2023, at Mackey Arena in West Lafayette, Ind. Indiana Hoosiers won 79-71.Purdueiumbb022523 Am308 /
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NCAA Tournament Creighton Bluejays guard Trey Alexander Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports
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70. Tolu Smith – Mississippi State

A holdover from the last few seasons, Smith has been the most important player at Mississippi State this year. A senior center and elite rebounder, he averaged career-highs with 15.8 points and 8.5 rebounds per game this year, leading the SEC in 2-point field goals and field goal percentage while grabbing First Team All-SEC honors.

69. Oso Ighodaro – Marquette

A former Top 100 recruit, Ighodaro really developed into a star player after two years as a bench player for the Golden Eagles. Ighodaro averaged 11.4 points and 5.9 rebounds and was named Second Team All-Big East, with his major step forward helping Marquette win the Big East regular season and conference titles this year; with several double-doubles this season.

68. Trey Alexander – Creighton

Alexander plays an important role on this talented Creighton team. A sophomore guard whose role has only expanded this year, he’s putting up 13.6 points per game and hits 44% of his 3-pointers, emerging as one of the Big East’s best sharpshooters. In fact, Alexander had multiple 20-point games to end the regular season and is 15 of 25 from long-range since the calendar turned to March.

67. Seth Lundy – Penn State

It’s year four for Lundy at Penn State, but this talented power forward has really developed into a star for this upstart Nittany Lions squad this season. He’s averaging 14.4 points and 6.3 rebounds a game and has also hit just under 41% of his 3-pointers on the year. Named to the Big Ten’s All-Tournament team, Lundy has been vital to Penn State’s recent emergence after leading the conference in long-range shooting.

66. Wendell Green Jr. – Auburn

A junior point guard who can score points and run the offense, Green has been important to Auburn’s success in his second year with the Tigers after starring as a freshman at Eastern Kentucky. Putting up 13.8 points and 4.2 assists has been impressive, while he’s also had four 20+ point scoring games since the start of February.

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