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The Wooden Award folks have revealed their preseason top 50 list of the candidates most likely to claim national Player of the Year honors at the the end of the 2012-13 college basketball season.
With Peyton Siva, Gorgui Dieng and Chane Behanan all making the cut, Louisville is the only team in the country to land more than two players on the list.
Here's the list in its entirety:
| Name | Height | Class | Position | University | Conference |
| Keith Appling | 6-1 | Jr. | G | Michigan State | Big Ten |
| Chane Behanan | 6-6 | So. | F | Louisville | Big East |
| Kenny Boynton | 6-2 | Sr. | G | Florida | SEC |
| Lorenzo Brown | 6-5 | Jr. | G | North Carolina State | ACC |
| Trey Burke | 6-0 | So. | G | Michigan | Big Ten |
| Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | 6-5 | So. | G | Georgia | SEC |
| Isaiah Canaan | 6-1 | Sr. | G | Murray State | Ohio Valley |
| Jack Cooley | 6-9 | Sr. | F | Notre Dame | Big East |
| D.J. Cooper | 6-0 | Sr. | G | Ohio University | Mid-American |
| Vincent Council | 6-2 | Sr. | G | Providence | Big East |
| Allen Crabbe | 6-6 | Jr. | G | California | Pac-12 |
| Aaron Craft | 6-2 | Jr. | G | Ohio State | Big Ten |
| Seth Curry | 6-2 | Sr. | G | Duke | ACC |
| Brandon Davies | 6-9 | Sr. | F | BYU | West Coast |
| Matthew Dellavedova | 6-4 | Sr. | G | Saint Mary’s | West Coast |
| Gorgui Dieng | 6-11 | Jr. | C | Lousville | Big East |
| Jamaal Franklin | 6-5 | Jr. | G | San Diego State | Mountain West |
| Tim Frazier | 6-1 | Sr. | G | Penn State | Big Ten |
| Tim Hardaway, Jr. | 6-6 | Jr. | G | Michigan | Big Ten |
| Elias Harris | 6-8 | Sr. | F | Gonzaga | West Coast |
| Solomon Hill | 6-7 | Sr. | F | Arizona | Pac-12 |
| Pierre Jackson | 5-10 | Sr. | G | Baylor | Big 12 |
| Elijah Johnson | 6-4 | Sr. | G | Kansas | Big 12 |
| Sean Kilpatrick | 6-4 | Jr. | G/F | Cincinnati | Big East |
| C.J. Leslie | 6-9 | Jr. | F | North Carolina State | ACC |
| James Michael McAdoo | 6-9 | So. | F | North Carolina | ACC |
| Ray McCallum | 6-3 | Jr. | G | Detroit | Horizon League |
| C.J. McCollum | 6-3 | Sr. | G | Lehigh | Patriot League |
| Doug McDermott* | 6-8 | Jr. | F | Creighton | Missouri Valley |
| Rodney McGruder | 6-4 | Sr. | G | Kansas State | Big 12 |
| Tony Mitchell | 6-8 | So. | F | North Texas | Sun Belt |
| Mike Moser | 6-8 | Jr. | F | UNLV | Mountain West |
| Brock Motum | 6-10 | Sr. | F | Washington State | Pac-12 |
| Le’Bryan Nash | 6-7 | So. | G/F | Oklahoma State | Big 12 |
| Brandon Paul | 6-4 | Sr. | G | Illinois | Big Ten |
| Mason Plumlee | 6-10 | Sr. | F | Duke | ACC |
| Otto Porter | 6-8 | So. | F | Georgetown | Big East |
| Phil Pressey | 5-11 | Jr. | G | Missouri | SEC |
| André Roberson | 6-7 | Jr. | F | Colorado | Pac-12 |
| Peyton Siva | 6-0 | Sr. | G | Louisville | Big East |
| Michael Snaer | 6-5 | Sr. | G | Florida State | ACC |
| Jarnell Stokes | 6-8 | So. | F | Tennessee | SEC |
| Adonis Thomas | 6-7 | So. | G/F | Memphis | Conference USA |
| Deshaun Thomas | 6-7 | Jr. | F | Ohio State | Big Ten |
| Christian Watford | 6-9 | Sr. | F | Indiana | Big Ten |
| Jeff Withey | 7-0 | Sr. | C | Kansas | Big 12 |
| Nate Wolters | 6-4 | Sr. | G | South Dakota State | Summit League |
| B.J. Young | 6-3 | So. | G | Arkansas | SEC |
| Patric Young | 6-9 | Jr. | C | Florida | SEC |
| Cody Zeller | 7-0 | So. | F | Indiana | Big Ten |