Auburn’s Johni Broome and Duke’s Cooper Flagg top the Wooden Award midseason top 25 list released Tuesday.

Broome (18.6 PPG, 11.1 RPG, 2.7 BPG), who has led Auburn to a 13-1 record, and Flagg, the projected No. 1 pick in the 2025 NBA Draft, are considered early in the Season favorites to win.

But the midseason top 25 list also features several key players who have expressed support for inclusion. Kam Jones, a star at Marquette, is clearly one of the best players in the country. Kansas standout Hunter Dickinson, an All-American center a year ago, has improved in several areas this season.

And two transfers from the Volunteer State also made the list. Tennessee’s Chaz Lanier and Memphis’ PJ Haggerty have led their respective teams to surprising starts in 2024-25.

Ace Bailey, Dylan Harper, Jeremiah Fears and Derik Queen are the other newcomers, along with Flagg, who made the list.

But a few talented players missed the cut.

Javon Small of West Virginia (19.5 PPG), Danny Wolf of Michigan (12.5 PPG, 10.4 RPG, 1.7 BPG) and RJ Luis Jr. of St. John (16.5 PPG, 6.2 RPG) had strong campaigns for teams with NCAA tournament aspirations.

While the midseason list is an important snapshot of the Wooden Award race, it is not the last. Players not on the midseason list can still participate in the final vote.

During the 2012-13 season, Victor Oladipo – then an Indiana star – did not make the midseason list, but finished second in the final vote behind Michigan’s Trey Burke.

The Wooden Award Midseason Top 25:

AC Bailey, Rutgers

Johni Broome, Auburn

Walter Clayton Jr., Florida

RJ Davis, North Carolina

Hunter Dickinson, Kansas

Eric Dixon, Villanova

Jeremiah Fears, Oklahoma

Cooper Flagg, Duke

Keshon Gilbert, Iowa State

PJ Haggerty, Memphis

Dylan Harper, Rutgers

Josh Hubbard, Mississippi State

Kasparas Jakucionis, Illinois

Tre Johnson, Texas

Kam Jones, Marquette

Ryan Kalbrenner, Creighton

Alex Karaban, UConn

Chaz Lanier, Tennessee

Ryan Nembhard, Gonzaga

Derik Queen, Maryland

Maxime Raynaud, Stanford

Mark Sears, Alabama

Braden Smith, Purdue

Wade Taylor IV, Texas A&M