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As conference regular seasons wrap up, we're revisiting our picks for POY -- with some great matchups to break down.

— Audi Crooks scored 30 points. Addy Brown added 20 points and 11 rebounds and No. 18 Iowa State never trailed Sunday night as the Cyclones beat Eastern Illinois 87-55 for their 11th consecutive home win.

— Ayoka Lee scored 15 points and became Kansas State's all-time leading scorer as the 13th-ranked Wildcats blasted Eastern Illinois 90-43 on Tuesday night.

— Jasmine Brown-Hagger scored a career-high 23 points on 10-of-15 shooting, Kendall Bostic had a double-double and No. 23 Illinois coasted to an 84-37 win over Eastern Illinois on Thursday night.

Hidalgo or Latson in the ACC? Watkins or Betts in the Big Ten? Booker vs. Morrow in the SEC? We project all 31 Division I conference POY races.

— Preseason All-American Mackenzie Holmes and reigning national coach of the year Teri Moren celebrated milestone nights together Thursday.

Caitlin Clark in the Big Ten. Cameron Brink in the Pac-12. From the ACC to the West Coast Conference, here are the front-runners in all 32 leagues.

From the ACC to the WAC, we name our player of the year and runner-up in all 32 leagues.
OVC Standings
TEAM | W | L | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|---|
Southeast Miss.. | 74.7 | - | 11 | 20 |
SIU Edwardsvil.. | 72.8 | - | 11 | 20 |
Little Rock | 69.2 | 2 | 13 | 18 |
Tennessee Stat.. | 78.7 | 4 | 15 | 16 |
Tennessee Tech | 72.3 | 5 | 16 | 15 |
Lindenwood | 71.6 | 5 | 16 | 15 |
Morehead State | 66.2 | 5 | 16 | 15 |
UT Martin | 74.5 | 7 | 18 | 13 |
Eastern Illino.. | 66.5 | 8 | 19 | 12 |
Western Illino.. | 68.7 | 8 | 19 | 12 |
Southern India.. | 71.5 | 9.5 | 20 | 10 |