The Atlanta Tipoff Club, which awards the Naismith each year, has narrowed its preseason list of 50 "watch" players down to the much more manageable 30 -- what it calls its midseason candidates list, even if, on Feb. 24, the whole "midseason" thing is a bit of a misnomer. But that's beside the point. The point is that we have 30 players to mull over now. True, most of the list won't even crack consideration for the final player of the year award, which is almost certainly going to go to Ohio State's Evan Turner or Kentucky's John Wall. But the tally is fun to look at anyway.

One minor quibble: The list of 30 manages to include six ACC players -- just one behind the Big East's leading seven -- without including Virginia Tech guard Malcolm Delaney, who happens to be leading the conference in scoring with 20.2 points per game for a 21-5 Tech team that's overcome its horrid nonconference schedule to (probably) play its way into the NCAA tournament. Nothing against Al-Farouq Aminu or Gani Lawal or Sylven Landesberg or Trevor Booker but it's hard to see how you could include those four and leave Delaney off the sheet.

Anyway, the full list is after the jump. Other quibbles? Let's hear 'em in the comments.

Cole Aldrich, Kansas, Center, Junior
Al-Farouq Aminu, Wake Forest, Forward, Sophomore
James Anderson, Oklahoma State, Guard, Junior
Luke Babbitt, Nevada, Forward, Sophomore
Trevor Booker, Clemson, Forward, Senior
Matt Bouldin, Gonzaga, Guard, Senior
Da'Sean Butler, West Virginia, Forward, Senior
Sherron Collins, Kansas, Guard, Senior
DeMarcus Cousins, Kentucky, Forward, Freshman
Devan Downey, South Carolina, Guard, Senior
Jerome Dyson, Connecticut, Guard, Senior
Jimmer Fredette, BYU, Guard, Junior
Luke Harangody, Notre Dame, Forward, Senior
Gordon Hayward, Butler, Forward, Sophomore
Robbie Hummel, Purdue, Forward, Junior
Damion James, Texas, Forward, Senior
Wesley Johnson, Syracuse, Forward, Junior
Dominique Jones, South Florida, Guard, Junior
Sylven Landesberg, Virginia, Guard, Sophomore
Gani Lawal, Georgia Tech, Forward, Junior
Kalin Lucas, Michigan State, Guard, Junior
Greg Monroe, Georgetown, Center, Sophomore
Jacob Pullen, Kansas State, Guard, Freshman
Scottie Reynolds, Villanova, Guard, Senior
Omar Samhan, St. Mary's, Center, Senior
Jon Scheyer, Duke, Guard, Senior
Evan Turner, Ohio State, Guard, Junior
Jarvis Varnado, Mississippi State, Forward, Senior
Greivis Vasquez, Maryland, Guard, Senior
John Wall, Kentucky, Guard, Freshman