We put together an elite group of voters: 10 media members who follow the game from 10 different outlets. They will vote each month to compile Stadium’s Ultimate Player of the Year Race, a weekly look at the top players in the country.

Here’s an update from our esteemed panel on the National Player of the Year Race, and there’s a unanimous pick for the No. 1 spot for the first time this season. Markus Howard and Ethan Happ have made moves towards the top in the last month while Dedric Lawson and R.J. Barrett have dipped a few spots.

Here is the voting panel:

• Jeff Goodman, Stadium
• Clark Kellogg, CBS Sports
• Doug Gottlieb, Fox Sports
• Mike DeCourcy, Sporting News
• Jeff Borzello, ESPN
• Rob Dauster, NBC Sports
• Matt Norlander, CBSSports.com
• Dana O’Neil, The Athletic
• Mark Titus, The Ringer
• Jeff Eisenberg, Yahoo Sports

Stadium Player of the Year Race (first-place votes in parenthesis)
1. Zion Williamson, Duke – 100 (10)
2. Grant Williams, Tennessee – 88
3. Markus Howard, Marquette – 63
4. Ethan Happ, Wisconsin – 60
5. Ja Morant, Murray State – 52
6. R.J. Barrett, Duke – 50
7. Dedric Lawson, Kansas – 33
8. Brandon Clarke, Gonzaga – 30
9. Carsen Edwards, Purdue – 26
10. Cassius Winston, Michigan State – 24

11. Rui Hachimura, Gonzaga – 11
12. De’Andre Hunter, Virginia – 6
13. Caleb Martin, Nevada – 3
T14. Shamorie Ponds, St. John’s – 2
T14. Jordan Caroline, Nevada – 2
T16. Mike Daum, South Dakota State – 1
T16. Marial Shayok, Iowa State – 1

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