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

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. Rui Hachimura, Gonzaga – 83 (4)
2. Zion Williamson, Duke – 81 (5)
T3. RJ Barrett, Duke – 62 (1)
T3. Grant Williams, Tennessee – 62 (0)
5. Ethan Happ, Wisconsin 47 (0)
6. Caleb Martin, Nevada – 38 (0)
7. LaGerald Vick, Kansas 35 (0)
8. De’Andre Hunter, Virginia 32 (0)
9. Dedric Lawson, Kansas 23 (0)
10. Carsen Edwards, Purdue 22 (0)

11. Shamorie Ponds, St. John’s – 13
T12. Jarrett Culver, Texas Tech – 9
T12. Luguentz Dort, Arizona State – 9
14. Ignas Brazdeikis, Michigan – 6
T15. Chris Clemons, Campbell – 5
T15. Brandon Clarke, Gonzaga – 5
T17. Ja Morant, Murray State – 4
T17. Tre Jones, Duke – 4
T19. Jordan Caroline, Nevada – 3
T19. Nickeil Alexander-Walker, Virginia Tech – 3