On November 9, the Atlanta Tipoff Club announced the watch list of 50 players in consideration for the 2017 Naismith Men’s College Player of the Year. The ACC leads with 12 players followed by the BigTen (B1G). The mid-season list of 30 will be announced February 9, 2017.
| Last Name | First Name | Year | Position | School | Conference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adebayo | Edrice (Bam) | Freshman | F | Kentucky | SEC | |
| Allen | Grayson | Junior | G | Duke | ACC | |
| Allen | Jarrett | Freshman | F | Texas | Big 12 | |
| Bacon | Dwayne | Sophomore | G | Florida State | ACC | |
| Ball | Lonzo | Freshman | G | UCLA | Pac 12 | |
| Beachem | V.J. | Senior | F | Notre Dame | ACC | |
| Berry II | Joel | Junior | G | North Carolina | ACC | |
| Blackmon Jr. | James | Junior | G | Indiana | Big Ten | |
| Blossomgame | Jaron | Senior | F | Clemson | ACC | |
| Bluiett | Trevon | Junior | G | Xavier | Big East | |
| Boucher | Chris | Senior | F | Oregon | Pac 12 | |
| Bridges | Miles | Freshman | G/F | Michigan State | Big Ten | |
| Brooks | Dillon | Junior | F | Oregon | Pac 12 | |
| Bryant | Thomas | Sophomore | C | Indiana | Big Ten | |
| Caupain | Troy | Senior | G | Cincinnati | American Athletic | |
| Davis | Tyler | Sophomore | C | Texas A&M | SEC | |
| Evans | Jawun | Sophomore | G | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | |
| Fox | De'Aaron | Freshman | G | Kentucky | SEC | |
| Fultz | Markelle | Freshman | G | Washington | Pac 12 | |
| Gibbs | Jack | Senior | G | Davidson | Atlantic 10 | |
| Giles | Harry | Freshman | F | Duke | ACC | |
| Graham | Devonte' | Junior | G | Kansas | Big 12 | |
| Happ | Ethan | R-Sophomore | F | Wisconsin | Big Ten | |
| Hart | Josh | Senior | G | Villanova | Big East | |
| Hayes | Nigel | Senior | F | Wisconsin | Big Ten | |
| Hill | Malcolm | Senior | G | Illinois | Big Ten | |
| Jackson | Josh | Freshman | G | Kansas | Big 12 | |
| Jackson | Justin | Junior | F/G | North Carolina | ACC | |
| Jenkins | Kris | Senior | F | Villanova | Big East | |
| Jok | Peter | Senior | G | Iowa | Big Ten | |
| Kingsley | Moses | Senior | F | Arkansas | SEC | |
| Koenig | Bronson | Senior | G | Wisconsin | Big Ten | |
| Lawson | Dedric | Sophomore | G/F | Memphis | American Athletic | |
| Lydon | Tyler | Sophomore | F | Syracuse | ACC | |
| Markkanen | Lauri | Freshman | F | Arizona | Pac 12 | |
| Mason III | Frank | Senior | G | Kansas | Big 12 | |
| Matthews | E.C. | Junior | G | Rhode Island | Atlantic 10 | |
| Monk | Malik | Freshman | G | Kentucky | SEC | |
| Morris | Monte | Senior | G | Iowa State | Big 12 | |
| Motley | Jonathan | Junior | F | Baylor | Big 12 | |
| Nichols | Austin | Junior | F | Virginia | ACC | |
| Perrantes | London | Senior | G | Virginia | ACC | |
| Peters | Alec | Senior | F | Valparaiso | Horizon League | |
| Rabb | Ivan | Sophomore | F | California | Pac 12 | |
| Smith Jr. | Dennis | Freshman | G | NC State | ACC | |
| Sumner | Edmond | Sophomore | G | Xavier | Big East | |
| Swanigan | Caleb | Sophomore | F | Purdue | Big Ten | |
| Tatum | Jayson | Freshman | F | Duke | ACC | |
| Trimble | Melo | Junior | G | Maryland | Big Ten | |
| Williams-Goss | Nigel | Junior | G | Gonzaga | West Coast |