Oklahoma's Buddy Hield made the biggest leap in the 3rd edition of the 2016 NBA Draft Rankings, climbing nine spots up to #2. Hield's domination of college basketball has nearly cemented him as a 1st-Team All-American, and for me it's he, Ben Simmons, Denzel Valentine, and Iowa's Jarrod Uthoff as the current front-runners in the Player of the Year race.
| 2015-2016 PLAYER RANKING LIST | ||||||
| Rank | Player | Position | Team | Height | Weight | Year |
| 1 | Ben Simmons | SF | LSU | 6'10” | 240 | Freshman |
| 2 | Buddy Hield | SG | Oklahoma | 6'5” | 208 | Senior |
| 3 | Malachi Richardson | SG | Syracuse | 6'6” | 190 | Freshman |
| 4 | Brandon Ingram | SF | Duke | 6'9” | 195 | Freshman |
| 5 | Caris LeVert | SG | Michigan | 6'7" | 200 | Senior |
| 6 | Jamal Murray | PG/SG | Kentucky | 6'5” | 180 | Freshman |
| 7 | Jaylen Brown | SF | California | 6'7” | 217 | Freshman |
| 8 | Ben Bentil | PF/SF | Providence | 6'9” | 235 | Sophomore |
| 9 | Denzel Valentine | PG/SG | Michigan St. | 6'5” | 220 | Senior |
| 10 | Carlton Bragg Jr. | PF/SF | Kansas | 6'9” | 220 | Freshman |
| 11 | Diamond Stone | C | Maryland | 6'10” | 246 | Freshman |
| 12 | Taurean Prince | SF | Baylor | 6'7" | 215 | Senior |
| 13 | Josh Hart | SG | Villanova | 6'5” | 205 | Junior |
| 14 | Kris Dunn | PG | Providence | 6'3" | 205 | Junior |
| 15 | Jarrod Uthoff | SF | Iowa | 6'8” | 208 | Senior |
| 16 | Henry Ellenson | PF | Marquette | 6'10” | 230 | Freshman |
| 17 | Trevon Bluiett | SG/SF | Xavier | 6'5 | 205 | Sophomore |
| 18 | Daniel Hamilton | SF/SG | UCONN | 6'6” | 175 | Sophomore |
| 19 | Dwayne Bacon | SG | Florida St. | 6'6” | 209 | Freshman |
| 20 | Dedric Lawson | SF | Memphis | 6'8” | 195 | Freshman |
| 21 | Demetrius Jackson | PG/SG | Notre Dame | 6'1” | 195 | Junior |
| 22 | Romelo Trimble | PG | Maryland | 6'3” | 175 | Sophomore |
| 23 | Wayne Selden | SG | Kansas | 6'5” | 230 | Junior |
| 24 | Malcolm Brogdon | SG | Virginia | 6'5” | 217 | Senior |
| 25 | Brice Johnson | PF | UNC | 6'9" | 187 | Senior |
| 26 | Raymond Spalding | PF | Louisville | 6'10” | 200 | Freshman |
| 27 | Cheick Diallo | PF | Kansas | 6'9” | 218 | Freshman |
| 28 | Sheldon McClelland | SG | Miami | 6'5" | 200 | Senior |
| 29 | Gary Payton II | PG | Oregon St. | 6'3” | 175 | Senior |
| 30 | Allonzo Trier | PG | Arizona | 6'4” | 185 | Freshman |
| 31 | Malcolm Hill | SF/SG | Illinois | 6'6” | 230 | Junior |
| 32 | Edmond Sumner | SG/SF | Xavier | 6'5” | 183 | Freshman |
| 33 | Grayson Allen | SG | Duke | 6'5” | 205 | Sophomore |
| 34 | Jakob Poeltl | C | Utah | 7'0” | 235 | Sophomore |
| 35 | Jamel Artis | SF | Pitt | 6'7” | 220 | Junior |
| 36 | Jaron Blossomgame | SF | Clemson | 6'7” | 215 | Junior |
| 37 | Anthony “Cat” Barber | PG | N.C. State | 6'2” | 170 | Junior |
| 38 | Michael Gbinije | PG/SG | Syracuse | 6'7” | 200 | Senior |
| 39 | Peter Jok | SG | Iowa | 6'6” | 200 | Junior |
| 40 | Malik Beasley | SG | Florida St. | 6'4” | 185 | Freshman |
| 41 | Ben Moore | SF | SMU | 6'8” | 185 | Junior |
| 42 | Jalen Jones | SF/PF | Texas A&M | 6'7” | 220 | Senior |
| 43 | Dorian Finney-Smith | SF | Florida | 6'8" | 218 | Senior |
| 44 | Nigel Hayes | SF/PF | Wisconsin | 6'7” | 250 | Junior |
| 45 | Monte Morris | PG | Iowa St. | 6'2” | 170 | Sophomore |
| 46 | Johnathan Motley | PF | Baylor | 6'9” | 230 | Sophomore |
| 47 | Caleb Swanigan | PF | Purdue | 6'9” | 260 | Freshman |
| 48 | Isaiah Hicks | PF/SF | UNC | 6'8” | 220 | Junior |
| 49 | Tim Quarterman | PG/SG | LSU | 6'6” | 187 | Junior |
| 50 | Danuel House | SG/SF | Texas A&M | 6'7" | 195 | Senior |
| 51 | Isaac Hamilton | SG | UCLA | 6'5” | 185 | Junior |
| 52 | Thomas Bryant | PF/C | Indiana | 6'10” | 245 | Freshman |
| 53 | Deyonta Davis | PF/C | Michigan St. | 6'10” | 245 | Freshman |
| 54 | Dusan Ristic | C | Arizona | 7'0” | 240 | Sophomore |
| 55 | Wade Baldwin IV | PG | Vanderbilt | 6'3” | 194 | Sophomore |
| 56 | Damion Lee | SG | Louisville | 6'6" | 200 | Senior |
| 57 | Michael Young | SF/PF | Pittsburgh | 6'9” | 235 | Junior |
| 58 | Dillon Brooks | SG/SF | Oregon | 6'5” | 205 | Sophomore |
| 59 | Troy Williams | SF | Indiana | 6'7” | 206 | Junior |
| 60 | Marcus Paige | PG | UNC | 6'1" | 175 | Senior |
| 61 | Yogi Ferrell | PG | Indiana | 6'0" | 178 | Senior |
| 62 | Domantas Sabonis | PF | Gonzaga | 6'11” | 210 | Sophomore |
| 63 | Ivan Rabb | SF/PF | California | 6'11” | 210 | Freshman |
| 64 | Daniel Ochefu | C | Villanova | 6'11” | 245 | Senior |
| 65 | Kevin Hervey | SF/SG | UT-Arlington | 6'7” | 210 | Sophomore |
| 66 | Tyler Lydon | SF/PF | Syracuse | 6'8” | 205 | Freshman |
| 67 | A.J. English | SG | Iona | 6'4” | 190 | Senior |
| 68 | Bennie Boatwright | SF/PF | USC | 6'10” | 220 | Freshman |
| 69 | Kyle Wiltjer | SF | Gonzaga | 6'10" | 240 | Senior |
| 70 | Tyler Ulis | PG | Kentucky | 5'9” | 155 | Sophomore |
| 71 | Kelan Martin | SF | Butler | 6'6” | 215 | Sophomore |
| 72 | George King | SG | Colorado | 6'6” | 220 | Sophomore |
| 73 | A.J. Hammonds | C | Purdue | 7'0" | 251 | Senior |
| 74 | James Webb III | PF | Boise St. | 6'9” | 198 | Junior |
| 75 | Ron Baker | SG/PG | Wichita St. | 6'3” | 222 | Senior |
| 76 | Perry Ellis | PF/SF | Kansas | 6'8" | 225 | Senior |
| 77 | Marcus Georges-Hunt | SG | Georgia Tech | 6'5" | 218 | Senior |
| 78 | DeAndre Bembry | SF | St. Joe's | 6'6” | 200 | Junior |
| 79 | Zach Auguste | PF | Notre Dame | 6'10” | 242 | Senior |
| 80 | Damian Jones | PF | Vanderbilt | 6'10” | 240 | Junior |
| 81 | Tyler Dorsey | PG | Oregon | 6'4” | 180 | Freshman |
| 82 | Kahlil Felder | PG | Oakland | 5'9” | 176 | Junior |
| 83 | Roderick Bobbitt | PG/SG | Hawaii | 6'3” | 205 | Senior |
| 84 | Melvin Johnson | SG | VCU | 6'5" | 165 | Senior |
| 85 | Josh Fortune | SG | Colorado | 6'5” | 205 | Junior |
| 86 | Gary Clark | SF | Cincinnati | 6'7” | 215 | Sophomore |
| 87 | Shavon Shields | SF | Nebraska | 6'7” | 219 | Senior |
| 88 | Jameel Warney | PF | Stony Brook | 6'8” | 260 | Senior |
| 89 | Patricio Garino | SF | GW | 6'6” | 211 | Senior |
| 90 | Quincy Ford | SF | Northeastern | 6'8” | 225 | Senior |
| 91 | Xavier Rathan-Mayes | PG | Florida St. | 6'4” | 180 | Sophomore |
| 92 | Andrew White III | SG | Nebraska | 6'6" | 210 | Junior |
| 93 | Armani Moore | SG | Tennessee | 6'5” | 215 | Senior |
| 94 | Isaiah Briscoe | SG/PG | Kentucky | 6'3.5” | 200 | Freshman |
| 95 | Tyrone Wallace | PG/SG | California | 6'5” | 200 | Senior |
| 96 | Georges Niang | SF | Iowa St. | 6'8" | 230 | Senior |
| 97 | Shaquille Harrison | PG | Tulsa | 6'4” | 180 | Senior |
| 98 | Tevin Mack | SG/SF | Texas | 6'7” | 200 | Freshman |
| 99 | Zak Irvin | SG/SF | Michigan | 6'6” | 215 | Junior |
| 100 | Isaiah Taylor | PG | Texas | 6'1” | 170 | Junior |
| On the Radar | ||||||
| Dejounte Murray | SG | Washington | 6'5” | 175 | Freshman | |
| Justin Jackson | SF | UNC | 6'7” | 185 | Sophomore | |
| Luke Kennard | SG | Duke | 6'5” | 180 | Freshman | |
| Sindarius Thornwell | SG | South Carolina | 6'5” | 205 | Junior | |
| Keita Bates-Diop | SF | Ohio St. | 6'7” | 190 | Sophomore | |
| Patrick McCaw | PG/SG | UNLV | 6'7” | 185 | Sophomore | |
| Brannen Green | SG/SF | Kansas | 6'7” | 215 | Junior | |
| Wesley Iwundu | SF/PF | Kansas St. | 6'7” | 210 | Junior | |
| Chris Boucher | PF/C | Oregon | 6'10” | 200 | Junior | |
| Bryant Crawford | PG/SG | Wake Forest | 6'3” | 200 | Freshman | |
| Joel Berry | PG | UNC | 6'0” | 185 | Sophomore | |
| Isaac Haas | C | Purdue | 7'0” | 297 | Sophomore | |
| Ryan Anderson | SF/PF | Arizona | 6'9" | 230 | Senior | |
| Quenton DeCosey | SG/SF | Temple | 6'5” | 180 | Senior | |
| Marquese Chriss | SF | Washington | 6'9” | 225 | Freshman | |
| Jeremy Hemsley | PG | San Diego St. | 6'4” | 190 | Freshman | |
| Ricardo Gathers | PF | Baylor | 6'8" | 260 | Senior | |
| Stefan Moody | PG | Ole Miss | 5'10” | 179 | Senior | |
| Devin Robinson | SF | Florida | 6'8” | 180 | Sophomore | |
| Michael Bryson | SG/SF | UCSB | 6'4” | 201 | Senior | |
| Jaquan Lyle | PG | Ohio St. | 6'5” | 230 | Freshman | |
| Isaiah Whitehead | SG | Seton Hall | 6'4” | 195 | Sophomore | |
| Kendrick Nunn | SG | Illinois | 6'3” | 180 | Junior | |
| Jalen Reynolds | PF | Xavier | 6'9” | 222 | Junior | |
| Devin Thomas | PF | Wake Forest | 6'9” | 240 | Senior | |
| Isaac Copeland | SF | Georgetown | 6'9” | 220 | Sophomore | |
| Charles Cooke | SG | Dayton | 6'5” | 192 | Junior | |
| Donovan Mitchell | SG | Louisville | 6'2” | 185 | Freshman | |
| Jordan Murphy | SG/SF | Minnesota | 6'6” | 230 | Freshman | |
| Chris Koumadje | PF/C | Florida St. | 7'4” | 230 | Freshman | |
| Jae'Sean Tate | SF | Ohio St. | 6'5” | 190 | Sophomore | |
| KeVaughn Allen | PG/SG | Florida | 6'2” | 183 | Freshman | |
| Rob Gray Jr. | SG/PG | Houston | 6'2” | 190 | Sophomore | |
| Wes Washpun | SG/PG | N. Iowa | 6'1” | 175 | Senior | |
| Tonye Jekiri | C | Miami | 7'0” | 235 | Senior |
