In January, the Wooden Award committee will release the Midseason Top 30 list, followed by the distribution of the National Ballot to more than 1,000 voters in early March. The 10-player Wooden Award All-American Team will be announced the Tuesday after the “Elite Eight” round of the NCAA Tournament is completed.
The 2008 Award ceremony, which will include the presentation of the Men’s and Women’s John R. Wooden Award, the Wooden Award All-American Teams, and the Legends of Coaching Award to recipient Pat Summitt of the University of Tennessee, will be held at The Los Angeles Athletic Club the weekend of April 11-13, 2008. The top five male and female finalists will be invited to Los Angeles for the Award’s ceremony and will receive a contribution from The Los Angeles Athletic Club for their university’s general scholarship fund. One of these five players will be named the John R. Wooden Award Player of the Year at a live televised announcement from The Club where he is awarded the prestigious five-figured bronze trophy.
All-American Team – Top 50 Candidates
(Based on a preseason poll. Players listed alphabetically.)
| Jeff Adrien | 6-7 | F | Jr. | Connecticut |
| Ryan Anderson | 6-10 | F | So. | California |
| D.J. Augustin | 6-10 | G | So. | Texas |
| Patrick Beverley | 6-1 | G | So. | Arkansas |
| Jon Brockman | 6-7 | F | Jr. | Washington |
| Chase Budinger | 6-7 | F | So. | Arizona |
| Jaycee Carroll | 6-2 | G | Sr. | Utah State |
| Mario Chalmers | 6-1 | G | Jr. | Kansas |
| Darren Collison | 6-1 | G | Jr. | UCLA |
| Brandon Costner | 6-9 | F | So. | NC State |
| Stephen Curry | 6-0 | G | So. | Davidson |
| Eric Devendorf | 6-4 | G | Jr. | Syracuse |
| Chris Douglas-Roberts | 6-6 | G | Jr. | Memphis |
| Randal Falkner | 6-7 | F | Sr. | Southern Illinois |
| Shan Foster | 6-6 | G/F | Sr. | Vanderbilt |
| Taj Gibson | 6-9 | F | So. | USC |
| James Gist | 6-8 | F | Sr. | Maryland |
| Jamont Gordon | 6-4 | G/F | Jr. | Mississippi State |
| Kentrell Gransberry | 6-9 | C | Sr. | South Florida |
| A.J. Graves | 6-1 | G | Sr. | Butler |
| Malik Hairston | 6-6 | G | Jr | Oregon |
| Tyler Hansbrough* | 6-9 | F | Jr. | North Carolina |
| Richard Hendrix | 6-8 | F | Jr. | Alabama |
| Roy Hibbert | 7-2 | C | Sr. | Georgetown |
| Dominic James | 5-11 | G | Jr. | Marquette |
| Joseph Jones | 6-9 | F/C | Sr. | Texas A&M |
| Marcelus Kemp | 6-5 | G | Sr. | Nevada |
| Ty Lawson | 5-11 | G | So. | North Carolina |
| Courtney Lee | 6-5 | G/F | Sr. | Western Kentucky |
| Chris Lofton | 6-2 | G | Sr. | Tennessee |
| Derrick Low | 6-2 | G | Sr. | Washington State |
| Aleks Maric | 6-11 | C | Sr. | Nebraska |
| Eric Maynor | 6-2 | G | Jr. | VCU |
| Bo McCalebb | 6-0 | G | Sr. | New Orleans |
| Drew Neitzel | 6-0 | G | Sr. | Michigan State |
| DeMarcus Nelson | 6-4 | G | Sr. | Duke |
| Jeremy Pargo | 6-2 | G | Jr. | Gonzaga |
| Jeff Pendergraph | 6-9 | F | Jr. | Arizona State |
| Scottie Reynolds | 6-2 | G | So. | Villanova |
| Tyrese Rice | 6-1 | G | Jr. | Boston College |
| Brandon Rush* | 6-6 | G | Jr. | Kansas |
| Josh Shipp | 6-5 | F | Jr. | UCLA |
| Sean Singletary | 6-0 | G | Sr. | Virginia |
| Jason Thompson | 6-11 | F | Sr. | Rider |
| Johnathan Wallace | 6-1 | G | Sr. | Georgetown |
| Kyle Weaver | 6-6 | G | Sr. | Washington State |
| D.J. White | 6-9 | F | Sr. | Indiana |
| Reggie Williams | 6-5 | F | Sr. | VMI |
| Terrence Williams | 6-6 | F | Jr. | Louisville |
| Martin Zeno | 6-5 | G | Sr. | Texas Tech |
* Indicates player was a 2006-07 Wooden Award All-American.