Updated player of the year candidate efficiency ratings --

WNBA Efficiency Formula:

Irvin - 27.7
Davenport - 25.7
Lyttle - 24.4
McCarville - 24.1
Early - 23.7
Wecker - 23.6
T. Jackson - 22.5
Young - 21.8
D. Jackson - 21.6
White - 20.6
Augustus - 19.8
Currie - 19.1
Batteast - 18.0
Wright - 15.9

ACC Efficiency Formula:

Davenport - 1.46
Irvin - 1.45
Wecker - 1.42
McCarville - 1.36
Augustus - 1.27
Early - 1.27
Lyttle - 1.27
T. Jackson - 1.26
White - 1.22
Young - 1.21
Currie - 1.19
D. Jackson - 1.15
Batteast - 1.08
Wright - 1.01

Prouty Rating:

Davenport - 0.578
Augustus - 0.560
Young - 0.544
Irvin - 0.541
Early - 0.541
McCarville - 0.539
Currie - 0.538
Wecker - 0.537
Lyttle - 0.527
T. Jackson - 0.513
Batteast - 0.511
White - 0.499
D. Jackson - 0.491
Wright - 0.465

If you excluded games missed due to injuries, McCarville would be 0.554 and Wecker would be Wecker would be 0.557.

It's a tough call. For the combination of individual numbers and team success, it's hard to argue against Davenport. If you want to go with a senior, you can make a case for Irvin, McCarville, or Wecker based on their individual performances, or you can make a case for Currie based on her team's success. Augustus still gets credit for being the best player on the best team.

Last week I emailed the folks who run the three major awards to see when they're decided. The Wade is awarded on Final Four weekend and the votes are due the previous week, so it is supposed to include the first four rounds of the tournament. The Naismith is also given on Final Four weekend -- I couldn't get a straight answer on when voting takes place, but I assume it's also the previous week. I couldn't get any answer at all from the Wooden people, but it's not given out till the weekend after the Final Four.

Bottom line: March is the most important month, and the race is still open.