Graham was one of seven finalists for the Hendricks Award. He was one of the 12 finalists for the Butkus Award. VanVleet was one of 17 finalists for the Cousy Award. He was one of three finalists and ultimately won. The finale featured three finalists instead of two. From the twelve finalists, Peters won. He was amongst the top five finalists. Twelve of the sixteen finalists participated at the previous tournament in 2008. Ten of the sixteen finalists participated in the previous tournament in 2000. During the results, he was announced as one of the ten finalists for the season. She passed the auditions and made it as one of the twelve finalists. The initial 20 finalists were announced in January 2012. She was one of the three top finalists. The general public was allowed to vote for their favorite of five finalists. The Top-three results also features homecoming events for the Top 3 finalists.