Caitlin Clark received several 3rd-place MVP votes to cap standout rookie season

Now that the WNBA regular season is over, Caitlin Clark is expected to be named the Rookie of the Year soon. But if there was any doubt about who that award belongs to (there shouldn’t be), Sunday’s reveal of MVP voting should clear that right on up.

Though A’ja Wilson won the award unanimously, Clark put together a good enough campaign to finish fourth in MVP voting, and the rookie even received a few votes for third place.

In fact, Clark’s six third-place votes were second most to Breanna Stewart, and she led all players with 26 fourth-place votes. With an additional 22 fifth-place votes, Clark tallied 130 points to finish fourth in voting, just ahead of the Connecticut Sun’s Alyssa Thomas.

A’ja Wilson’s MVP award is official from the league. UNANIMOUS.

Here’s the voting breakdown.

A’ja Wilson with 67 1st place votes.
Napheesa Collier with 66 2nd place votes.
Breanna Stewart with 52 3rd place votes.
Caitlin Clark/Alyssa Thomas with a group of 3rd-5th place votes. pic.twitter.com/XcYJ6oSgvZ

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Napheesa Collier of the Minnesota Lynx and Stewart finished second and third in voting, respectively.

Clark’s top-five finish isn’t too surprising after her historic rookie season helped catapult the Indiana Fever from 13 wins last season to 20 wins and a spot in this year’s playoffs for the first time since 2016. Clark played all 40 games and led the Fever with 19.2 points per game and a league-best 8.4 assists. Her Fever teammate Kelsey Mitchell also received third- and fifth-place MVP votes.

Indiana opens the playoffs Sunday against Thomas and the Sun.