The list of 30 women's basketball candidates for the Lowe's Senior CLASS Award (Celebrating Loyalty and Achievement for Staying in School) have been announced. The winner to be selected from this list will be voted upon later in the season and presented at the 2012 Women's Final Four. The honoree will be who best exemplifies the qualities of community, classroom, character and competition.

The diverse list of nominees for NCAA Division I women's basketball is as follows:
LaSondra Barrett (LSU), Denise Beliveau (UNH), Brogan Berry (Harvard), Cierra Bravard (FSU), Kaitlyn Burke (NU), Brittany Carter (Memphis), Jalana Childs (KSU), Lauren Edwards (Princeton), Adaora Elonu (TAMU), Briana Gilbreath (USC), Keisha Hampton (DePaul), Jericka Jenkins (Hampton), Shenise Johnson (Miami), Emilie Johnson (UCSB), Amanda Johnson (Oregon), Glory Johnson (Tennessee), Michelle Kurowski (UMBC), Kristen McCarthy (Temple), Natalie Novosel (ND), Nnemkadi Ogwumike (Stanford), Chelsea Pickering (Idaho State), Abby Plucker (ND State), Justine Raterman (Dayton), Brittany Rayburn (Purdue), Monique Reid (Louisville), Ericka Russell (Alabama), Naama Shafir (Toledo), Da’Shena Stevens (St. John's), Whiquitta Tobar (Alabama A&M), Corielle Yarde (Marist)