I assume the bottom two are Gabby Williams and Napheesa Collier, and you'll be hard pressed to find anyone outside of the Tennessee fan base who thinks that Russell belongs on the list over either of them. If you include assists and steals, both of them are filling up the stat sheet even if their scoring has taken a hit because of all the offensive weapons on UConn and not having to play as many minutes.
Anigwe was the player I would have dropped in favor of Russell, but she came into the season higher on the totem pole and even though her numbers are down, they are close enough that she's a reasonable selection.
I firmly believe that if Tennessee hadn't had that bad stretch where they lost a bunch of games and moved into the middle of the SEC rankings, then Mercedes would have been on this list. Maybe Jaime too, even though her stats don't support it. As with previous years, they are being punished because Tennessee as a team has underachieved.