2016 John R. Wooden Award Late Season Top 20
The John R. Wooden Award announced a women’s late season top 20 list of outstanding student-athletes who are the frontrunners for the honor at roughly two-thirds of the way through the 2015-16 season. The list is chosen by a poll of national women’s college basketball media members. The annual presentation of the award will take place in early April.
| Name | Height | Class | Position | School | Conference |
| Jillian Alleyne | 6-3 | Sr. | F | Oregon | Pac-12 |
| Ameryst Alston | 5-9 | Sr. | G | Ohio State | Big Ten |
| Rachel Banham | 5-9 | Sr. | G | Minnesota | Big Ten |
| Jordin Canada | 5-6 | Soph. | G | UCLA | Pac-12 |
| Nia Coffey | 6-1 | Jr. | F | Northwestern | Big Ten |
| Nina Davis# | 5-11 | Jr. | F | Baylor | Big 12 |
| Moriah Jefferson | 5-7 | Sr. | G | Connecticut | The American |
| Brionna Jones | 6-3 | Jr. | C | Maryland | Big Ten |
| Kelsey Mitchell | 5-8 | Soph. | G | Ohio State | Big Ten |
| Tiffany Mitchell# | 5-9 | Sr. | G | South Carolina | SEC |
| Kelsey Plum | 5-8 | Jr. | G | Washington | Pac-12 |
| Aerial Powers | 6-0 | Jr. | F | Michigan State | Big Ten |
| Azurá Stevens | 6-6 | Soph. | F/G | Duke | ACC |
| Breanna Stewart*# | 6-4 | Sr. | F | Connecticut | The American |
| Morgan Tuck | 6-2 | Jr. | F | Connecticut | The American |
| Brianna Turner | 6-3 | Soph. | F | Notre Dame | ACC |
| Victoria Vivians | 6-1 | Soph. | F | Mississippi State | SEC |
| Shatori Walker-Kimbrough | 5-11 | Jr. | G | Maryland | Big Ten |
| Courtney Williams | 5-8 | Sr. | G | South Florida | The American |
| A’ja Wilson | 6-5 | Soph. | F | South Carolina | SEC |
* indicates player selected as 2014-15 Wooden Award Player of the Year
# indicates player selected as a 2014-15 Wooden Award All-American
