John R. Wooden Award 2020-21 Midseason Top 25 Watch List
The John R. Wooden Award announced the Midseason Top 25 Watch List that includes athletes chosen by a preseason poll of national women’s college basketball media members based on performances during the 2020-21 season so far. Two new players are on the Wooden Watch list: Caitlin Clark (Iowa) and Haley Jones (Stanford).
Four schools have multiple players on the list: Connecticut (Paige Bueckers, Olivia Nelson-Ododa, and Christyn Williams), and followed by Arkansas (Chelsea Dungee and Destiny Slocum), South Carolina (Aliyah Boston and Zia Cooke), and Stanford (Jones and Kiana Williams).
Players not on the midseason list are still eligible for the late-season list and the national ballot. The final ballot consists of 15 players. The winner of the 2021 John R. Wooden Award will be presented following the NCAA Tournament in April.
John R. Wooden Award 2020-21 Midseason Top 25
| Name | School | Conference | Height | Class | Position |
| Aliyah Boston | South Carolina | SEC | 6-5 | Soph | F |
| Paige Bueckers | Connecticut | Big East | 5-11 | Fr. | G |
| Caitlin Clark | Iowa | Big Ten | 6-0 | Fr. | G |
| Charli Collier | Texas | Big 12 | 6-5 | Jr. | F/C |
| Zia Cooke | South Carolina | SEC | 5-9 | Soph | G |
| Elissa Cunane | NC State | ACC | 6-5 | Jr. | C |
| Rennia Davis | Tennessee | SEC | 6-2 | Sr. | G/F |
| Chelsea Dungee | Arkansas | SEC | 5-11 | Sr. | G |
| Dana Evans | Louisville | ACC | 5-6 | Sr. | G |
| Arella Guirantes | Rutgers | Big Ten | 5-11 | Sr. | G |
| Naz Hillmon | Michigan | Big Ten | 6-2 | Jr. | F |
| Rhyne Howard* | Kentucky | SEC | 6-2 | Jr. | G |
| Rickea Jackson | Mississippi State | SEC | 6-2 | Soph | F |
| Ashley Joens | Iowa State | Big 12 | 6-0 | Jr. | G/F |
| Haley Jones | Stanford | Pac-12 | 6-1 | Soph | G |
| N’dea Jones | Texas A&M | SEC | 6-2 | Sr. | F |
| Aari McDonald | Arizona | Pac-12 | 5-6 | Sr. | G |
| Olivia Nelson-Ododa | Connecticut | Big East | 6-5 | Jr. | F |
| Michaela Onyenwere | UCLA | Pac-12 | 6-0 | Sr. | F |
| Lindsey Pulliam | Northwestern | Big Ten | 5-10 | Sr. | G |
| Destiny Slocum | Arkansas | SEC | 5-7 | Sr. | G |
| NaLyssa Smith | Baylor | Big 12 | 6-2 | Jr. | F |
| Unique Thompson | Auburn | SEC | 6-3 | Sr. | F |
| Christyn Williams | Connecticut | Big East | 5-11 | Jr. | G |
| Kiana Williams | Stanford | Pac-12 | 5-8 | Sr. | G |
*indicates player selected as 2020 Wooden Award All American
