John R. Wooden Award 2020-21 preseason Top 30 Watch List
The John R. Wooden Award announced the Preseason Top 30 Watch List, 30 athletes chosen by a preseason poll of national women’s college basketball media members.
Players not on the preseason list are still eligible for the midseason list, late-season list, and the national ballot. The final ballot consists of 15 players. The Wooden Award All American Team will be announced the week of the NCAA Elite Eight. The winner of the 2021 John R. Wooden Award will be announced after the NCAA Tournament in April.
John R. Wooden Award 2020-21 Preseason Top 30
| Name | School | Conference | Class | Position |
| Aliyah Boston | South Carolina | SEC | So. | F |
| Paige Bueckers | Connecticut | Big East | Fr. | G |
| Charli Collier | Texas | Big 12 | Jr. | F/C |
| Zia Cooke | South Carolina | SEC | So. | G |
| Elissa Cunane | NC State | ACC | Jr. | C |
| Rennia Davis | Tennessee | SEC | Sr. | G/F |
| Chelsea Dungee | Arkansas | SEC | Sr. | G |
| Dana Evans | Louisville | ACC | Sr. | G |
| Vivian Gray | Texas Tech | Big 12 | Sr. | G |
| Arella Guirantes | Rutgers | Big Ten | Sr. | G |
| Naz Hillmon | Michigan | Big Ten | Jr. | F |
| Rhyne Howard* | Kentucky | SEC | Jr. | G |
| Lexie Hull | Stanford | PAC-12 | Jr. | G |
| Rickea Jackson | Mississippi State | SEC | So. | F |
| Ashley Joens | Iowa State | Big 12 | Jr. | G/F |
| N’dea Jones | Texas A&M | SEC | Sr. | F |
| Ayoka Lee | Kansas State | Big 12 | So. | C |
| Kiara Lewis | Syracuse | ACC | Sr. | G |
| Tiana Mangakahia | Syracuse | ACC | Sr. | G |
| Aari McDonald | Arizona | PAC-12 | Sr. | G |
| Olivia Nelson-Ododa | Connecticut | Big East | Jr. | F |
| Michaela Onyenwere | UCLA | PAC-12 | Sr. | F |
| Ali Patberg | Indiana | Big Ten | Sr. | G |
| Lindsey Pulliam | Northwestern | Big Ten | Sr. | G |
| Destiny Slocum | Arkansas | SEC | Sr. | G |
| NaLyssa Smith | Baylor | Big 12 | Jr. | F |
| Unique Thompson | Auburn | SEC | Sr. | F |
| Evina Westbrook | Connecticut | Big East | Jr. | G |
| Christyn Williams | Connecticut | Big East | Jr. | G |
| Kiana Williams | Stanford | PAC-12 | Sr. | G |
*2019-20 Wooden Award All American
