These power polls are merely interim projections based on what has happened so far and they will look ‘funny’ until the PPI is fed more game data. Official rankings and game projections will be released on December 9, 2021.
| # | TEAM | CONF. | PPI | LAST |
| 1 | Wagner | Northeast | 100.00 | 167 |
| 2 | Virginia Tech | ACC | 99.75 | 75 |
| 3 | Alabama | SEC | 98.79 | 5 |
| 4 | Duke | ACC | 98.22 | 60 |
| 5 | Oregon | PAC 12 | 97.08 | 17 |
| 6 | San Francisco | West Coast | 96.25 | 105 |
| 7 | UCLA | PAC 12 | 95.49 | 12 |
| 8 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 94.15 | 94 |
| 9 | UC Davis | Big West | 93.71 | 176 |
| 10 | Michigan | Big Ten | 93.45 | 4 |
| 11 | Florida | SEC | 92.94 | 45 |
| 12 | Saint Mary’s | West Coast | 91.42 | 67 |
| 13 | Purdue | Big Ten | 89.89 | 25 |
| 14 | Kansas | Big 12 | 89.45 | 24 |
| 15 | BYU | West Coast | 88.24 | 43 |
| 16 | Syracuse | ACC | 87.09 | 31 |
| 17 | Georgia Southern | Sun Belt | 86.90 | 258 |
| 18 | South Dakota State | Summit | 86.33 | 141 |
| 19 | Cal-San Diego Tritons | Big West | 86.14 | 211 |
| 20 | Chattanooga | Southern | 86.01 | 124 |
| 21 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 85.76 | 28 |
| 22 | Santa Clara | West Coast | 85.51 | 145 |
| 23 | NC State | ACC | 85.44 | 66 |
| 24 | Miami (OH) | MAC | 83.79 | 166 |
| 25 | The Citadel | Southern | 83.22 | 203 |