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 | Saint Mary’s | West Coast | 100.00 | 67 |
| 2 | UCLA | PAC 12 | 94.74 | 12 |
| 3 | San Francisco | West Coast | 94.05 | 105 |
| 4 | Virginia Tech | ACC | 93.88 | 75 |
| 5 | Wagner | Northeast | 90.87 | 167 |
| 6 | Alabama | SEC | 89.77 | 5 |
| 7 | Duke | ACC | 89.25 | 60 |
| 8 | Oregon | PAC 12 | 88.21 | 17 |
| 9 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 85.56 | 94 |
| 10 | Washington State | PAC 12 | 85.56 | 116 |
| 11 | UC Davis | Big West | 85.15 | 176 |
| 12 | Michigan | Big Ten | 84.92 | 4 |
| 13 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 84.58 | 16 |
| 14 | Florida | SEC | 84.46 | 45 |
| 15 | LSU | SEC | 83.19 | 20 |
| 16 | Providence | Big East | 82.38 | 87 |
| 17 | Texas Tech | Big 12 | 81.92 | 47 |
| 18 | Purdue | Big Ten | 81.69 | 25 |
| 19 | Kansas | Big 12 | 81.28 | 24 |
| 20 | BYU | West Coast | 80.18 | 43 |
| 21 | Gonzaga | West Coast | 79.38 | 2 |
| 22 | Syracuse | ACC | 79.15 | 31 |
| 23 | Georgia Southern | Sun Belt | 78.97 | 258 |
| 24 | South Dakota State | Summit | 78.45 | 141 |
| 25 | Cal-San Diego Tritons | Big West | 78.28 | 211 |