Alex Thomas | NCAA.com | February 23, 2021 Semifinalists named for 2021 Naismith Women's Defensive Player of the Year Women's basketball rankings: Texas A&M jumps to No. 2 in Week 14 of the Power 10 Share The Naismith Trophy announced 10 players as semifinalists for the women's Defensive Player of the Year award. Last year, Baylor's DiDi Richards took home the award — and returns on the 2021's list. LATEST RANKINGS: Power 10 | NET Rankings | AP Top 25 Oklahoma State's Natasha Mack leads the country in blocks with 96. She's swatting 4.17 shots per game, which puts her No. 1 in that category, as well. Northwestern's Veronica Burton currently leads the country in steals, swiping away 72 so far this season. Patterson is averaging over four steals per game. Below you'll find the list of the full list of 2021 semifinalists: FULL NAME CLASS POS SCHOOL CONFERENCE Aliyah Boston So. F South Carolina SEC Veronica Burton Jr. G Northwestern Big Ten Charli Collier Jr. F/C Texas Big 12 Elissa Cunane Jr. C NC State ACC Natasha Mack Sr. F Oklahoma State Big 12 Aari McDonald Sr. G Arizona Pac-12 Nancy Mulkey Sr. C Rice C-USA Olivia Nelson-Ododa Jr. F UConn BIG EAST Chasity Patterson Sr. G Kentucky SEC DiDi Richards Sr. G Baylor Big 12 Women's NCAA tournament 2021 TOURNAMENT: Schedule | Bracket | Auto bids |Bracket prediction LATEST RANKINGS | AP poll | NET rankings | Power 10 STORE: Shop latest college basketball gear ALL-TIME STARTING FIVE: Tennessee | UConn HISTORY: Champions | Relive Baylor's 2019 title 2022 NCAA women's basketball tournament dates, schedule Here is the complete 2022 NCAA women's basketball tournament schedule. The 2022 Final Four will be April 1 and 3 at the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minn. READ MORE The colleges (and conferences) with the most players taken in the 2021 WNBA draft Twenty-nine of the 36 players taken in the 2021 WNBA draft played college basketball. Here's a look at which schools and conferences had the most draft picks. READ MORE 2022 NCAA women's basketball selection show: Date, tournament schedule The 2022 NCAA DI women's college basketball bracket will be revealed on Monday, March 14. READ MORE