Preseason USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Women's College Hockey Poll
September 23, 2014
| Team | Points | (First Place Votes) | Last Poll | Record | Weeks in Poll | |
| 1 | University of Minnesota | 174 | (14) | 2 | 38-2-1 | 1 |
| 2 | University of Wisconsin | 142 | (4) | 3 | 28-8-2 | 1 |
| 3 | Boston College | 127 | 5 | 27-7-3 | 1 | |
| 4 | Harvard University | 123 | 7 | 23-7-4 | 1 | |
| 5 | Boston University | 119 | 9 | 24-13-1 | 1 | |
| 6 | Cornell University | 104 | 4 | 24-6-4 | 1 | |
| 7 | Clarkson University | 65 | 1 | 31-5-5 | 1 | |
| 8 | University of North Dakota | 46 | 8 | 20-12-4 | 1 | |
| 9 | Mercyhurst University | 35 | 6 | 24-9-4 | 1 | |
| 10 | Quinnipiac University | 24 | 10 | 22-6-9 | 1 |
Others receiving votes: Northeastern University 17, University of Minnesota Duluth 15, Robert Morris University 9.
