USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Women's College Hockey Poll
March 1, 2016
| Team | Points | (First Place Votes) | Last Poll | Record | Weeks in Poll | |
| 1 | Boston College | 190 | (19) | 1 | 36-0-0 | 21 |
| 2 | University of Minnesota | 169 | 2 | 31-3-1 | 21 | |
| 3 | University of Wisconsin | 154 | 3 | 32-3-1 | 21 | |
| 4 | Quinnipiac University | 130 | 4 | 28-2-5 | 21 | |
| 5 | Clarkson University | 117 | 5 | 28-3-5 | 21 | |
| 6 | Northeastern University | 94 | 6 | 28-7-1 | 20 | |
| 7 | Colgate University | 66 | 9 | 22-8-7 | 7 | |
| 8 | University of North Dakota | 47 | 10 | 18-11-5 | 21 | |
| 9 | Princeton University | 41 | 8 | 22-8-2 | 13 | |
| 10 | Bemidji State University | 33 | 7 | 22-11-3 | 21 |
Others receiving votes: University of Minnesota Duluth 2, Boston University 1, St. Lawrence University 1.
