Preseason USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Women's College Hockey Poll
September 29, 2015
| Team | Points | (First Place Votes) | Last Poll | Record | Weeks in Poll | |
| 1 | University of Minnesota 190 | (19) | 1 | 34- | 3-4 | 1 |
| 2 | Boston College 162 | 4 | 34- | 3-2 | 1 | |
| 3 | University of Wisconsin 155 | 3 | 29- | 7-4 | 1 | |
| 4 | Harvard University 134 | 2 | 27- | 6-3 | 1 | |
| 5 | Clarkson University | 111 | 7 | 24-11-3 | 1 | |
| 6 | University of North Dakota | 80 | 8 | 22-12-3 | 1 | |
| 7 | Quinnipiac University | 78 | 6 | 27-10-3 | 1 | |
| 8 | Boston University 64 | 5 | 25- | 9-3 | 1 | |
| 9 | Northeastern University | 23 | NR | 14-17-5 | 1 |
T9 Bemidji State University 23 10 21-17-1 1 Others receiving votes: Cornell University 14, Mercyhurst University 5, University of Minnesota-Duluth 3, Syracuse University 2, St. Lawrence University 1.
