USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Women's College Hockey Poll
January 10, 2017
| Team | Points | (First Place Votes) | Last Poll | Record | Weeks in Poll | |
| 1 | University of Wisconsin | 190 | (19) | 1 | 18-2-1 | 14 |
| 2 | University of Minnesota | 170 | 2 | 16-3-2 | 14 | |
| 3 | Clarkson University | 151 | T3 | 15-3-4 | 14 | |
| 4 | University of Minnesota Duluth | 128 | 5 | 13-4-3 | 13 | |
| 5 | St Lawrence University | 116 | T3 | 16-2-2 | 12 | |
| 6 | Boston College | 97 | 6 | 13-3-4 | 14 | |
| 7 | Robert Morris University | 67 | 9 | 14-1-5 | 5 | |
| 8 | Quinnipiac University | 54 | 8 | 15-5-4 | 14 | |
| 9 | Colgate University | 45 | 7 | 15-3-3 | 14 | |
| 10 | University of North Dakota | 13 | 10 | 10-7-5 | 13 |
Others receiving votes: Princeton University 7, Boston University 6, Northeastern University 1.
