USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Women's College Hockey Poll
January 17, 2017
| Team | Points | (First Place Votes) | Last Poll | Record | Weeks in Poll | |
| 1 | University of Wisconsin | 190 | (19) | 1 | 20-2-1 | 15 |
| 2 | University of Minnesota Duluth | 162 | 4 | 15-4-3 | 14 | |
| 3 | Clarkson University | 152 | 3 | 17-3-4 | 15 | |
| 4 | University of Minnesota | 134 | 2 | 16-5-2 | 15 | |
| 5 | St Lawrence University | 122 | 5 | 18-2-2 | 13 | |
| 6 | Boston College | 94 | 6 | 16-3-4 | 15 | |
| 7 | Robert Morris University | 70 | 7 | 15-2-5 | 6 | |
| 8 | Quinnipiac University | 50 | 8 | 16-6-4 | 15 | |
| 9 | Princeton University | 38 | NR | 13-6-3 | 5 | |
| 10 | Cornell University | 16 | NR | 11-5-2 | 1 |
Others receiving votes: Colgate University 11, University of North Dakota 6.
