USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Women's College Hockey Poll
January 31, 2017
| Team | Points | (First Place Votes) | Last Poll | Record | Weeks in Poll | |
| 1 | University of Wisconsin | 190 | (19) | 1 | 24-2-1 | 17 |
| 2 | University of Minnesota Duluth | 167 | 2 | 18-4-4 | 16 | |
| 3 | Clarkson University | 144 | 3 | 20-4-4 | 17 | |
| 4 | University of Minnesota | 131 | 4 | 19-5-3 | 17 | |
| 5 | St Lawrence University | 123 | 5 | 21-3-2 | 15 | |
| 6 | Boston College | 100 | 6 | 19-3-4 | 17 | |
| 7 | Cornell University | 66 | 8 | 14-6-3 | 3 | |
| 8 | Robert Morris University | 50 | 7 | 17-3-6 | 8 | |
| 9 | Princeton University | 39 | 9 | 13-6-3 | 7 | |
| 10 | Quinnipiac University | 26 | 10 | 16-6-5 | 17 |
Others receiving votes: Colgate University 7, Northeastern University 1, University of North Dakota 1.
