USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Women's College Hockey Poll
October 11, 2016
| Team | Points | (First Place Votes) | Last Poll | Record | Weeks in Poll | |
| 1 | University of Wisconsin | 190 | (19) | 1 | 3-0-1 | 3 |
| 2 | University of Minnesota | 165 | 2 | 3-1-0 | 3 | |
| 3 | Quinnipiac University | 154 | 3 | 4-0-0 | 3 | |
| 4 | University of Minnesota Duluth | 115 | 8 | 3-0-1 | 2 | |
| 5 | Boston College | 111 | 5 | 2-1-1 | 3 | |
| 6 | Colgate University | 82 | 7 | 4-0-0 | 3 | |
| 7 | Clarkson University | 67 | 4 | 2-1-1 | 3 | |
| 8 | Bemidji State University | 55 | NR | 3-1-0 | 1 | |
| 9 | St Lawrence University | 45 | NR | 3-0-1 | 1 | |
| 10 | University of North Dakota | 26 | 6 | 2-1-1 | 3 |
Others receiving votes: Princeton University 23, Boston University 8, Robert Morris University 2, Northeastern University 1, Ohio State University 1.
