USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Women's College Hockey Poll
October 18, 2016
| Team | Points | (First Place Votes) | Last Poll | Record | Weeks in Poll | |
| 1 | University of Wisconsin | 190 | (19) | 1 | 5-0-1 | 4 |
| 2 | University of Minnesota | 170 | 2 | 5-1-0 | 4 | |
| 3 | Quinnipiac University | 143 | 3 | 5-1-0 | 4 | |
| 4 | University of Minnesota Duluth | 112 | 4 | 3-2-1 | 3 | |
| 5 | Colgate University | 104 | 6 | 4-0-0 | 4 | |
| 6 | St Lawrence University | 79 | 9 | 3-0-1 | 2 | |
| 7 | Boston College | 70 | 5 | 3-2-1 | 4 | |
| 8 | Clarkson University | 59 | 7 | 2-3-1 | 4 | |
| 9 | Bemidji State University | 39 | 8 | 4-2-0 | 2 | |
| 10 | University of North Dakota | 36 | 10 | 4-1-1 | 4 |
Others receiving votes: Princeton University 17, Robert Morris University 11, Boston University 8, Ohio State University 5, Mercyhurst University 2.
