USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Women's College Hockey Poll
October 25, 2016
| Team | Points | (First Place Votes) | Last Poll | Record | Weeks in Poll | |
| 1 | University of Wisconsin | 190 | (19) | 1 | 7-0-1 | 5 |
| 2 | University of Minnesota | 171 | 2 | 7-1-0 | 5 | |
| 3 | University of Minnesota Duluth | 139 | 4 | 4-2-2 | 4 | |
| 4 | Quinnipiac University | 114 | 3 | 5-2-1 | 5 | |
| 5 | Boston College | 108 | 7 | 4-2-2 | 5 | |
| 6 | St Lawrence University | 93 | 6 | 5-0-1 | 3 | |
| 7 | Colgate University | 89 | 5 | 5-0-1 | 5 | |
| 8 | Clarkson University | 55 | 8 | 4-3-1 | 5 | |
| 9 | Princeton University | 38 | NR | 2-0-0 | 3 | |
| 10 | Bemidji State University | 27 | 9 | 4-3-1 | 3 |
Others receiving votes: University of North Dakota 12, Northeastern University 4, Ohio State University 4, Cornell University 1.
