USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Women's College Hockey Poll
November 8, 2016
| Team | Points | (First Place Votes) | Last Poll | Record | Weeks in Poll | |
| 1 | University of Wisconsin | 190 | (19) | 1 | 11-0-1 | 7 |
| 2 | University of Minnesota | 171 | 2 | 11-1-0 | 7 | |
| 3 | University of Minnesota Duluth | 144 | 3 | 6-2-2 | 6 | |
| 4 | St Lawrence University | 125 | T6 | 9-0-1 | 5 | |
| 5 | Colgate University | 107 | T6 | 10-0-1 | 7 | |
| 6 | Clarkson University | 93 | 8 | 8-3-1 | 7 | |
| 7 | Boston College | 85 | 4 | 7-3-2 | 7 | |
| 8 | Quinnipiac University | 56 | 5 | 7-4-1 | 7 | |
| 9 | University of North Dakota | 43 | 9 | 6-3-1 | 6 | |
| 10 | Robert Morris University | 12 | NR | 7-1-4 | 1 |
Others receiving votes: Northeastern University 8, Princeton University 8, Bemidji State University 1, Boston University 1, Cornell University 1.
