USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Women's College Hockey Poll
November 15, 2016
| Team | Points | (First Place Votes) | Last Poll | Record | Weeks in Poll | |
| 1 | University of Wisconsin | 190 | (19) | 1 | 11-0-1 | 8 |
| 2 | University of Minnesota | 171 | 2 | 11-1-0 | 8 | |
| 3 | University of Minnesota Duluth | 139 | 3 | 7-2-3 | 7 | |
| 4 | St Lawrence University | 132 | 4 | 11-0-1 | 6 | |
| 5 | Colgate University | 112 | 5 | 12-0-1 | 8 | |
| 6 | Clarkson University | 92 | 6 | 10-3-1 | 8 | |
| 7 | Boston College | 90 | 7 | 9-3-2 | 8 | |
| 8 | Quinnipiac University | 47 | 8 | 9-4-1 | 8 | |
| 9 | University of North Dakota | 40 | 9 | 6-4-2 | 7 | |
| 10 | Northeastern University | 21 | NR | 10-3-1 | 2 |
Others receiving votes: Robert Morris University 10, Princeton University 1.
