USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Women's College Hockey Poll
November 22, 2016
| Team | Points | (First Place Votes) | Last Poll | Record | Weeks in Poll | |
| 1 | University of Wisconsin | 189 | (18) | 1 | 12-1-1 | 9 |
| 2 | University of Minnesota | 163 | 2 | 11-1-2 | 9 | |
| 5 | Clarkson University | 109 | 6 | 12-3-1 | 9 | |
| 6 | Boston College | 87 | 7 | 9-3-3 | 9 | |
| 7 | University of North Dakota | 64 | 9 | 6-4-4 | 8 | |
| 8 | Colgate University | 58 | 5 | 12-2-1 | 9 | |
| 9 | Quinnipiac University | 51 | 8 | 10-4-2 | 9 | |
| 10 | Northeastern University | 24 | 10 | 10-3-3 | 3 |
T3 St Lawrence University 146 (1) 4 14-0-1 7 T3 University of Minnesota Duluth 146 3 8-3-3 8 Others receiving votes: Robert Morris University 7, Princeton University 1.
