USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Women's College Hockey Poll
November 29, 2016
| Team | Points | (First Place Votes) | Last Poll | Record | Weeks in Poll | |
| 1 | University of Wisconsin | 189 | (18) | 1 | 14-1-1 | 10 |
| 2 | University of Minnesota | 166 | 2 | 13-1-2 | 10 | |
| 3 | St Lawrence University | 151 | (1) | T3 | 15-0-1 | 8 |
| 4 | University of Minnesota Duluth | 138 | T3 | 10-3-3 | 9 | |
| 5 | Clarkson University | 108 | 5 | 13-3-2 | 10 | |
| 6 | Boston College | 97 | 6 | 10-3-3 | 10 | |
| 7 | Colgate University | 67 | 8 | 14-2-1 | 10 | |
| 8 | Quinnipiac University | 46 | 9 | 11-4-3 | 10 | |
| 9 | University of North Dakota | 35 | 7 | 7-5-4 | 9 | |
| 10 | Northeastern University | 22 | 10 | 10-4-3 | 4 |
Others receiving votes: Robert Morris University 17, Boston University 9.
