USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Women's College Hockey Poll
December 6, 2016
| Team | Points | (First Place Votes) | Last Poll | Record | Weeks in Poll | |
| 1 | University of Wisconsin | 188 | (17) | 1 | 15-2-1 | 11 |
| 2 | University of Minnesota | 170 | (1) | 2 | 14-2-2 | 11 |
| 3 | University of Minnesota Duluth | 140 | 4 | 12-3-3 | 10 | |
| 6 | Boston College | 96 | 6 | 11-3-3 | 11 | |
| 7 | Colgate University | 68 | 7 | 15-2-2 | 11 | |
| 8 | Quinnipiac University | 62 | 8 | 13-4-3 | 11 | |
| 9 | Robert Morris University | 35 | NR | 12-1-5 | 2 | |
| 10 | University of North Dakota | 12 | 9 | 7-6-5 | 10 |
T4 St Lawrence University 130 (1) 3 15-1-2 9 T4 Clarkson University 130 5 14-3-3 11 Others receiving votes: Cornell University 4, Boston University 3, Northeastern University 3, Ohio State University 3, Princeton University 1.
