USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Women's College Hockey Poll
December 13, 2016
| Team | Points | (First Place Votes) | Last Poll | Record | Weeks in Poll | |
| 1 | University of Wisconsin | 189 | (18) | 1 | 17-2-1 | 12 |
| 2 | University of Minnesota | 163 | (1) | 2 | 15-3-2 | 12 |
| 5 | University of Minnesota Duluth | 123 | 3 | 13-4-3 | 11 | |
| 6 | Boston College | 94 | 6 | 12-3-3 | 12 | |
| 7 | Colgate University | 73 | 7 | 15-2-2 | 12 | |
| 8 | Quinnipiac University | 57 | 8 | 13-4-3 | 12 | |
| 9 | Robert Morris University | 39 | 9 | 12-1-5 | 3 | |
| 10 | University of North Dakota | 15 | 10 | 9-6-5 | 11 |
T3 Clarkson University 141 T4 15-3-4 12 T3 St Lawrence University 141 T4 15-1-2 10 Others receiving votes: Boston University 7, Ohio State University 2, Princeton University 1.
