USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Women's College Hockey Poll
October 3, 2017
| Team | Points | (First Place Votes) | Last Poll | Record | Weeks in Poll | |
| 1 | University of Wisconsin | 186 | (15) | 2 | 4-0-0 | 3 |
| 2 | Clarkson University | 172 | (4) | 1 | 1-0-1 | 3 |
| 3 | Boston College | 141 | 4 | 0-0-0 | 3 | |
| 4 | University of Minnesota Duluth | 125 | 5 | 2-0-0 | 3 | |
| 5 | University of Minnesota | 122 | 3 | 1-1-0 | 3 | |
| 6 | St Lawrence University | 91 | 7 | 0-0-0 | 3 | |
| 7 | Cornell University | 69 | 6 | 0-0-0 | 3 | |
| 8 | Northeastern University | 53 | 8 | 0-1-1 | 3 | |
| 9 | Robert Morris University | 37 | 9 | 0-0-0 | 3 | |
| 10 | Colgate University | 23 | NR | 0-0-0 | 1 |
Others receiving votes: Quinnipiac University 10, Ohio State University 6, Princeton University 5, Merrimack College 4, Providence College 1.
