USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Women's College Hockey Poll
October 10, 2017
| Team | Points | (First Place Votes) | Last Poll | Record | Weeks in Poll | |
| 1 | University of Wisconsin | 182 | (13) | 1 | 6-0-0 | 4 |
| 2 | Clarkson University | 176 | (6) | 2 | 3-0-1 | 4 |
| 3 | Boston College | 155 | 3 | 2-0-0 | 4 | |
| 4 | St Lawrence University | 116 | 6 | 1-0-1 | 4 | |
| 5 | Northeastern University | 92 | 8 | 2-1-1 | 4 | |
| 6 | University of Minnesota Duluth | 80 | 4 | 2-2-0 | 4 | |
| 7 | Ohio State University | 58 | NR | 3-0-1 | 1 | |
| 10 | Cornell University | 44 | 7 | 0-0-0 | 4 |
T8 University of Minnesota 48 5 1-2-1 4 T8 Colgate University 48 10 2-0-0 2 Others receiving votes: Robert Morris University 37, Providence College 7, Bemidji State University 1, Princeton University 1.
