USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Women's College Hockey Poll
October 17, 2017
| Team | Points | (First Place Votes) | Last Poll | Record | Weeks in Poll | |
| 1 | University of Wisconsin | 184 | (13) | 1 | 8-0-0 | 5 |
| 2 | Clarkson University | 175 | (6) | 2 | 5-0-1 | 5 |
| 3 | Boston College | 154 | 3 | 2-0-0 | 5 | |
| 4 | Ohio State University | 125 | 7 | 5-0-1 | 2 | |
| 5 | Colgate University | 113 | T8 | 4-0-0 | 3 | |
| 6 | St Lawrence University | 96 | 4 | 2-0-2 | 5 | |
| 7 | University of Minnesota | 67 | T8 | 3-2-1 | 5 | |
| 8 | University of Minnesota Duluth | 46 | 6 | 2-4-0 | 5 | |
| 9 | Northeastern University | 44 | 5 | 2-3-1 | 5 | |
| 10 | Robert Morris University | 18 | NR | 3-1-0 | 4 |
Others receiving votes: Cornell University 15, Providence College 3, Harvard University 2, University of Maine 2, University of New Hampshire 1.
