USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Women's College Hockey Poll
October 24, 2017
| Team | Points | (First Place Votes) | Last Poll | Record | Weeks in Poll | |
| 1 | University of Wisconsin | 185 | (14) | 1 | 10-0-0 | 6 |
| 2 | Clarkson University | 176 | (5) | 2 | 7-0-1 | 6 |
| 3 | Boston College | 145 | 3 | 4-0-1 | 6 | |
| 4 | Ohio State University | 130 | 4 | 7-0-1 | 3 | |
| 5 | Colgate University | 124 | 5 | 6-0-0 | 4 | |
| 6 | University of Minnesota | 88 | 7 | 5-2-1 | 6 | |
| 7 | Northeastern University | 59 | 9 | 4-3-1 | 6 | |
| 8 | St Lawrence University | 52 | 6 | 2-2-2 | 6 | |
| 9 | Cornell University | 22 | NR | 0-0-0 | 5 | |
| 9 | Robert Morris University | 22 | 10 | 5-1-0 | 5 |
Others receiving votes: University of Minnesota Duluth 15, University of Maine 8, Harvard University 7, University of New Hampshire 5, Princeton University 4, Providence College 3.
