USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Women's College Hockey Poll
October 31, 2017
| Team | Points | (First Place Votes) | Last Poll | Record | Weeks in Poll | |
| 1 | University of Wisconsin | 190 | (19) | 1 | 12-0-0 | 7 |
| 2 | Boston College | 160 | 3 | 6-0-1 | 7 | |
| 3 | Clarkson University | 153 | 2 | 8-1-1 | 7 | |
| 4 | Ohio State University | 141 | 4 | 7-0-1 | 4 | |
| 5 | Colgate University | 116 | 5 | 7-1-0 | 5 | |
| 6 | University of Minnesota | 87 | 6 | 5-4-1 | 7 | |
| 7 | St. Lawrence University | 51 | 8 | 3-3-2 | 7 | |
| 8 | Cornell University | 44 | T9 | 1-1-0 | 6 | |
| 9 | Providence College | 43 | NR | 6-2-2 | 1 | |
| 10 | Robert Morris University | 26 | T9 | 5-1-2 | 6 |
Others receiving votes: Northeastern University 14, Harvard University 9, University of New Hampshire 8, Princeton University 3.
