Preseason USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Women's College Hockey Poll
September 25, 2018
| Team | Points | (First Place Votes) | Last Poll | Record | Weeks in Poll | |
| 1 | Clarkson University | 189 | (18) | 1 | 36-4-1 | 1 |
| 2 | University of Wisconsin | 165 | (1) | 3 | 31-5-2 | 1 |
| 3 | University of Minnesota | 145 | 6 | 24-11-3 | 1 | |
| 4 | Boston College | 140 | 5 | 30-5-3 | 1 | |
| 5 | Colgate University | 119 | 2 | 34-6-1 | 1 | |
| 6 | Cornell University | 80 | 7 | 21-9-3 | 1 | |
| 7 | Ohio State University | 73 | 4 | 24-11-4 | 1 | |
| 8 | Northeastern University | 51 | 8 | 19-17-3 | 1 | |
| 9 | University of Minnesota Duluth | 33 | NR | 15-16-4 | 1 | |
| 10 | Mercyhurst University | 20 | 10 | 18-15-4 | 1 |
Others receiving votes: St. Lawrence University 15, Princeton University 9, Robert Morris University 2, Harvard University 1, Providence College 1, Quinnipiac University 1, University of Connecticut 1.
