USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Women's College Hockey Poll
October 2, 2018
| Team | Points | (First Place Votes) | Last Poll | Record | Weeks in Poll | |
| 1 | Clarkson University | 189 | (18) | 1 | 2-0-0 | 2 |
| 2 | University of Wisconsin | 168 | (1) | 2 | 2-0-0 | 2 |
| 3 | University of Minnesota | 155 | 3 | 2-0-0 | 2 | |
| 4 | University of Minnesota Duluth | 131 | 9 | 2-0-0 | 2 | |
| 5 | Ohio State University | 111 | 7 | 2-0-0 | 2 | |
| 6 | Boston College | 94 | 4 | 0-2-0 | 2 | |
| 7 | Cornell University | 68 | 6 | 0-0-0 | 2 | |
| 8 | Colgate University | 61 | 5 | 1-1-0 | 2 | |
| 9 | Northeastern University | 38 | 8 | 0-0-0 | 2 | |
| 10 | Mercyhurst University | 12 | 10 | 0-2-0 | 2 |
Others receiving votes: Harvard University 5, Penn State University 4, Princeton University 3, St. Lawrence University 3, University of Connecticut 2, Robert Morris University 1.
