Preseason USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Women's College Hockey Poll
September 24, 2019
| Team | Points | (First Place Votes) | Last Poll | Record | Weeks in Poll | |
| 1 | University of Wisconsin | 190 | (19) | 1 | 35-4-2 | 1 |
| 2 | University of Minnesota | 171 | 2 | 32-6-1 | 1 | |
| 3 | Clarkson University | 149 | 3 | 30-8-2 | 1 | |
| 4 | Northeastern University | 132 | 5 | 27-6-5 | 1 | |
| 5 | Cornell University | 103 | 4 | 24-6-6 | 1 | |
| 6 | Princeton University | 101 | 7 | 20-8-5 | 1 | |
| 7 | Boston University | 59 | 8 | 21-8-8 | 1 | |
| 8 | Boston College | 58 | 6 | 26-12-1 | 1 | |
| 9 | Ohio State University | 42 | 9 | 20-13-2 | 1 | |
| 10 | Colgate University | 21 | 10 | 23-10-5 | 1 |
Others receiving votes: University of Minnesota Duluth 10, Harvard University 6, Providence College 3.
