USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Women's College Hockey Poll
January 4, 2022
| Team | Points | (First Place Votes) | Last Poll | Record | Weeks in Poll | |
| 1 | University of Wisconsin | 190 | (19) | 1 | 18-1-3 | 15 |
| 2 | Ohio State University | 167 | 2 | 15-3-0 | 15 | |
| 3 | Northeastern University | 141 | 3 | 16-2-1 | 15 | |
| 4 | Quinnipiac University | 138 | 4 | 15-2-3 | 12 | |
| 5 | University of Minnesota | 124 | 5 | 14-5-1 | 15 | |
| 6 | Colgate University | 91 | 6 | 15-4-1 | 15 | |
| 7 | University of Minnesota Duluth | 69 | 7 | 11-7-0 | 15 | |
| 8 | Yale University | 64 | 8 | 10-3-1 | 5 | |
| 9 | Clarkson University | 40 | 9 | 15-2-3 | 8 | |
| 10 | University of Connecticut | 10 | NR | 14-4-2 | 1 |
Others receiving votes: Harvard 8, Providence 3.
