| NATIONAL POLLS |
USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Women's College Hockey Poll - March 20, 2018
| Rank | Team (First Place) | Last Week's Ranking |
2017-18 Record |
Weeks in Top 15 |
| 1. | Clarkson University, 190 (19) | 1 | 36-4-1 | 24 |
| 2. | Colgate University, 169 | 3 | 34-6-1 | 22 |
| 3. | University of Wisconsin, 152 | 2 | 31-5-2 | 24 |
| 4. | Ohio State University, 132 | 4 | 24-11-4 | 21 |
| 5. | Boston College, 113 | 5 | 30-5-3 | 24 |
| 6. | University of Minnesota, 99 | 6 | 24-11-3 | 24 |
| 7. | Cornell University, 58 | 7 | 21-9-3 | 23 |
| 8. | Northeastern University, 55 | 8 | 19-7-3 | 9 |
| 9. | St. Lawrence University, 37 | 9 | 20-11-4 | 22 |
| 10. | Mercyhurst University, 36 | 10 | 18-15-4 | 2 |
| Others Receiving Votes: Robert Morris University, 4. | ||||
| The USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Women's College Hockey Poll is conducted each week in conjunction with the American Hockey Coaches Association. The poll includes input from coaches and journalists representing each of the four NCAA Division I ice hockey conferences, as well as composite votes from officers of the AHCA and USA Hockey Magazine, the most widely distributed hockey magazine in the world. | ||||
USCHO.com Division I Women's Poll - September 17, 2018
| Rank | Team (First Place) | 2017-18 Record | Pts | Last Year |
| 1 | Clarkson (14) | 36- 4-1 | 147 | 1 |
| 2 | Wisconsin | 31- 5-2 | 125 | 3 |
| 3 | Minnesota | 24-11-3 | 119 | 6 |
| 4 | Boston College ( 1) | 30- 5-3 | 113 | 5 |
| 5 | Colgate | 34- 6-1 | 91 | 2 |
| 6 | Cornell | 21- 9-3 | 56 | 7 |
| 7 | Ohio State | 24-11-4 | 54 | 4 |
| 8 | Northeastern | 19-17-3 | 38 | 8 |
| 9 | Minnesota Duluth | 15-16-4 | 32 | NR |
| 10 | Mercyhurst | 18-15-4 | 20 | 10 |
| Others Receiving Votes: St. Lawrence 17, Princeton 7, Connecticut 2, Maine 2, Harvard 1, Providence 1. | ||||
| The USCHO.com Poll is compiled weekly and consists of 15 voters, including 14 coaches of Division I programs and one women's hockey writer. USCHO.com provides in-depth coverage of college hockey. | ||||