Rank	Team (First Place)	Last Week's Rank	2025-26 Record	Weeks in Top 15
1.	University of Wisconsin, 283 (17)	1	24-2-2	19
2.	Ohio State University, 267 (2)	2	25-3-0	19
3.	University of Minnesota, 248	3	23-5-0	19
4.	Penn State University, 226	4	26-4-0	19
5.	Northeastern University, 200	6	21-6-1	19
T-6.	Princeton University, 167	8	19-6-0	14
T-6.	Quinnipiac University, 167	5	21-7-2	19
8.	University of Connecticut, 162	7	19-7-2	19
9.	Yale University, 129	10	19-7-0	12
10.	University of Minnesota Duluth, 122	9	13-12-3	19
11.	Clarkson University, 102	11	19-8-3	19
12.	Cornell University, 75	12	14-10-2	19
13.	College of the Holy Cross, 42	14	18-8-2	2
14.	Mercyhurst University, 33	15	20-10-2	2
15.	Minnesota State University, 26	13	12-14-2	9
Others Receiving Votes: Colgate University, 11; University of St. Thomas, 11; St. Cloud State University, 6; Brown University, 3.
The USA Hockey/The Rink Live 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 five NCAA women's hockey conferences who are eligible for the NCAA Women's National Collegiate Ice Hockey Championships, as well as composite votes from officers of the AHCA and USA Hockey.

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Rank	Team (First Place)	Record	Pts	Last Poll
1	Wisconsin (19)	24-2-2	299	1
2	Ohio State (1)	25-3-0	281	2
3	Minnesota	23-5-0	260	3
4	Penn State	26-4-0	240	4
5	Northeastern	21-6-1	210	6
6	Connecticut	19-7-2	184	7
7	Princeton	19-6-0	181	8
8	Quinnipiac	21-7-2	176	5
9	Yale	19-7-0	137	10
10	Minnesota Duluth	13-12-3	111	9
11	Clarkson	19-8-3	107	11
12	Cornell	14-10-2	82	12
13	Holy Cross	18-8-2	47	13
14	Mercyhurst	20-10-2	37	15
15	Minnesota State	12-14-2	22	14
Others Receiving Votes: Colgate 21, St. Cloud State 3, St. Thomas 2
The USCHO.com Poll is compiled weekly and consists of 20 voters. USCHO.com provides in-depth coverage of college hockey.