Rank	Team (First Place)	Last Week's Rank	2025-26 Record	Weeks in Top 15
1.	University of Wisconsin, 284 (18)	1	31-3-2	23
2.	Ohio State University, 267 (1)	2	32-4-0	23
3.	Penn State University, 243	3	31-5-0	23
4.	University of Minnesota, 227	4	26-10-1	23
5.	Northeastern University, 209	5	27-7-1	23
6.	University of Connecticut, 186	6	25-8-2	23
7.	Quinnipiac University, 163	7	26-8-3	23
8.	Yale University, 159	8	24-8-0	16
9.	Princeton University, 136	10	23-9-0	18
T-10.	Cornell University, 102	11	20-10-2	23
T-10.	University of Minnesota Duluth, 102	9	20-14-3	23
12.	Mercyhurst University, 69	12	23-10-3	6
13.	Minnesota State University, 58	14	17-18-2	12
T-14.	Clarkson University, 23	15	20-12-3	23
T-14.	Colgate University, 23	13	19-16-1	19
Others Receiving Votes: Brown University, 12; College of the Holy Cross, 8; St. Cloud State University, 7; Harvard University, 2; University of Vermont, 1.
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 (18)	31-3-2	298	1
2	Ohio State (2)	32-4-0	282	2
3	Penn State	31-5-0	255	3
4	Minnesota	26-10-1	241	4
5	Northeastern	27-7-1	222	5
6	Connecticut	25-8-2	205	6
7	Yale	24-8-0	168	8
8	Quinnipiac	26-8-3	166	7
9	Princeton	23-9-0	138	10
10	Minnesota Duluth	20-14-3	114	9
11	Cornell	20-10-2	104	11
12	Mercyhurst	23-10-3	70	12
13	Minnesota State	17-18-2	62	14
14	Colgate	19-16-1	35	13
15	Clarkson	20-12-3	26	15
Others Receiving Votes: Brown 8, Holy Cross 4, St. Cloud State 1, Vermont 1
The USCHO.com Poll is compiled weekly and consists of 20 voters. USCHO.com provides in-depth coverage of college hockey.