Rank	Team (First Place)	Last Week's Rank	2025-26 Record	Weeks in Top 15
1.	University of Wisconsin, 284 (18)	1	11-1-0	9
2.	University of Minnesota, 259	2	10-2-0	9
3.	Ohio State University, 253 (1)	3	9-1-0	9
4.	Cornell University, 226	4	7-0-0	9
5.	University of Minnesota Duluth, 203	5	8-4-0	9
6.	Penn State University, 193	6	12-0-0	9
7.	Quinnipiac University, 175	7	12-1-1	9
8.	University of Connecticut, 135	8	8-3-1	9
9.	Northeastern University, 132	9	8-2-0	9
10.	Yale University, 82	13	5-2-0	4
11.	Clarkson University, 81	10	6-5-1	9
12.	St. Cloud State University, 75	11	4-8-0	9
13.	Brown University, 50	15	5-2-1	3
14.	Colgate University, 39	12	5-6-1	9
15.	University of St. Thomas, 32	14	8-6-0	4
Others Receiving Votes: Princeton University, 21; Minnesota State University, 18; Mercyhurst University, 15; Boston College, 6; College of the Holy Cross, 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 (16)	12-1-1	295	1
2	Minnesota (2)	12-2-0	278	2
3	Ohio State (2)	11-1-0	267	3
4	Cornell	8-1-0	222	4
5	Minnesota Duluth	10-4-0	219	5
6	Penn State	14-0-0	214	6
7	Quinnipiac	12-1-1	185	7
8	Northeastern	10-2-0	153	8
9	Connecticut	8-3-1	138	9
10	St. Cloud State	4-9-1	95	10
11	Clarkson	7-5-1	84	12
12	Brown	7-2-1	72	13
13	Colgate	6-7-1	67	14
14	Yale	6-3-0	56	10
15	St. Thomas	8-8-0	18	15
Others Receiving Votes: Boston College 16, Princeton 13, Mercyhurst 4, St. Lawrence 2, Minnesota State 1, RIT 1
The USCHO.com Poll is compiled weekly and consists of 20 voters. USCHO.com provides in-depth coverage of college hockey.