WOMEN'S NATIONAL POLLS
USA Hockey/The Rink Live Women's College Hockey Poll - March 3, 2026
| 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. | ||||
USCHO.com Division I Women's Poll - March 2, 2026
| 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. | ||||