Women’s National Polls

USA Hockey/The Rink Live Women’s College Hockey Poll – January 6, 2026

 Rank Team (First Place) Last Week’s
Rank 		2025-26
Record 		Weeks in
Top 15
1. University of Wisconsin, 285 (19) 1 18-1-1 15
2. Ohio State University, 266 2 17-3-0 15
3. University of Minnesota, 246 3 16-4-0 15
4. Penn State University, 224 4 18-3-0 15
5. University of Connecticut, 199 7 15-3-2 15
6. Northeastern University, 186 6 15-4-0 15
7. Quinnipiac University, 166 8 15-5-2 15
8. University of Minnesota Duluth, 161 5 12-8-0 15
9. Princeton University, 139 9 13-4-0 10
10. Cornell University, 102 10 10-6-1 15
11. Clarkson University, 99 11 13-6-2 15
12. Minnesota State University, 72 12 11-8-1 5
13. Yale University, 39 14 11-7-0 8
14. St. Cloud State University, 37 13 7-12-1 15
15. Colgate University, 35 RV 10-10-1 13
Others Receiving Votes: University of St. Thomas, 9; Mercyhurst University, 6; Brown University, 3; College of the Holy Cross, 3; Boston University, 2; University of New Hampshire, 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 – January 5, 2026

 Rank Team (First Place) Record Pts. Last Poll
1 Wisconsin (20) 18-1-1 300 1
2 Ohio State 17-3-0 279 2
3 Minnesota 16-4-0 261 3
4 Penn State 18-3-0 235 4
5 Connecticut 15-3-2 214 6
6 Northeastern 15-4-0 195 7
7 Quinnipiac 15-5-2 174 8
8 Minnesota Duluth 12-8-0 158 5
9 Princeton 13-4-0 142 9
10 Cornell 10-6-1 106 10
11 Clarkson 13-6-2 102 11
12 Minnesota State 11-8-1 87 12
13 Colgate 10-10-1 59 14
14 Yale 11-7-0 38 15
15 St. Cloud State 7-12-1 36 13
Others Receiving Votes: Holy Cross 7, Mercyhurst 5, Boston College 1, Brown 1
The USCHO.com Poll is compiled weekly and consists of 20 voters. USCHO.com provides in-depth coverage of college hockey.