Women’s National Polls

USA Hockey/The Rink Live Women’s College Hockey Poll – February 24, 2026

Rank	Team (First Place)	Last Week’s Rank	2025-26 Record	Weeks in Top 15
1.	University of Wisconsin, 285 (19)	1	29-3-2	22
2.	Ohio State University, 266	2	30-4-0	22
3.	Penn State University, 240	4	29-5-0	22
4.	University of Minnesota, 230	3	24-9-1	22
5.	Northeastern University, 206	5	26-7-1	22
6.	University of Connecticut, 176	6	24-8-2	22
7.	Quinnipiac University, 173	7	24-7-3	22
8.	Yale University, 151	8	22-8-0	15
9.	University of Minnesota Duluth, 137	10	19-12-3	22
10.	Princeton University, 130	9	21-8-0	17
11.	Cornell University, 95	11	18-10-2	22
12.	Mercyhurst University, 65	13	21-10-3	5
13.	Colgate University, 47	14	19-14-1	18
14.	Minnesota State University, 33	15	15-17-2	11
15.	Clarkson University, 28	12	20-12-3	22
Others Receiving Votes: Brown University, 11; College of the Holy Cross, 4; Harvard University, 2; St. Cloud State University, 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.

Rank	Team (First Place)	Record	Pts.	Last Poll
1	Wisconsin (19)	29-3-2	299	1
2	Ohio State (1)	30-4-0	281	2
3	Penn State	29-5-0	256	4
4	Minnesota	24-9-1	240	3
5	Northeastern	26-7-1	220	5
6	Connecticut	24-8-2	192	6
7	Quinnipiac	24-7-3	177	7
8	Yale	22-8-0	161	8
9	Minnesota Duluth	19-12-3	144	10
10	Princeton	21-8-0	129	9
11	Cornell	18-10-2	100	11
12	Mercyhurst	21-10-3	73	13
13	Colgate	19-14-1	57	14
14	Minnesota State	15-17-2	32	15
15	Clarkson	20-12-3	28	12
Others Receiving Votes: Brown 10, Holy Cross 1
The USCHO.com Poll is compiled weekly and consists of 20 voters. USCHO.com provides in-depth coverage of college hockey.