Women’s National Polls

USA Hockey/The Rink Live Women’s College Hockey Poll – November 18, 2025

 Rank Team (First Place) Last Week’s
Rank 		2025-26
Record 		Weeks in
Top 15
1. University of Wisconsin, 281 (16) 1 12-1-1 10
2. University of Minnesota, 263 (1) 2 12-2-0 10
3. Ohio State University, 254 (2) 3 11-1-0 10
4. University of Minnesota Duluth, 210 5 10-4-0 10
5. Cornell University, 206 4 8-1-0 10
6. Penn State University, 203 6 14-0-0 10
7. Quinnipiac University, 174 7 12-1-1 10
8. Northeastern University, 142 9 10-2-0 10
9. University of Connecticut, 130 8 8-3-1 10
10. St. Cloud State University, 89 12 4-9-1 10
11. Clarkson University, 81 11 7-5-1 10
12. Colgate University, 76 14 6-7-1 10
13. Brown University, 64 13 7-2-1 4
14. Yale University, 56 10 6-3-0 5
15. University of St. Thomas, 19 15 8-8-0 5
Others Receiving Votes: Princeton University, 12; Mercyhurst University, 7; Minnesota State University, 6; Boston College, 5; College of the Holy Cross, 1; Rochester Institute of Technology, 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 – November 17, 2025

 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.