Women’s National Polls

USA Hockey/The Rink Live Women’s College Hockey Poll – March 10, 2026

Rank	Team (First Place)	Last Week’s Rank	2025-26 Record	Weeks in Top 15
1.	Ohio State University, 282 (16)	2	34-4-0	24
2.	University of Wisconsin, 269 (3)	1	32-4-2	24
3.	Penn State University, 242	3	32-5-0	24
4.	University of Minnesota, 230	4	26-11-1	24
5.	Northeastern University, 198	5	28-8-1	24
6.	University of Connecticut, 192	6	27-8-2	24
7.	Quinnipiac University, 179	7	28-8-3	24
8.	Yale University, 149	8	25-9-0	17
9.	Princeton University, 127	9	23-10-0	19
10.	University of Minnesota Duluth, 106	T-10	20-14-3	24
11.	Cornell University, 96	T-10	20-11-2	24
12.	Mercyhurst University, 68	12	23-11-3	7
13.	Minnesota State University, 51	13	17-19-2	13
14.	Clarkson University, 32	T-14	20-12-3	24
15.	Colgate University, 31	T-14	19-16-1	20
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.

Rank	Team (First Place)	Record	Pts.	Last Poll
1	Ohio State (19)	34-4-0	299	2
2	Wisconsin (1)	32-4-2	281	1
3	Penn State	32-5-0	258	3
4	Minnesota	26-11-1	242	4
5	Northeastern	28-8-1	213	5
6	Connecticut	27-8-2	206	6
7	Quinnipiac	28-8-3	178	8
8	Yale	25-9-0	160	7
9	Princeton	23-10-0	139	9
10	Minnesota Duluth	20-14-3	117	10
11	Cornell	20-11-2	99	11
12	Mercyhurst	23-11-3	76	12
13	Minnesota State	17-19-2	46	13
14	Colgate	19-16-1	42	14
15	Clarkson	20-12-3	34	15
Others Receiving Votes: Brown 7, St. Cloud State 2, Holy Cross 1
The USCHO.com Poll is compiled weekly and consists of 20 voters. USCHO.com provides in-depth coverage of college hockey.