USA Hockey
2025-26 Women’s College Hockey Poll – Preseason
(First-place votes in parentheses)
| Rank | School | Final | 2024-25 Record | Weeks in Top 15 |
| 1. | University of Wisconsin, 285 (19) | 1 | 38-1-2 | 1 |
| 2. | Ohio State University, 261 | 2 | 29-8-0 | 1 |
| 3. | University of Minnesota, 236 | 4 | 29-12-1 | 1 |
| 4. | Cornell University, 235 | 3 | 25-5-5 | 1 |
| 5. | University of Minnesota Duluth, 199 | 6 | 22-15-2 | 1 |
| 6. | Colgate University, 196 | 5 | 30-9-0 | 1 |
| 7. | Clarkson University, 171 | 8 | 25-13-2 | 1 |
| 8. | Penn State University, 139 | 9 | 31-6-1 | 1 |
| 9. | St. Lawrence University, 123 | 7 | 22-12-5 | 1 |
| 10. | Quinnipiac University, 116 | 10 | 22-12-4 | 1 |
| 11. | Boston University, 85 | 11 | 24-12-2 | 1 |
| 12. | University of Connecticut, 70 | 13 | 22-12-2 | 1 |
| 13. | St. Cloud State University, 63 | 12 | 15-15-6 | 1 |
| 14. | Northeastern University, 47 | 14 | 22-14-1 | 1 |
| 15. | Princeton University, 34 | RV | 18-12-2 | 1 |
Others Receiving Votes: Boston College, 8; University of St. Thomas, 6; Yale University, 4; Minnesota State University, 1; Providence College.
Notes: ECAC Hockey has six teams in the rankings, while the WCHA has five, Hockey East has three, and Atlantic Hockey America has one… Team records are listed as W-L-T.
About the Poll: The 27th annual USA Hockey 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.
