Women’s National Polls

USA Hockey/The Rink Live Women’s College Hockey Poll – December 17, 2024

Rank	Team (First Place)	Last Week’s Rank	2024-25 Record	Weeks in Top 20
1.	University of Wisconsin, 285 (19)	1	19-1-0	14
2.	Ohio State University, 260	2	13-4-2	14
3.	University of Minnesota, 249	3	13-4-1	14
4.	University of Minnesota Duluth, 226	4	11-5-2	14
5.	Colgate University, 209	5	16-4-0	14
6.	Clarkson University, 188	6	16-3-1	14
7.	Cornell University, 158	7	8-3-2	14
8.	Quinnipiac University, 145	9	13-5-3	14
9.	St. Cloud State University, 142	8	10-6-4	14
10.	St. Lawrence University, 102	10	11-5-4	14
11.	Penn State University, 89	12	15-4-0	14
12.	Boston College, 74	11	12-6-0	8
13.	Princeton University, 54	14	9-5-0	10
14.	Boston University, 49	13	11-5-1	7
15.	Northeastern University, 20	RV	10-6-1	9
Others Receiving Votes: University of Connecticut, 17; Yale University, 7; Minnesota State University, 5; Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 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 (20)	19-1-0	300	1
2	Ohio State	13-4-2	276	2
3	Minnesota	13-4-1	263	3
4	Minnesota Duluth	11-5-2	235	4
5	Colgate	16-4-0	216	5
6	Clarkson	16-3-1	199	6
7	Cornell	8-3-2	175	7
8	St. Cloud State	10-6-4	148	8
9	Quinnipiac	13-5-3	125	9
10	St. Lawrence	11-5-4	124	11
11	Boston College	12-6-0	105	10
12	Penn State	15-4-1	74	12
13	Boston University	11-5-1	52	13
14	Princeton	9-5-0	42	NR
15	Connecticut	12-8-0	29	15
Others Receiving Votes: Northeastern 19, Yale 15, Minnesota State 2, Rensselaer 1
The USCHO.com Poll is compiled weekly and consists of 20 voters. USCHO.com provides in-depth coverage of college hockey.