Women’s National Polls

USA Hockey/The Rink Live Women’s College Hockey Poll – February 17, 2026

 Rank Team (First Place) Last Week’s
Rank 		2025-26
Record 		Weeks in
Top 15
1. University of Wisconsin, 284 (18) 1 27-3-2 21
2. Ohio State University, 267 (1) 2 28-4-0 21
3. University of Minnesota, 247 3 24-7-1 21
4. Penn State University, 221 4 29-5-0 21
5. Northeastern University, 196 5 24-7-1 21
6. University of Connecticut, 181 6 23-7-2 21
7. Quinnipiac University, 169 7 24-7-3 21
8. Yale University, 149 9 22-8-0 14
9. Princeton University, 147 8 21-8-0 16
10. University of Minnesota Duluth, 124 10 17-12-3 21
11. Cornell University, 93 11 18-10-2 21
12. Clarkson University, 82 12 20-11-3 21
13. Mercyhurst University, 44 13 21-10-3 4
14. Colgate University, 31 14 18-14-1 17
15. Minnesota State University, 19 RV 13-17-2 10
Others Receiving Votes: College of the Holy Cross, 11; University of St. Thomas, 5; Brown University, 4; Harvard University, 3; St. Cloud State University, 3.
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 – February 16, 2026

 Rank Team (First Place) Record Pts. Last Poll
1 Wisconsin (18) 27-3-2 298 1
2 Ohio State (2) 28-4-0 282 2
3 Minnesota 24-7-1 260 3
4 Penn State 29-5-0 240 4
5 Northeastern 24-7-1 212 5
6 Connecticut 23-7-2 199 6
7 Quinnipiac 24-7-3 178 7
8 Yale 22-8-0 157 9
9 Princeton 21-8-0 144 8
10 Minnesota Duluth 17-12-3 124 10
11 Cornell 18-10-2 102 11
12 Clarkson 20-11-3 80 12
13 Mercyhurst 21-10-3 47 13
14 Colgate 18-14-1 35 15
15 Minnesota State 13-17-2 17 NR
Others Receiving Votes: Holy Cross 13, St. Thomas 6, St. Cloud State 5, Brown 1
The USCHO.com Poll is compiled weekly and consists of 20 voters. USCHO.com provides in-depth coverage of college hockey.