Preseason USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Women's College Hockey Poll
September 14, 2021
| Team | Points | (First Place Votes) | Last Poll | Record | Weeks in Poll | |
| 1 | University of Wisconsin | 189 | (18) | 1 | 17-3-1 | 1 |
| 2 | Northeastern University | 162 | (1) | 2 | 22-2-1 | 1 |
| 3 | Ohio State University | 129 | 3 | 13-7-0 | 1 | |
| 4 | University of Minnesota Duluth | 116 | 4 | 12-7-0 | 1 | |
| 4 | University of Minnesota | 116 | 6 | 11-8-1 | 1 | |
| 6 | Colgate University | 99 | 5 | 15-7-1 | 1 | |
| 7 | Boston College | 57 | 7 | 14-6-0 | 1 | |
| 8 | Cornell University | 55 | NR | 0-0-0 | 1 | |
| 9 | Princeton University | 40 | NR | 0-0-0 | 1 | |
| 10 | Penn State University | 37 | 8 | 16-3-2 | 1 |
Others receiving votes: Clarkson 19, Harvard 9, Providence 8, Quinnipiac 5, Boston University 2, St. Lawrence 2.
