USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Women's College Hockey Poll
September 21, 2021
| Team | Points | (First Place Votes) | Last Poll | Record | Weeks in Poll | |
| 1 | University of Wisconsin | 189 | (18) | 1 | 0-0-0 | 2 |
| 2 | Northeastern University | 164 | (1) | 2 | 0-0-0 | 2 |
| 3 | Ohio State University | 131 | 3 | 0-0-0 | 2 | |
| 4 | University of Minnesota Duluth | 111 | 4 | 0-0-0 | 2 | |
| 5 | University of Minnesota | 108 | 4 | 0-0-0 | 2 | |
| 6 | Colgate University | 95 | 6 | 0-0-0 | 2 | |
| 7 | Cornell University | 65 | 8 | 0-0-0 | 2 | |
| 8 | Boston College | 56 | 7 | 0-0-0 | 2 | |
| 9 | Princeton University | 41 | 9 | 0-0-0 | 2 | |
| 10 | Penn State University | 40 | 10 | 0-0-0 | 2 |
Others receiving votes: Clarkson 18, Providence 11, Harvard 9, Quinnipiac 7.
