USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Women's College Hockey Poll
October 5, 2021
| Team | Points | (First Place Votes) | Last Poll | Record | Weeks in Poll | |
| 1 | University of Wisconsin | 189 | (18) | 1 | 4-0-0 | 4 |
| 2 | Northeastern University | 162 | 2 | 2-0-0 | 4 | |
| 3 | Ohio State University | 153 | (1) | 3 | 4-0-0 | 4 |
| 4 | Colgate University | 129 | 6 | 4-0-0 | 4 | |
| 5 | University of Minnesota | 91 | 4 | 0-2-0 | 4 | |
| 6 | University of Minnesota Duluth | 79 | 5 | 1-1-0 | 4 | |
| 7 | Boston College | 74 | 8 | 2-0-0 | 4 | |
| 8 | Cornell University | 69 | 7 | 0-0-0 | 4 | |
| 9 | Princeton University | 42 | 9 | 0-0-0 | 4 | |
| 10 | Quinnipiac University | 25 | NR | 4-0-0 | 1 |
Others receiving votes: Clarkson 17, Providence 7, Harvard 6, Penn State 1, Boston University 1.
