USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Women's College Hockey Poll
October 12, 2021
| Team | Points | (First Place Votes) | Last Poll | Record | Weeks in Poll | |
| 1 | University of Wisconsin | 190 | (19) | 1 | 6-0-0 | 5 |
| 2 | Ohio State University | 170 | 3 | 4-0-0 | 5 | |
| 3 | Colgate University | 151 | 4 | 6-0-0 | 5 | |
| 4 | Boston College | 97 | 7 | 3-0-0 | 5 | |
| 5 | University of Minnesota | 91 | 5 | 1-3-0 | 5 | |
| 6 | Northeastern University | 83 | 2 | 2-2-0 | 5 | |
| 7 | University of Minnesota Duluth | 82 | 6 | 2-2-0 | 5 | |
| 8 | Quinnipiac University | 47 | 10 | 6-0-0 | 2 | |
| 9 | Cornell University | 39 | 8 | 0-0-0 | 5 | |
| 10 | Providence College | 33 | NR | 2-0-0 | 1 |
Others receiving votes: Princeton 22, Boston University 19, Clarkson 14, Harvard 3, Minnesota State 3, St. Lawrence 1.
