USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Women's College Hockey Poll
December 7, 2021
| Team | Points | (First Place Votes) | Last Poll | Record | Weeks in Poll | |
| 1 | University of Wisconsin | 187 | (16) | 1 | 15-1-2 | 13 |
| 2 | Ohio State University | 152 | 2 | 15-3-0 | 13 | |
| 3 | University of Minnesota | 146 | (1) | 5 | 13-4-1 | 13 |
| 4 | Northeastern University | 143 | (1) | 3 | 16-2-1 | 13 |
| 5 | Quinnipiac University | 127 | (1) | 4 | 15-1-2 | 10 |
| 6 | Colgate University | 91 | 6 | 15-4-1 | 13 | |
| 7 | University of Minnesota Duluth | 60 | 9 | 8-6-0 | 13 | |
| 8 | Yale University | 55 | 7 | 9-3-1 | 3 | |
| 9 | Clarkson University | 44 | 8 | 15-2-3 | 6 | |
| 10 | Harvard University | 29 | 10 | 9-3-0 | 5 |
Others receiving votes: UConn 6, Penn State 2, Providence 2, Mercyhurst 1.
