Preseason USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Women's College Hockey Poll
September 13, 2022
| Team | Points | (First Place Votes) | Last Poll | Record | Weeks in Poll | |
| 1 | Ohio State University | 279 | (16) | 1 | 32-6-0 | 1 |
| 2 | University of Wisconsin | 252 | (3) | 7 | 26-8-4 | 1 |
| 3 | University of Minnesota | 239 | 5 | 29-9-1 | 1 | |
| 4 | Northeastern University | 223 | 3 | 31-5-2 | 1 | |
| 5 | University of Minnesota Duluth | 206 | 2 | 27-12-1 | 1 | |
| 6 | Yale University | 178 | 4 | 26-9-1 | 1 | |
| 7 | Colgate University | 171 | 6 | 30-8-1 | 1 | |
| 8 | Quinnipiac University | 161 | 8 | 26-10-3 | 1 | |
| 9 | Clarkson University | 109 | 10 | 22-12-3 | 1 | |
| 9 | Harvard University | 109 | 9 | 22-10-1 | 1 | |
| 11 | Princeton University | 91 | NR | 13-15-5 | 1 | |
| 12 | Cornell University | 80 | NR | 14-14-2 | 1 | |
| 13 | Boston College | 52 | NR | 19-14-1 | 1 | |
| 14 | University of Connecticut | 33 | NR | 24-9-1 | 1 | |
| 14 | University of Vermont | 33 | NR | 22-11-3 | 1 |
Others receiving votes: Penn State 32, Minnesota State 10, Boston University 7, Syracuse 6, St. Lawrence 4, Providence 3, Mercyhurst 2.
