Preseason USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Women's College Hockey Poll
September 19, 2023
| Team | Points | (First Place Votes) | Last Poll | Record | Weeks in Poll | |
| 1 | University of Wisconsin | 284 | (18) | 1 | 29-10-2 | 1 |
| 2 | Ohio State University | 267 | (1) | 2 | 33-6-2 | 1 |
| 3 | University of Minnesota | 237 | 3 | 30-6-3 | 1 | |
| 4 | Colgate University | 229 | 5 | 32-6-2 | 1 | |
| 5 | Northeastern University | 199 | 4 | 34-3-1 | 1 | |
| 6 | Yale University | 186 | 6 | 28-4-1 | 1 | |
| 7 | University of Minnesota Duluth | 178 | 7 | 26-10-1 | 1 | |
| 8 | Quinnipiac University | 153 | 8 | 30-10-0 | 1 | |
| 9 | Clarkson University | 118 | 9 | 29-11-2 | 1 | |
| 10 | Cornell University | 104 | 14 | 16-14-2 | 1 | |
| 11 | Penn State University | 89 | 10 | 27-9-2 | 1 | |
| 12 | University of Vermont | 69 | 11 | 22-11-3 | 1 | |
| 13 | St Cloud State University | 59 | 13 | 18-18-1 | 1 | |
| 14 | Providence College | 48 | 12 | 22-11-1 | 1 | |
| 15 | Princeton University | 21 | NR | 15-15-1 | 1 |
Others receiving votes: Boston College 10, UConn 8, Mercyhurst 8, St. Lawrence 6, Minnesota State 6, Long Island University 1.
