2025–26 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey rankings
| 2025–26 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey rankings | |
|---|---|
| NCAA tournament | 2026 |
| Preseason No. 1 (USA Today) | Wisconsin |
| Preseason No. 1 (USCHO) | Wisconsin |
NCAA Division I women's ice hockey rankings | |
Two polls make up the 2025–26 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey rankings, the USCHO.com poll and the USA Hockey College Hockey poll. As the 2025–26 season progresses, rankings are updated weekly.
Legend
| Increase in ranking | ||
| Decrease in ranking | ||
| Not ranked previous week | ||
| Italics | Number of first place votes | |
| (#-#) | Win–loss–tie record | |
| т | Tied with team above or below also with this symbol |
USCHO
| Preseason Sep 15[1] | Week 1 Sep 29[2] | Week 2 Oct 6[3] | Week 3 Oct 13[4] | Week 4 Oct 20[5] | Week 5 Oct 27[6] | Week 6 Nov 3[7] | Week 7 Nov 10[8] | Week 8 Nov 17[9] | Week 9 Nov 24[10] | Week 10 Dec 1[11] | Week 11 Dec 8[12] | Week 12 | Week 13 | Week 14 | Week 15 | Week 16 | Week 17 | Week 18 | Week 19 | Week 20 | Week 21 | Final | ||
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| 1. | Wisconsin (20) | Wisconsin (2–0–0) (20) | Wisconsin (4–0–0) (19) | Wisconsin (6–0–0) (20) | Wisconsin (8–0–0) (20) | Wisconsin (10–0–0) (20) | Wisconsin (11–1–0) (20) | Wisconsin (11–1–0) (20) | Wisconsin (12–1–1) (16) | Wisconsin (14–1–1) (16) | Wisconsin (16–1–1) (15) | Wisconsin (18–1–1) (20) | 1. | |||||||||||
| 2. | Ohio State | Ohio State (0–0–0) | Ohio State (2–0–0) (1) | Ohio State (4–0–0) | Ohio State (5–1–0) | Ohio State (7–1–0) | Minnesota (10–2–0) | Minnesota (10–2–0) | Minnesota (12–2–0) (2) | Ohio State (13–1–0) (4) | Ohio State (15–1–0) (5) | Ohio State (15–3–0) | 2. | |||||||||||
| 3. | Minnesota | Minnesota (2–0–0) | Minnesota (4–0–0) | Minnesota (6–0–0) | Minnesota (7–1–0) | Minnesota (9–1–0) | Ohio State (9–1–0) | Ohio State (9–1–0) | Ohio State (11–1–0) (2) | Minnesota (12–4–0) | Minnesota (12–4–0) | Minnesota (14–4–0) | 3. | |||||||||||
| 4. | Cornell | Cornell (0–0–0) | Minnesota Duluth (4–0–0) | Minnesota Duluth (4–2–0) | Minnesota Duluth (6–2–0) | Cornell (4–0–0) | Cornell (7–0–0) | Cornell (7–0–0) | Cornell (8–1–0) | Penn State (16–0–0) | Penn State (17–1–0) | Penn State (17–1–0) | 4. | |||||||||||
| 5. | Colgate | Minnesota Duluth (4–0–0) | Cornell (0–0–0) | Cornell (0–0–0) | Cornell (2–0–0) | Minnesota Duluth (6–4–0) | Minnesota Duluth (8–4–0) | Minnesota Duluth (8–4–0) | Minnesota Duluth (10–4–0) | Cornell (9–2–0) | Minnesota Duluth (10–6–0) | Minnesota Duluth (12–6–0) | 5. | |||||||||||
| 6. | Minnesota Duluth | Penn State (2–0–0) | Penn State (4–0–0) | Penn State (6–0–0) | Penn State (8–0–0) | Penn State (10–0–0) | Penn State (12–0–0) | Penn State (12–0–0) | Penn State (14–0–0) | Minnesota Duluth (10–6–0) | Northeastern (13–3–0) | Connecticut (13–3–2) | 6. | |||||||||||
| 7. | Clarkson | Colgate (0–0–0) | Quinnipiac (4–0–0) | Quinnipiac (6–0–0) | Quinnipiac (8–0–0) | Quinnipiac (9–1–0) | Quinnipiac (11–1–0) | Quinnipiac (12–1–1) | Quinnipiac (12–1–1) | Northeastern (12–2–0) | Connecticut (12–3–1) | Northeastern (15–4–0) | 7. | |||||||||||
| 8. | Penn State | Quinnipiac (2–0–0) | Colgate (0–2–0) | Colgate (2–2–0) | Connecticut (4–2–0) | Connecticut (5–2–1) | Connecticut (7–2–1) | Northeastern (8–2–0) | Northeastern (10–2–0) | Connecticut (10–3–1) | Cornell (10–3–1) | Quinnipiac (14–5–1) | 8. | |||||||||||
| 9. | St. Lawrence | Clarkson (1–1–0) | Clarkson (2–2–0) | Clarkson (2–2–0) | Colgate (3–3–0) | Clarkson (5–3–0) | Northeastern (6–2–0) | Connecticut (8–3–1) | Connecticut (8–3–1) | Quinnipiac (12–3–1) | Quinnipiac (13–4–1) | Princeton (11–4–0) | 9. | |||||||||||
| 10. | Quinnipiac | St. Lawrence (0–2–0) | St. Cloud State (3–1–0) | St. Cloud State (3–3–0) | Clarkson (3–3–0) | St. Cloud State (4–6–0) | St. Cloud State (4–8–0) | St. Cloud State (4–8–0) т | St. Cloud State (4–9–1) | Clarkson (9–5–1) | Clarkson (10–6–1) | Cornell (10–5–1) | 10. | |||||||||||
| 11. | Boston University | St. Cloud State (3–1–0) | Connecticut (2–2–0) | Connecticut (2–2–0) | St. Cloud State (4–4–0) | Colgate (4–4–0) | Clarkson (6–4–0) | Yale (4–2–0) т | Clarkson (7–5–1) | Brown (8–3–1) | Princeton (9–4–0) | Clarkson (11–6–2) | 11. | |||||||||||
| 12. | Connecticut | Connecticut (1–1–0) | St. Lawrence (1–3–0) | Northeastern (4–0–0) | Northeastern (4–2–0) | Northeastern (4–2–0) | Yale (4–2–0) | Clarkson (6–5–1) | Brown (7–2–1) | Colgate (8–7–1) | Minnesota State (10–7–1) | Minnesota State (11–8–1) | 12. | |||||||||||
| 13. | St. Cloud State | Boston University (0–0–0) | Northeastern (2–0–0) | Boston University (0–4–0) | St. Thomas (5–2–0) т | St. Thomas (7–3–0) | Colgate (4–5–1) | Brown (5–2–1) | Colgate (6–7–1) | Princeton (8–4–0) | St. Cloud State (6–11–1) | St. Cloud State (7–12–1) | 13. | |||||||||||
| 14. | Princeton | Northeastern (0–0–0) | Boston University (0–2–0) | St. Lawrence (1–4–1) | Yale (2–0–0) т | Yale (3–1–0) | St. Thomas (7–5–0) | Colgate (5–6–1) | Yale (6–3–0) | St. Cloud State (5–10–1) | Colgate (8–9–1) | Colgate (9–10–1) | 14. | |||||||||||
| 15. | Northeastern | Princeton (0–0–0) | Mercyhurst (3–3–0) т Princeton (0–0–0) т | Mercyhurst (3–3–0) | Boston University (0–5–0) | Brown (3–1–0) | Brown (3–2–1) | St. Thomas (8–6–0) | St. Thomas (8–8–0) | Minnesota State (8–7–1) | Yale (8–6–0) | Yale (9–7–0) | 15. | |||||||||||
| Preseason Sep 15[1] | Week 1 Sep 29[2] | Week 2 Oct 6[3] | Week 3 Oct 13[4] | Week 4 Oct 20[5] | Week 5 Oct 27[6] | Week 6 Nov 3[7] | Week 7 Nov 10[8] | Week 8 Nov 17[9] | Week 9 Nov 24[10] | Week 10 Dec 1[11] | Week 11 Dec 8[12] | Week 12 | Week 13 | Week 14 | Week 15 | Week 16 | Week 17 | Week 18 | Week 19 | Week 20 | Week 21 | Final | ||
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USA Hockey
| Preseason Sep 16[13] | Week 1 Sep 23[14] | Week 2 Sep 30[15] | Week 3 Oct 7[16] | Week 4 Oct 14[17] | Week 5 Oct 21[18] | Week 6 Oct 28[19] | Week 7 Nov 4[20] | Week 8 Nov 11[21] | Week 9 Nov 18[22] | Week 10 Nov 25[23] | Week 11 Dec 2[24] | Week 12 Dec 9[25] | Week 13 Dec 16 | Week 14 Jan 6 | Week 15 Jan 13 | Week 16 Jan 20 | Week 17 Jan 27 | Week 18 Feb 3 | Week 19 Feb 10 | Week 20 Feb 17 | Week 21 Feb 24 | Week 22 Mar 3 | Week 23 Mar 10 | Week 24 Mar 17 | Final Mar 24 | ||
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| 1. | Wisconsin (19) | Wisconsin (0–0–0) (19) | Wisconsin (2–0–0) (19) | Wisconsin (4–0–0) (19) | Wisconsin (6–0–0) (19) | Wisconsin (8–0–0) (19) | Wisconsin (10–0–0) (19) | Wisconsin (11–1–0) (18) | Wisconsin (11–1–0) (18) | Wisconsin (12–1–1) (16) | Wisconsin (14–1–1) (14) | Wisconsin (16–1–1) (12) | Wisconsin (18–1–1) (19) | 1. | |||||||||||||
| 2. | Ohio State | Ohio State (0–0–0) | Ohio State (0–0–0) | Ohio State (2–0–0) | Ohio State (4–0–0) | Ohio State (5–1–0) | Ohio State (7–1–0) | Minnesota (10–2–0) | Minnesota (10–2–0) | Minnesota (12–2–0) (1) | Ohio State (13–1–0) (5) | Ohio State (15–1–0) (7) | Ohio State (15–3–0) | 2. | |||||||||||||
| 3. | Minnesota | Minnesota (0–0–0) | Minnesota (2–0–0) | Minnesota (4–0–0) | Minnesota (6–0–0) | Minnesota (7–1–0) | Minnesota (9–1–0) | Ohio State (9–1–0) (1) | Ohio State (9–1–0) (1) | Ohio State (11–1–0) (2) | Minnesota (12–4–0) | Minnesota (12–4–0) | Minnesota (14–4–0) | 3. | |||||||||||||
| 4. | Cornell | Cornell (0–0–0) | Cornell (0–0–0) | Cornell (0–0–0) | Cornell (0–0–0) | Cornell (2–0–0) | Cornell (4–0–0) | Cornell (7–0–0) | Cornell (7–0–0) | Minnesota Duluth (10–4–0) | Penn State (16–0–0) | Penn State (17–1–0) | Penn State (17–1–0) | 4. | |||||||||||||
| 5. | Minnesota Duluth | Minnesota Duluth (2–0–0) | Minnesota Duluth (4–0–0) | Minnesota Duluth (4–0–0) | Minnesota Duluth (4–2–0) | Minnesota Duluth (6–2–0) | Minnesota Duluth (6–4–0) | Minnesota Duluth (8–4–0) | Minnesota Duluth (8–4–0) | Cornell (8–1–0) | Minnesota Duluth (10–6–0) | Minnesota Duluth (10–6–0) | Minnesota Duluth (12–6–0) | 5. | |||||||||||||
| 6. | Colgate | Colgate (0–0–0) | Colgate (0–0–0) | Penn State (4–0–0) | Penn State (6–0–0) | Penn State (8–0–0) | Penn State (10–0–0) | Penn State (12–0–0) | Penn State (12–0–0) | Penn State (14–0–0) | Cornell (9–2–0) | Northeastern (13–3–0) | Northeastern (15–4–0) | 6. | |||||||||||||
| 7. | Clarkson | Clarkson (0–0–0) | Penn State (2–0–0) | Quinnipiac (4–0–0) | Quinnipiac (6–0–0) | Quinnipiac (8–0–0) | Quinnipiac (9–1–0) | Quinnipiac (11–1–0) | Quinnipiac (12–1–1) | Quinnipiac (12–1–1) | Northeastern (12–2–0) | Connecticut (12–3–1) | Connecticut (13–3–2) | 7. | |||||||||||||
| 8. | Penn State | Penn State (0–0–0) | Quinnipiac (2–0–0) | Colgate (0–2–0) | Colgate (2–2–0) | Colgate (3–3–0) | Connecticut (5–2–1) | Connecticut (7–2–1) | Connecticut (8–3–1) | Northeastern (10–2–0) | Connecticut (10–3–1) | Cornell (10–3–0) | Quinnipiac (14–5–1) | 8. | |||||||||||||
| 9. | St. Lawrence | St. Lawrence (0–0–0) | Clarkson (1–1–0) | Clarkson (2–2–0) | Clarkson (2–2–0) | Connecticut (4–2–0) | Clarkson (5–3–0) | Northeastern (6–2–0) | Northeastern (8–2–0) | Connecticut (8–3–1) | Quinnipiac (12–3–1) | Quinnipiac (13–4–1) | Princeton (11–4–0) | 9. | |||||||||||||
| 10. | Quinnipiac | Quinnipiac (0–0–0) | St. Lawrence (0–2–0) | St. Cloud State (3–1–0) | St. Cloud State (3–3–0) | Clarkson (3–3–0) | Colgate (4–4–0) | Clarkson (6–4–0) | Yale (5–2–0) | St. Cloud State (4–9–1) | Clarkson (9–5–1) | Clarkson (10–6–1) | Clarkson (11–6–2) | 10. | |||||||||||||
| 11. | Boston University | Boston University (0–0–0) | St. Cloud State (3–1–0) | Connecticut (2–2–0) | Connecticut (2–2–0) | St. Cloud State (4–4–0) | St. Cloud State (4–6–0) | St. Cloud State (4–8–0) | Clarkson (6–5–1) | Clarkson (7–5–1) | Brown (8–3–1) | Princeton (9–4–0) | Cornell (10–5–1) | 11. | |||||||||||||
| 12. | Connecticut | St. Cloud State (2–0–0) | Connecticut (1–1–0) | St. Lawrence (1–3–0) | Northeastern (4–0–0) | Northeastern (4–2–0) | Northeastern (4–2–0) | Colgate (4–5–1) | St. Cloud State (4–8–0) | Colgate (6–7–1) | Colgate (8–7–1) | Minnesota State (10–7–1) | Minnesota State (11–8–1) | 12. | |||||||||||||
| 13. | St. Cloud State | Connecticut (0–0–0) | Boston University (0–0–0) | Northeastern (2–0–0) | Boston University (0–4–0) т | St. Thomas (6–2–0) | St. Thomas (7–3–0) т | Yale (4–2–0) | Brown (5–2–1) | Brown (7–2–1) | Princeton (8–4–0) | Brown (8–5–1) | St. Cloud State (7–12–1) | 13. | |||||||||||||
| 14. | Northeastern | Northeastern (0–0–0) | Northeastern (0–0–0) | Boston University (0–2–0) | St. Lawrence (1–4–1) т | Yale (2–0–0) | Yale (3–1–0) т | St. Thomas (7–5–0) | Colgate (5–6–1) | Yale (6–3–0) | St. Cloud State (5–10–1) | St. Cloud State (6–11–1) | Yale (9–7–0) | 14. | |||||||||||||
| 15. | Princeton | Princeton (0–0–0) | Princeton (0–0–0) | Princeton (0–0–0) | Mercyhurst (3–3–0) т Princeton (0–0–0) т | St. Lawrence (2–5–1) | Brown (3–1–0) | Brown (3–2–1) | St. Thomas (8–6–0) | St. Thomas (8–8–0) | Minnesota State (8–7–1) | Colgate (8–9–1) | Brown (9–6–1) | 15. | |||||||||||||
| Preseason Sep 16[13] | Week 1 Sep 23[14] | Week 2 Sep 30[15] | Week 3 Oct 7[16] | Week 4 Oct 14[17] | Week 5 Oct 21[18] | Week 6 Oct 28[19] | Week 7 Nov 4[20] | Week 8 Nov 11[21] | Week 9 Nov 18[22] | Week 10 Nov 25[23] | Week 11 Dec 2[24] | Week 12 Dec 9[25] | Week 13 Dec 16 | Week 14 Jan 6 | Week 15 Jan 13 | Week 16 Jan 20 | Week 17 Jan 27 | Week 18 Feb 3 | Week 19 Feb 10 | Week 20 Feb 17 | Week 21 Feb 24 | Week 22 Mar 3 | Week 23 Mar 10 | Week 24 Mar 17 | Final Mar 24 | ||
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