# 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey rankings

Two polls make up the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey rankings, the USCHO.com poll and the USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine poll. As the 2020–21 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 Nov 9 | Week 1 Nov 23 | Week 2 Nov 30 | Week 3 Dec 7 | Week 4 Dec 14 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 9 | Week 10 | Week 11 | Week 12 | Week 13 | Week 14 | Week 15 | Week 16 | Week 17 | Week 18 | Week 19 | Week 20 | Week 21 | Final | |
| 1. | Wisconsin (7) | Wisconsin (0–0–0) (11) | Wisconsin (1–1–0) (6) | Wisconsin (1–1–0) (9) | Wisconsin (1–1–0) (10) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1. |
| 2. | Cornell (7) | Northeastern (0–0–0) (4) | Northeastern (0–0–0) (6) | Northeastern (0–0–0) (3) | Minnesota (5–1–0) (4) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2. |
| 3. | Northeastern (1) | Minnesota (1–1–0) | Minnesota (3–1–0) (3) | Minnesota (3–1–0) (3) | Northeastern (1–1–0) (1) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3. |
| 4. | Minnesota | Ohio State (1–1–0) | Ohio State (2–2–0) | Ohio State (2–2–0) | Ohio State (2–2–0) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4. |
| 5. | Ohio State | Clarkson (0–0–0) | Colgate (3–0–0) | Colgate (4–1–0) | Colgate (4–1–1) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5. |
| 6. | Princeton | Minnesota Duluth (2–0–0) | Minnesota Duluth (2–2–0) | Minnesota Duluth (4–2–0) | Minnesota Duluth (4–2–0) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6. |
| 7. | Clarkson | Boston University (0–0–0) т | Clarkson (0–1–0) | Clarkson (1–2–0) | Providence (5–0–1) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7. |
| 8. | Minnesota Duluth | Boston College (2–0–0) т | Boston University (0–0–0) | Providence (5–0–1) | Boston College (5–3–0) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8. |
| 9. | Boston University | Colgate (2–0–0) | Providence (3–0–1) | Boston College (4–2–0) | Clarkson (1–2–1) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9. |
| 10. | Mercyhurst | Mercyhurst (0–0–0) | Boston College (2–2–0) | Boston University (1–1–0) | Mercyhurst (2–0–0) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10. |
| | Preseason Nov 9 | Week 1 Nov 23 | Week 2 Nov 30 | Week 3 Dec 7 | Week 4 Dec 14 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 9 | Week 10 | Week 11 | Week 12 | Week 13 | Week 14 | Week 15 | Week 16 | Week 17 | Week 18 | Week 19 | Week 20 | Week 21 | Final | |
| | | Dropped: CornellPrinceton | Dropped: Mercyhurst | None | Dropped: Boston University | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | |

## USA Today

| | Preseason Nov 3 | Week 1 Nov 24 | Week 2 Dec 1 | Week 3 Dec 8 | Week 4 Dec 15 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 9 | Week 10 | Week 11 | Week 12 | Week 13 | Week 14 | Week 15 | Week 16 | Week 17 | Week 18 | Week 19 | Week 20 | Week 21 | Final | |
| 1. | Wisconsin (9) | Wisconsin (0–0–0) (15) | Wisconsin (1–1–0) (9) | Wisconsin (1–1–0) (10) | Wisconsin (1–1–0) (15) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1. |
| 2. | Cornell (7) | Northeastern (0–0–0) (4) | Northeastern (0–0–0) (6) | Northeastern (0–0–0) (6) | Minnesota (3–1–0) (4) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2. |
| 3. | Northeastern (2) | Minnesota (1–1–0) | Minnesota (3–1–0) (4) | Minnesota (3–1–0) (3) | Ohio State (2–2–0) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3. |
| 4. | Minnesota (1) | Ohio State (1–1–0) | Ohio State (2–2–0) | Ohio State (2–2–0) | Northeastern (1–1–0) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4. |
| 5. | Ohio State | Clarkson (0–0–0) | Clarkson (0–1–0) | Colgate (4–1–0) | Colgate (4–1–1) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5. |
| 6. | Clarkson | Minnesota Duluth (2–0–0) | Colgate (3–0–0) | Minnesota Duluth (4–2–0) | Minnesota Duluth (4–2–0) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6. |
| 7. | Princeton | Boston University (0–0–0) | Minnesota Duluth (2–2–0) | Clarkson (1–2–1) | Providence (5–0–1) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7. |
| 8. | Minnesota Duluth | Boston College (2–0–0) | Boston University (0–0–0) | Providence (5–0–1) | Clarkson (1–2–1) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8. |
| 9. | Boston University | Colgate (2–0–0) | Providence (3–0–1) | Boston College (4–2–0) | Boston College (5–3–0) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9. |
| 10. | Mercyhurst | Mercyhurst (0–0–0) | Boston College (2–2–0) | Boston University (1–1–0) | Quinnipiac (1–0–0) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10. |
| | Preseason Nov 3 | Week 1 Nov 24 | Week 2 Dec 1 | Week 3 Dec 8 | Week 4 Dec 15 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 9 | Week 10 | Week 11 | Week 12 | Week 13 | Week 14 | Week 15 | Week 16 | Week 17 | Week 18 | Week 19 | Week 20 | Week 21 | Final | |
| | | Dropped: CornellPrinceton | Dropped: Mercyhurst | None | Dropped: Boston University | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | |