USCHO.com Division I Women's Poll
February 20, 2012
| Team | (First Place Votes) | Record | Points | Last Poll | |
| 1 | Wisconsin | (12) | 29- 3-2 | 147 | 1 |
| 2 | Minnesota | ( 1) | 27- 5-2 | 130 | 2 |
| 3 | Cornell | ( 2) | 26- 3-0 | 128 | 3 |
| 4 | Boston College | 23- 8-3 | 97 | 4 | |
| 5 | North Dakota | 20-10-3 | 89 | 5 | |
| 6 | Mercyhurst | 22- 6-3 | 65 | 6 | |
| 7 | Northeastern | 22- 6-4 | 64 | 7 | |
| 8 | Harvard | 20- 8-1 | 45 | 8 | |
| 9 | Boston University | 20-13-1 | 24 | 9 | |
| 10 | St. Lawrence | 20- 9-4 | 17 | 10 | |
| Others receiving votes: Minnesota-Duluth 11, Clarkson 6, Bemidji State 2. | |||||