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USCHO.com Division I Women's Poll
October 01, 2012
| 1 | Minnesota | (15) | 2-0-0 | 150 | 1 |
| 2 | Cornell | | 0-0-0 | 119 | 3 |
| 3 | Boston College | | 0-0-0 | 114 | 4 |
| 4 | Wisconsin | | 1-0-1 | 105 | 2 |
| 5 | North Dakota | | 0-0-0 | 98 | 5 |
| 6 | Boston University | | 0-0-0 | 69 | 6 |
| 7 | St. Lawrence | | 0-0-0 | 44 | 7 |
| 8 | Minnesota-Duluth | | 0-0-0 | 37 | 8 |
| 9 | Mercyhurst | | 2-0-0 | 34 | 10 |
| 10 | Northeastern | | 0-0-0 | 26 | 9 |
| Others receiving votes: Harvard 20, Clarkson 6, Quinnipiac 2, Providence 1. |
