USA Hockey/The Rink Live Men's College Hockey Poll
February 16, 2026

 Rank Team (First Place) Last Week's
Rank
2025-26
Record
Weeks in
Top 20
1. Michigan State University, 669 (25) 1 22-6-0 20
2. University of Michigan, 650 (7) 2 24-5-1 20
3. University of North Dakota, 605 3 23-7-0 20
4. Western Michigan University, 573 4 22-8-0 20
5. Quinnipiac University, 549 (2) 5 24-5-3 20
6. Penn State University, 485 7 18-9-1 20
7. Providence College, 470 6 19-8-2 20
8. University of Denver, 460 8 19-11-3 20
9. University of Minnesota Duluth, 405 9 18-12-0 17
10. Cornell University, 366 10 17-7-1 20
11. University of Connecticut, 348 11 17-7-4 20
12. Dartmouth College, 293 13 17-7-2 14
13. Boston College, 261 14 17-10-1 20
14. University of Wisconsin, 260 12 18-10-2 20
15. University of St. Thomas, 227 15 18-9-3 8
16. Michigan Tech University, 137 17 21-10-3 5
17. Minnesota State University, 125 16 16-9-5 20
18. Augustana University, 111 18 19-10-3 8
19. University of Massachusetts, 74 19 17-11-0 12
20. Bowling Green University, 29 RV 16-8-6 1
Others Receiving Votes: Miami University, 18; University of Maine, 16; St. Cloud State University, 7; Bentley University, 1; Harvard University, 1.
The USA Hockey/The Rink Live Men's College Hockey Poll is conducted each week in conjunction with the American Hockey Coaches Association. The poll includes input from coaches and journalists representing each of the six NCAA Division I ice hockey conferences, as well as composite votes from officers of the AHCA and USA Hockey.

USA Hockey/The Rink Live Women's College Hockey Poll
February 17, 2026

 Rank Team (First Place) Last Week's
Rank
2025-26
Record
Weeks in
Top 15
1. University of Wisconsin, 284 (18) 1 27-3-2 21
2. Ohio State University, 267 (1) 2 28-4-0 21
3. University of Minnesota, 247 3 24-7-1 21
4. Penn State University, 221 4 29-5-0 21
5. Northeastern University, 196 5 24-7-1 21
6. University of Connecticut, 181 6 23-7-2 21
7. Quinnipiac University, 169 7 24-7-3 21
8. Yale University, 149 9 22-8-0 14
9. Princeton University, 147 8 21-8-0 16
10. University of Minnesota Duluth, 124 10 17-12-3 21
11. Cornell University, 93 11 18-10-2 21
12. Clarkson University, 82 12 20-11-3 21
13. Mercyhurst University, 44 13 21-10-3 4
14. Colgate University, 31 14 18-14-1 17
15. Minnesota State University, 19 RV 13-17-2 10
Others Receiving Votes: College of the Holy Cross, 11; University of St. Thomas, 5; Brown University, 4; Harvard University, 3; St. Cloud State University, 3.
The USA Hockey/The Rink Live Women's College Hockey Poll is conducted each week in conjunction with the American Hockey Coaches Association. The poll includes input from coaches and journalists representing each of the five NCAA women's hockey conferences who are eligible for the NCAA Women's National Collegiate Ice Hockey Championships, as well as composite votes from officers of the AHCA and USA Hockey.