USA Hockey/The Rink Live Men's College Hockey Poll
December 16, 2024
| Team | Points | (First Place Votes) | Last Poll | Record | Weeks in Poll | |
| 1 | Michigan State University | 662 | (21) | 2 | 13-2-1 | 12 |
| 2 | Boston College | 651 | (11) | 3 | 12-3-1 | 12 |
| 3 | University of Minnesota | 615 | (1) | 1 | 15-3-2 | 12 |
| 4 | University of Maine | 575 | (1) | 5 | 12-2-2 | 12 |
| 5 | University of Denver | 536 | 4 | 14-4-0 | 12 | |
| 6 | Western Michigan University | 516 | 6 | 10-3-1 | 12 | |
| 7 | Providence College | 490 | 7 | 12-3-2 | 12 | |
| 8 | University of Michigan | 367 | 8 | 11-6-1 | 12 | |
| 9 | University of Massachusetts Lowell | 351 | 10 | 10-4-2 | 8 | |
| 10 | St. Cloud State University | 332 | 9 | 10-7-0 | 12 | |
| 11 | Colorado College | 324 | 11 | 10-5-1 | 12 | |
| 12 | Minnesota State University | 301 | 13 | 14-4-2 | 10 | |
| 13 | Boston University | 278 | 12 | 9-6-1 | 12 | |
| 14 | Ohio State University | 258 | 15 | 13-4-1 | 9 | |
| 15 | University of North Dakota | 164 | 18 | 11-7-1 | 12 | |
| 16 | Dartmouth College | 158 | 17 | 6-3-2 | 6 | |
| 17 | Cornell University | 148 | 14 | 5-3-3 | 12 | |
| 18 | Quinnipiac University | 142 | 16 | 8-6-1 | 11 | |
| 19 | Arizona State University | 91 | 20 | 8-7-1 | 4 | |
| 20 | Clarkson University | 86 | 19 | 11-5-2 | 5 |
Others receiving votes: University of New Hampshire 57, University of Massachusetts 19, University of Connecticut 12, Bentley University 3, Michigan Tech University 3, Bemidji State University 1.
