USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Men's College Hockey Poll
September 28, 2009
| Team | Points | (First Place Votes) | Last Poll | Record | Weeks in Poll | |
| 1 | Miami (Ohio) University | 457 | (4) | 2 | 23-13-5 | 1 |
| 2 | University of Denver | 455 | (13) | 7 | 23-12-5 | 1 |
| 3 | Boston University 438 | (12) | 1 | 35- | 6-4 | 1 |
| 4 | University of Michigan | 384 | 5 | 29-12-0 | 1 | |
| 5 | University of Notre Dame 370 | (5) | 4 | 31- | 6-3 | 1 |
| 6 | University of Minnesota | 270 | NR | 17-13-7 | 1 | |
| 7 | Cornell University | 254 | 12 | 22-10-4 | 1 | |
| 8 | University of North Dakota | 227 | 13 | 24-15-4 | 1 | |
| 9 | Princeton University | 223 | 15 | 22-12-1 | 1 | |
| 10 | University of Massachusetts Lowell | 175 | NR | 20-16-2 | 1 | |
| 11 | Yale University 149 | 10 | 24- | 8-2 | 1 | |
| 12 | Boston College | 117 | NR | 18-14-5 | 1 | |
| 13 | St. Cloud State University | 106 | NR | 18-17-3 | 1 | |
| 14 | University of Wisconsin | 80 | NR | 20-16-4 | 1 | |
| 15 | University of Vermont | 73 | 3 | 22-12-5 | 1 |
Others receiving votes: University of New Hampshire 71, University of Minnesota Duluth 64, The Ohio State University 60, United States Air Force Academy 43, University of Northern Michigan 31, Colorado College 8, Northeastern University 8, Bemidji State University 6, Harvard University 3, Mercyhurst College 3, Niagara University 3, St. Lawrence University 2.
