USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Men's College Hockey Poll
October 12, 2009
| Team | Points | (First Place Votes) | Last Poll | Record | Weeks in Poll | |
| 1 | Miami (Ohio) University | 496 | (24) | 1 | 2-0-0 | 2 |
| 2 | Boston University | 470 | (9) | 3 | 0-0-0 | 2 |
| 3 | University of Denver | 413 | 2 | 1-1-0 | 2 | |
| 4 | University of North Dakota | 394 | 8 | 2-0-0 | 2 | |
| 5 | University of Michigan | 365 | 4 | 1-1-0 | 2 | |
| 6 | Cornell University | 298 | 7 | 0-0-0 | 2 | |
| 7 | University of Notre Dame | 294 | 5 | 1-1-0 | 2 | |
| 8 | University of Minnesota | 269 | 6 | 0-0-0 | 2 | |
| 9 | Princeton University | 213 | 9 | 0-0-0 | 2 | |
| 10 | Yale University | 204 | 11 | 0-0-0 | 2 | |
| 11 | University of Vermont | 155 | 15 | 1-1-0 | 2 | |
| 12 | Boston College | 144 | (1) | 12 | 0-0-0 | 2 |
| 13 | University of Massachusetts Lowell | 136 | 10 | 1-1-0 | 2 | |
| 14 | University of Wisconsin | 74 | 14 | 0-0-0 | 2 | |
| 15 | University of Nebraska Omaha | 36 | NR | 2-0-0 | 1 |
Others receiving votes: Bemidji State University 27, University of Alaska 17, University of Minnesota Duluth 17, St. Cloud State University 15, Quinnipiac University 11, Union College 9, Michigan State University 8, University of New Hampshire 6, Northeastern University 3, Northern Michigan University 3, Minnesota State University 2, University of Massachusetts 1.
