USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Men's College Hockey Poll
October 19, 2009
| Team | Points | (First Place Votes) | Last Poll | Record | Weeks in Poll | |
| 1 | Miami University | 509 | (33) | 1 | 3-0-1 | 3 |
| 2 | University of North Dakota | 465 | 4 | 3-0-1 | 3 | |
| 3 | Boston University | 388 | 2 | 0-1-0 | 3 | |
| 4 | University of Michigan | 386 | 5 | 1-1-0 | 3 | |
| 5 | University of Denver | 378 | 3 | 2-2-0 | 3 | |
| 6 | Cornell University | 319 | 6 | 0-0-0 | 3 | |
| 7 | University of Vermont | 295 | (1) | 11 | 2-1-0 | 3 |
| 8 | Princeton University | 245 | 9 | 0-0-0 | 3 | |
| 9 | Yale University | 226 | 10 | 0-0-0 | 3 | |
| 10 | University of Notre Dame | 221 | 7 | 2-2-0 | 3 | |
| 11 | University of Minnesota | 139 | 8 | 0-1-1 | 3 | |
| 12 | University of Massachusetts Lowell | 126 | 13 | 1-1-0 | 3 | |
| 13 | University of Nebraska Omaha | 113 | 15 | 3-0-1 | 2 | |
| 14 | University of Minnesota Duluth | 59 | NR | 3-1-0 | 1 | |
| 15 | Boston College | 42 | 12 | 0-1-0 | 3 |
Others receiving votes: University of Alaska 39, Bemidji State University 30, University of Massachusetts 28, Colorado College 24, University of Wisconsin 18, Quinnipiac University 15, St. Cloud State University 6, Northeastern University 4, U.S. Air Force Academy 3, University of Alabama Huntsville 1, University of New Hampshire 1.
