USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Men's College Hockey Poll
October 26, 2009
| Team | Points | (First Place Votes) | Last Poll | Record | Weeks in Poll | |
| 1 | Miami University | 490 | (22) | 1 | 4-1-1 | 4 |
| 2 | University of North Dakota | 446 | 2 | 4-1-1 | 4 | |
| 3 | University of Denver | 433 | (11) | 5 | 4-2-0 | 4 |
| 4 | Boston University | 407 | 3 | 1-2-0 | 4 | |
| 5 | University of Michigan | 368 | 4 | 2-2-0 | 4 | |
| 6 | Cornell University | 294 | 6 | 0-0-0 | 4 | |
| 7 | Yale University | 256 | (1) | 9 | 0-0-0 | 4 |
| 8 | University of Massachusetts Lowell | 220 | 12 | 3-1-0 | 4 | |
| 9 | Princeton University | 203 | 8 | 0-0-0 | 4 | |
| 10 | University of Vermont | 201 | 7 | 2-2-0 | 4 | |
| 11 | University of Notre Dame | 193 | 10 | 3-3-0 | 4 | |
| 12 | Boston College | 129 | 15 | 1-1-0 | 4 | |
| 13 | University of Nebraska Omaha | 117 | 13 | 3-0-1 | 3 | |
| 14 | Colorado College | 80 | NR | 4-1-1 | 1 | |
| 15 | Bemidji State University | 53 | NR | 3-0-1 | 1 |
Others receiving votes: University of Alaska 49, University of Massachusetts 40, University of Minnesota 26, Quinnipiac University 20, University of New Hampshire 14, St. Cloud State University 11, University of Minnesota Duluth 10, Western Michigan University 9, U.S. Air Force Academy 4, University of Alaska Anchorage 3, College of the Holy Cross 1, Ferris State University 1, Michigan State University 1, University of Wisconsin 1.
