USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Men's College Hockey Poll
December 7, 2009
| Team | Points | (First Place Votes) | Last Poll | Record | Weeks in Poll | |
| 1 | Miami University | 505 | (29) | 1 | 11-2-5 | 10 |
| 2 | University of Denver | 478 | (5) | 2 | 10-4-2 | 10 |
| 3 | University of North Dakota | 426 | 3 | 9-5-2 | 10 | |
| 4 | Bemidji State University | 398 | 4 | 13-2-1 | 7 | |
| 5 | Cornell University | 358 | 7 | 7-2-2 | 10 | |
| 6 | Colorado College | 328 | 5 | 10-4-2 | 7 | |
| 7 | Yale University | 287 | 10 | 7-3-2 | 10 | |
| 8 | Quinnipiac University | 239 | 6 | 12-3-0 | 4 | |
| 9 | University of Massachusetts Lowell | 223 | 8 | 9-5-1 | 10 | |
| 10 | Boston College | 207 | 14 | 8-3-2 | 7 | |
| 11 | University of Wisconsin | 162 | NR | 10-5-1 | 3 | |
| 12 | Ferris State University | 116 | NR | 11-3-2 | 1 | |
| 13 | Michigan State University | 113 | 11 | 10-6-2 | 5 | |
| 14 | University of Minnesota Duluth | 104 | 12 | 10-5-1 | 4 | |
| 15 | University of Massachusetts | 79 | 9 | 9-5-0 | 5 |
Others receiving votes: University of Alaska 19, University of New Hampshire 11, Union College 8, St. Cloud State University 6, University of Notre Dame 4, Northern Michigan University 3, Rochester Institute of Technology 3, Colgate University 1, University of Michigan 1, University of Nebraska Omaha 1.
