USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Men's College Hockey Poll
December 21, 2009
| Team | Points | (First Place Votes) | Last Poll | Record | Weeks in Poll | |
| 1 | Miami University | 509 | (33) | 1 | 13-2-5 | 12 |
| 2 | University of Denver | 469 | (1) | 2 | 11-5-2 | 12 |
| 3 | Colorado College | 423 | 3 | 11-4-3 | 9 | |
| 4 | Cornell University | 388 | 4 | 7-2-2 | 12 | |
| 5 | Boston College | 342 | 6 | 10-3-2 | 9 | |
| 6 | University of North Dakota | 290 | 5 | 9-6-3 | 12 | |
| 7 | University of Wisconsin | 287 | 7 | 11-5-2 | 5 | |
| 8 | Yale University | 277 | 8 | 7-3-2 | 12 | |
| 9 | Bemidji State University | 230 | 9 | 13-4-1 | 9 | |
| 10 | Quinnipiac University | 223 | 10 | 13-3-1 | 6 | |
| 11 | Ferris State University | 169 | 11 | 13-3-2 | 3 | |
| 12 | University of Massachusetts Lowell | 145 | 12 | 10-6-1 | 12 | |
| 13 | Michigan State University | 123 | 13 | 12-6-2 | 7 | |
| 14 | University of Minnesota Duluth | 116 | 14 | 11-6-1 | 6 | |
| 15 | University of Massachusetts | 52 | 15 | 10-5-0 | 7 |
Others receiving votes: University of New Hampshire 18, University of Michigan 7, University of Alaska 5, St. Cloud State University 3, Union College 3, Rochester Institute of Technology 1.
