USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Men's College Hockey Poll
January 3, 2011
| Team | Points | (First Place Votes) | Last Poll | Record | Weeks in Poll | |
| 1 | Yale University | 510 | (34) | 1 | 12-1-0 | 13 |
| 2 | University of North Dakota | 467 | 5 | 14-5-2 | 13 | |
| 3 | Boston College | 428 | 4 | 13-5-0 | 13 | |
| 4 | University of New Hampshire | 404 | 2 | 10-3-4 | 13 | |
| 5 | University of Minnesota Duluth | 356 | 3 | 12-4-3 | 13 | |
| 6 | University of Denver | 352 | 7 | 13-5-4 | 13 | |
| 7 | University of Michigan | 297 | 10 | 12-5-4 | 13 | |
| 8 | Miami University | 288 | 6 | 11-6-3 | 13 | |
| 9 | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | 202 | 13 | 11-4-3 | 5 | |
| 10 | University of Nebraska Omaha | 164 | 9 | 12-7-1 | 11 | |
| 11 | University of Maine | 162 | 8 | 9-5-4 | 13 | |
| 12 | University of Notre Dame | 129 | 12 | 12-7-3 | 10 | |
| 13 | University of Wisconsin | 117 | 15 | 12-7-3 | 8 | |
| 14 | Union College | 72 | 14 | 11-6-3 | 10 | |
| 15 | Boston University | 42 | 11 | 8-5-6 | 13 |
Others receiving votes: University of Alaska 36, Colorado College 27, Merrimack College 23, Ferris State University 1, Princeton University 1, Robert Morris University 1, Western Michigan University 1.
