USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Men's College Hockey Poll
October 11, 2010
| Team | Points | (First Place Votes) | Last Poll | Record | Weeks in Poll | |
| 1 | Boston College | 507 | (31) | 1 | 1-0-0 | 2 |
| 2 | University of North Dakota | 467 | (3) | 2 | 1-0-1 | 2 |
| 3 | University of Michigan | 427 | 4 | 2-0-1 | 2 | |
| 4 | Miami University | 392 | 3 | 1-1-0 | 2 | |
| 5 | Yale University | 345 | 5 | 0-0-0 | 2 | |
| 6 | University of Maine | 300 | 7 | 1-0-1 | 2 | |
| 7 | University of Minnesota Duluth | 299 | 9 | 1-0-1 | 2 | |
| 8 | University of Denver | 241 | 11 | 1-0-1 | 2 | |
| 9 | University of New Hampshire | 226 | 8 | 1-1-0 | 2 | |
| 10 | Boston University | 218 | 14 | 2-0-0 | 2 | |
| 10 | St. Cloud State University | 218 | 6 | 1-1-0 | 2 | |
| 12 | Cornell University | 137 | 10 | 0-0-0 | 2 | |
| 13 | University of Minnesota | 129 | 15 | 2-0-0 | 2 | |
| 14 | University of Alaska | 71 | 12 | 1-1-0 | 2 | |
| 15 | University of Wisconsin | 46 | 13 | 1-1-0 | 2 |
Others receiving votes: Union College 45, University of Nebraska Omaha 19, University of Notre Dame 11, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 9, Colorado College 7, Michigan State University 4, University of Vermont 4, Merrimack College 2, Colgate University 1, Michigan Tech University 1, Robert Morris University 1.
