USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Men's College Hockey Poll
December 20, 2010
| Team | Points | (First Place Votes) | Last Poll | Record | Weeks in Poll | |
| 1 | Yale University | 510 | (34) | 1 | 11-1-0 | 12 |
| 2 | University of New Hampshire | 458 | 2 | 10-2-4 | 12 | |
| 3 | University of Minnesota Duluth | 418 | 3 | 12-3-3 | 12 | |
| 4 | Boston College | 410 | 4 | 11-5-0 | 12 | |
| 5 | University of North Dakota | 403 | 5 | 13-5-2 | 12 | |
| 6 | Miami University | 308 | 6 | 10-5-3 | 12 | |
| 7 | University of Denver | 282 | 7 | 12-5-3 | 12 | |
| 8 | University of Maine | 247 | 9 | 8-4-4 | 12 | |
| 9 | University of Nebraska Omaha | 243 | 8 | 12-5-1 | 10 | |
| 10 | University of Michigan | 195 | 11 | 10-5-4 | 12 | |
| 11 | Boston University | 162 | 12 | 8-4-5 | 12 | |
| 12 | University of Notre Dame | 156 | 13 | 11-6-2 | 9 | |
| 13 | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | 124 | 14 | 9-4-3 | 4 | |
| 14 | Union College | 59 | 10 | 10-5-3 | 9 | |
| 15 | University of Wisconsin | 43 | 15 | 10-7-3 | 7 |
Others receiving votes: University of Alaska 22, Colorado College 15, Merrimack College 6, University of Minnesota 6, Western Michigan University 6, Ferris State University 3, Robert Morris University 3, Dartmouth College 1.
