USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Men's College Hockey Poll
January 9, 2012
| Team | Points | (First Place Votes) | Last Poll | Record | Weeks in Poll | |
| 1 | University of Minnesota Duluth | 510 | (34) | 1 | 14-3-3 | 14 |
| 2 | Ohio State University | 456 | 2 | 14-4-3 | 8 | |
| 3 | University of Notre Dame | 450 | 3 | 13-6-3 | 14 | |
| 4 | Boston College | 402 | 4 | 13-7-1 | 14 | |
| 5 | University of Minnesota | 378 | 5 | 15-7-1 | 13 | |
| 6 | Boston University | 288 | 11 | 11-6-1 | 11 | |
| 7 | Merrimack College | 285 | 6 | 11-4-4 | 13 | |
| 8 | Colorado College | 236 | 8 | 12-7-1 | 14 | |
| 9 | Cornell University | 215 | 14 | 9-4-1 | 4 | |
| 10 | UMass Lowell | 205 | 12 | 12-5-0 | 2 | |
| 11 | Western Michigan University | 150 | 9 | 10-7-5 | 14 | |
| 12 | Ferris State University | 120 | NR | 13-8-1 | 9 | |
| 13 | Union College | 112 | NR | 10-5-6 | 12 | |
| 14 | Colgate University | 108 | 7 | 12-6-2 | 8 | |
| 15 | University of Michigan | 62 | 13 | 12-8-4 | 10 |
Others receiving votes: University of Denver 58, Northern Michigan University 15, University of North Dakota 13, Miami University 9, Michigan State University 7, Lake Superior State University 1.
