USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Men's College Hockey Poll
March 5, 2012
| Team | Points | (First Place Votes) | Last Poll | Record | Weeks in Poll | |
| 1 | Boston College | 510 | (34) | 1 | 25-10-1 | 22 |
| 2 | Ferris State University 443 | 3 | 22- | 9-5 | 17 | |
| 3 | University of Minnesota Duluth 408 | 2 | 22- | 8-6 | 22 | |
| 4 | University of Minnesota | 381 | 5 | 24-12-1 | 21 | |
| 5 | University of Michigan | 374 | 6 | 21-11-4 | 18 | |
| 6 | Boston University | 343 | 4 | 21-12-1 | 19 | |
| 7 | Union College 323 | 7 | 20- | 7-7 | 20 | |
| 8 | UMass Lowell | 322 | 8 | 22-10-1 | 10 | |
| 9 | University of Denver | 234 | 10 | 21-11-4 | 21 | |
| 10 | University of Maine | 177 | 11 | 20-11-3 | 7 | |
| 11 | Miami University | 167 | 9 | 21-13-2 | 6 | |
| 12 | University of North Dakota | 124 | 15 | 20-12-3 | 10 | |
| 13 | Cornell University 108 | 13 | 15- | 7-7 | 12 | |
| 14 | Merrimack College | 75 | 12 | 17-10-7 | 21 | |
| 15 | Michigan State University | 67 | 14 | 19-13-4 | 7 |
Others receiving votes: Western Michigan University 9, Colorado College 5, University of Notre Dame 5, Northern Michigan University 3, United States Air Force Academy 2.
