USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Men's College Hockey Poll
March 12, 2012
| Team | Points | (First Place Votes) | Last Poll | Record | Weeks in Poll | |
| 1 | Boston College | 510 | (34) | 1 | 27-10-1 | 23 |
| 2 | University of Minnesota Duluth 458 | 3 | 24- | 8-6 | 23 | |
| 3 | University of Michigan | 423 | 5 | 23-11-4 | 19 | |
| 4 | University of Minnesota | 419 | 4 | 26-12-1 | 22 | |
| 5 | Boston University | 357 | 6 | 23-13-1 | 20 | |
| 6 | Union College 312 | 7 | 22- | 7-7 | 21 | |
| 7 | Ferris State University | 288 | 2 | 23-11-5 | 18 | |
| 8 | Miami University | 277 | 11 | 23-13-2 | 7 | |
| 9 | University of Denver | 208 | 9 | 23-12-4 | 22 | |
| 10 | UMass Lowell | 199 | 8 | 23-12-1 | 11 | |
| 10 | University of Maine | 199 | 10 | 22-12-3 | 8 | |
| 12 | University of North Dakota | 178 | 12 | 22-12-3 | 11 | |
| 13 | Cornell University 130 | 13 | 17- | 7-7 | 13 | |
| 14 | Western Michigan University | 65 | NR | 19-13-6 | 17 | |
| 15 | Merrimack College | 25 | 14 | 18-12-7 | 22 |
Others receiving votes: Michigan State University 18, United States Air Force Academy 8, Harvard University 6.
