USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Men's College Hockey Poll
December 19, 2011
| Team | Points | (First Place Votes) | Last Poll | Record | Weeks in Poll | |
| 1 | University of Minnesota Duluth | 510 | (34) | 1 | 12-3-3 | 12 |
| 2 | University of Minnesota | 474 | 2 | 14-5-1 | 11 | |
| 3 | Boston College | 426 | 4 | 12-6-0 | 12 | |
| 4 | Ohio State University | 418 | 3 | 13-4-1 | 6 | |
| 5 | Colorado College | 340 | 7 | 11-5-0 | 12 | |
| 6 | University of Notre Dame | 332 | 6 | 11-6-3 | 12 | |
| 7 | Merrimack College | 306 | 5 | 10-3-2 | 11 | |
| 8 | Western Michigan University | 254 | 8 | 9-4-5 | 12 | |
| 9 | Boston University | 216 | 9 | 10-5-1 | 9 | |
| 10 | Union College | 214 | 12 | 9-3-5 | 12 | |
| 11 | Colgate University | 168 | 10 | 11-4-2 | 6 | |
| 12 | Ferris State University | 166 | 11 | 11-6-1 | 9 | |
| 13 | Cornell University | 82 | 15 | 7-3-1 | 2 | |
| 14 | Michigan State University | 72 | 14 | 10-6-2 | 3 | |
| 15 | University of Denver | 54 | 13 | 8-7-3 | 12 |
Others receiving votes: UMass Lowell 34, Lake Superior State University 8, United States Air Force Academy 2, University of North Dakota 2, Yale University 2.
