USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Men's College Hockey Poll
January 1, 2013
| Team | Points | (First Place Votes) | Last Poll | Record | Weeks in Poll | |
| 1 | University of Minnesota | 501 | (25) | 4 | 13-3-3 | 13 |
| 2 | University of Notre Dame | 458 | (9) | 3 | 14-4-0 | 13 |
| 3 | Boston College | 454 | 1 | 12-3-1 | 13 | |
| 4 | University of New Hampshire | 399 | 2 | 12-3-2 | 10 | |
| 5 | Quinnipiac University | 359 | 9 | 14-3-2 | 4 | |
| 6 | Miami University | 337 | 5 | 12-4-4 | 13 | |
| 7 | University of North Dakota | 303 | 8 | 10-5-3 | 13 | |
| 8 | Dartmouth College | 290 | 10 | 8-3-2 | 7 | |
| 9 | Boston University | 250 | 6 | 10-6-0 | 13 | |
| 10 | Western Michigan University | 177 | 7 | 11-5-2 | 13 | |
| 11 | University of Denver | 161 | 15 | 10-6-3 | 13 | |
| 12 | Cornell University | 145 | 11 | 7-4-2 | 13 | |
| 13 | Union College | 87 | 12 | 9-4-4 | 13 | |
| 14 | Minnesota State University | 59 | NR | 12-6-2 | 1 | |
| 15 | University of Nebraska-Omaha | 40 | 13 | 11-8-1 | 6 |
Others receiving votes: St. Cloud State University 33, Yale University 12, Robert Morris University 9, Niagara University 6.
