USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Men's College Hockey Poll
January 7, 2013
| Team | Points | (First Place Votes) | Last Poll | Record | Weeks in Poll | |
| 1 | University of Minnesota | 476 | (21) | 1 | 13-3-3 | 14 |
| 2 | Boston College | 462 | (5) | 3 | 12-3-2 | 14 |
| 3 | University of Notre Dame | 436 | (2) | 2 | 14-4-0 | 14 |
| 4 | University of New Hampshire | 417 | (3) | 4 | 13-3-2 | 11 |
| 5 | Quinnipiac University | 398 | (3) | 5 | 16-3-2 | 5 |
| 6 | Miami University | 327 | 6 | 12-4-4 | 14 | |
| 7 | University of North Dakota | 306 | 7 | 12-5-3 | 14 | |
| 8 | Boston University | 276 | 9 | 11-6-0 | 14 | |
| 9 | University of Denver | 234 | 11 | 12-6-3 | 14 | |
| 10 | Western Michigan University | 218 | 10 | 12-5-3 | 14 | |
| 11 | Minnesota State University | 132 | 14 | 14-6-2 | 2 | |
| 12 | Dartmouth College | 120 | 8 | 8-5-2 | 8 | |
| 13 | University of Nebraska-Omaha | 115 | 15 | 13-8-1 | 7 | |
| 14 | Yale University | 60 | NR | 7-4-3 | 5 | |
| 15 | Cornell University | 36 | 12 | 7-6-2 | 14 |
Others receiving votes: Niagara University 29, Union College 24, Colgate University 3, Ferris State University 3, UMass Lowell 3, St. Cloud State University 3, Lake Superior State University 1, Robert Morris University 1.
