USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Men's College Hockey Poll
January 21, 2013
| Team | Points | (First Place Votes) | Last Poll | Record | Weeks in Poll | |
| 1 | University of Minnesota | 507 | (31) | 1 | 17-3-4 | 16 |
| 2 | Quinnipiac University | 457 | (3) | 5 | 17-3-3 | 7 |
| 3 | Boston College | 453 | 2 | 14-5-2 | 16 | |
| 4 | University of New Hampshire | 403 | 3 | 14-5-2 | 13 | |
| 5 | University of North Dakota | 329 | 6 | 13-7-4 | 16 | |
| 6 | Miami University | 326 | 8 | 13-6-5 | 16 | |
| 7 | Yale University | 293 | 12 | 11-4-3 | 7 | |
| 8 | University of Notre Dame | 242 | 4 | 15-9-0 | 16 | |
| 9 | Western Michigan University | 232 | 10 | 14-6-4 | 16 | |
| 10 | Boston University | 160 | 9 | 12-9-0 | 16 | |
| 11 | University of Denver | 157 | 7 | 13-8-4 | 16 | |
| 12 | UMass-Lowell | 151 | 15 | 13-7-1 | 8 | |
| 13 | Dartmouth College | 138 | 11 | 10-6-2 | 10 | |
| 14 | University of Nebraska-Omaha | 68 | 13 | 13-9-2 | 9 | |
| 15 | St. Cloud State University | 64 | NR | 14-10-0 | 4 |
Others receiving votes: Minnesota State University 57, Niagara University 17, Cornell University 14, Union College 7, Ferris State University 3, University of Alaska 1, University of Northern Michigan 1.
