USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Men's College Hockey Poll
September 24, 2012
| Team | Points | (First Place Votes) | Last Poll | Record | Weeks in Poll | |
| 1 | Boston College | 476 | (20) | 1 | 33-10-1 | 1 |
| 1 | University of Minnesota | 476 | (12) | 4 | 28-14-1 | 1 |
| 3 | University of Michigan | 408 | (2) | 7 | 24-13-4 | 1 |
| 4 | University of North Dakota | 407 | 6 | 26-13-3 | 1 | |
| 5 | Union College 295 | 3 | 26- | 8-7 | 1 | |
| 6 | Cornell University 233 | 13 | 19- | 9-7 | 1 | |
| 7 | UMass-Lowell | 221 | 9 | 24-13-1 | 1 | |
| 8 | University of Denver | 220 | 8 | 25-14-4 | 1 | |
| 9 | Miami University | 203 | 10 | 24-15-2 | 1 | |
| 10 | University of Notre Dame | 186 | NR | 19-18-3 | 1 | |
| 11 | Western Michigan University | 182 | 14 | 21-14-6 | 1 | |
| 12 | University of Minnesota Duluth | 176 | 5 | 25-10-6 | 1 | |
| 13 | Boston University | 158 | 11 | 23-15-1 | 1 | |
| 14 | Ferris State University | 123 | 2 | 26-12-5 | 1 | |
| 15 | University of Wisconsin | 99 | NR | 17-18-2 | 1 |
Others receiving votes: Harvard University 58, University of Maine 24, Quinnipiac University 24, Michigan State University 19, Colorado College 19, University of New Hampshire 17, Ohio State University 17, St. Cloud (Minn.) State University 15, Merrimack College 7, Providence College 6, Yale University 6, United States Air Force Academy 3, Northern Michigan University 1, Michigan Tech University 1.
