USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Men's College Hockey Poll
October 8, 2012
| Team | Points | (First Place Votes) | Last Poll | Record | Weeks in Poll | |
| 1 | University of Minnesota | 483 | (14) | 1 | 0-0-0 | 2 |
| 2 | Boston College | 482 | (19) | 1 | 0-0-0 | 2 |
| 3 | University of Michigan | 429 | (1) | 3 | 0-0-0 | 2 |
| 4 | University of North Dakota | 406 | 4 | 0-0-0 | 2 | |
| 5 | Cornell University | 284 | 6 | 0-0-0 | 2 | |
| 6 | UMass-Lowell | 263 | 7 | 0-0-0 | 2 | |
| 7 | Western Michigan University | 250 | 11 | 0-0-0 | 2 | |
| 8 | Miami University | 234 | 9 | 0-0-0 | 2 | |
| 9 | Union College | 227 | 5 | 0-1-0 | 2 | |
| 10 | University of Denver | 200 | 8 | 0-0-0 | 2 | |
| 11 | Ferris State University | 176 | 14 | 0-0-0 | 2 | |
| 12 | University of Minnesota Duluth | 140 | 12 | 0-0-0 | 2 | |
| 13 | University of Notre Dame | 136 | 10 | 0-0-0 | 2 | |
| 14 | Boston University | 119 | 13 | 0-0-0 | 2 | |
| 15 | University of Wisconsin | 63 | 15 | 0-0-0 | 2 |
Others receiving votes: Harvard University 40, Quinnipiac University 36, Michigan State University 33, Colorado College 21, Merrimack College 26, University of Maine 13, Ohio State University 6, St. Cloud State University 6, University of New Hampshire 5, United States Air Force Academy 2.
