USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Men's College Hockey Poll
October 22, 2012
| Team | Points | (First Place Votes) | Last Poll | Record | Weeks in Poll | |
| 1 | Boston College | 477 | (18) | 3 | 2-1-0 | 4 |
| 2 | University of Minnesota | 461 | (11) | 1 | 3-1-0 | 4 |
| 3 | Miami University | 405 | (3) | 4 | 3-0-1 | 4 |
| 4 | University of North Dakota | 387 | 2 | 1-1-0 | 4 | |
| 5 | University of Denver | 358 | (1) | 8 | 2-0-0 | 4 |
| 6 | University of Michigan | 347 | 6 | 2-1-0 | 4 | |
| 7 | Cornell University | 269 | 5 | 0-0-0 | 4 | |
| 8 | Union College | 260 | (1) | 7 | 2-1-0 | 4 |
| 9 | University of Notre Dame | 226 | 10 | 3-1-0 | 4 | |
| 10 | Western Michigan University | 185 | 12 | 3-1-0 | 4 | |
| 11 | University of New Hampshire | 176 | NR | 3-0-0 | 1 | |
| 12 | UMass Lowell | 165 | 9 | 1-1-1 | 4 | |
| 13 | Boston University | 89 | 11 | 1-1-0 | 4 | |
| 14 | University of Minnesota Duluth | 77 | 13 | 2-2-0 | 4 | |
| 15 | Northern Michigan University | 56 | 15 | 3-1-0 | 2 |
Others receiving votes: Colorado College 35, Harvard University 32, St. Lawrence University 27, Northeastern University 13, University of Nebraska-Omaha 12, Quinnipiac University 12, Ferris State University 8, Minnesota State University 2, United States Air Force Academy 1.
