USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Men's College Hockey Poll
October 29, 2012
| Team | Points | (First Place Votes) | Last Poll | Record | Weeks in Poll | |
| 1 | Boston College | 504 | (28) | 1 | 4-1-0 | 5 |
| 2 | University of Minnesota | 459 | 2 | 4-1-0 | 5 | |
| 3 | University of Denver | 417 | (5) | 5 | 4-0-0 | 5 |
| 4 | Miami University | 389 | 3 | 4-1-1 | 5 | |
| 5 | Cornell University | 355 | 7 | 2-0-0 | 5 | |
| 6 | University of North Dakota | 345 | 4 | 2-1-1 | 5 | |
| 7 | University of Michigan | 300 | 6 | 3-2-0 | 5 | |
| 8 | University of Notre Dame | 277 | 9 | 5-1-0 | 5 | |
| 9 | Union College | 240 | (1) | 8 | 3-1-1 | 5 |
| 10 | University of New Hampshire | 204 | 11 | 4-0-1 | 2 | |
| 11 | Western Michigan University | 194 | 10 | 3-1-0 | 5 | |
| 12 | Boston University | 144 | 13 | 3-1-0 | 5 | |
| 13 | Harvard University | 77 | NR | 1-0-0 | 1 | |
| 14 | UMass Lowell | 60 | 12 | 1-3-1 | 5 | |
| 15 | St. Lawrence University | 31 | NR | 3-1-0 | 1 |
Others receiving votes: Northeastern University 23, University of Minnesota Duluth 21, Ferris State University 19, St. Cloud State University 13, Northern Michigan University 3, Providence College 3, Quinnipiac University 1, University of Wisconsin 1.
