USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Men's College Hockey Poll
November 5, 2012
| Team | Points | (First Place Votes) | Last Poll | Record | Weeks in Poll | |
| 1 | Boston College | 509 | (33) | 1 | 6-1-0 | 6 |
| 2 | University of Minnesota | 455 | 2 | 5-2-0 | 6 | |
| 3 | University of Denver | 421 | 3 | 5-1-0 | 6 | |
| 4 | Cornell University | 372 | 5 | 3-0-1 | 6 | |
| 5 | Miami University | 361 | 4 | 5-2-1 | 6 | |
| 6 | University of North Dakota | 351 | 6 | 3-2-1 | 6 | |
| 7 | Union College | 297 | (1) | 9 | 5-1-1 | 6 |
| 8 | University of Notre Dame | 294 | 8 | 6-2-0 | 6 | |
| 9 | University of New Hampshire | 238 | 10 | 5-1-1 | 3 | |
| 10 | Western Michigan University | 200 | 11 | 4-0-1 | 6 | |
| 11 | University of Michigan | 180 | 7 | 3-3-1 | 6 | |
| 12 | Boston University | 178 | 12 | 4-2-0 | 6 | |
| 13 | Harvard University | 67 | 13 | 2-1-0 | 2 | |
| 14 | St. Lawrence University | 52 | 15 | 5-1-0 | 2 | |
| 15 | UMass Lowell | 36 | 14 | 1-3-1 | 6 |
Others receiving votes: St. Cloud State University 19, Northern Michigan University 15, Ferris State University 14, Dartmouth College 9, University of Minnesota Duluth 6, Colorado College 4, Providence College 1, Quinnipiac University 1.
