USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Men's College Hockey Poll
November 26, 2012
| Team | Points | (First Place Votes) | Last Poll | Record | Weeks in Poll | |
| 1 | Boston College | 509 | (33) | 1 | 10-1-0 | 9 |
| 2 | University of New Hampshire | 473 | (1) | 3 | 9-1-2 | 6 |
| 3 | University of Minnesota | 427 | 4 | 9-2-2 | 9 | |
| 4 | Miami University | 379 | 5 | 7-2-3 | 9 | |
| 5 | University of Denver | 361 | 2 | 9-3-0 | 9 | |
| 6 | University of Notre Dame | 325 | 6 | 9-4-0 | 9 | |
| 7 | Union College | 314 | 8 | 8-2-1 | 9 | |
| 8 | University of North Dakota | 267 | 7 | 6-4-2 | 9 | |
| 9 | Boston University | 223 | 10 | 7-4-0 | 9 | |
| 10 | Western Michigan University | 193 | 9 | 6-3-1 | 9 | |
| 11 | Dartmouth College | 157 | 11 | 5-2-2 | 3 | |
| 12 | Cornell University | 115 | 13 | 4-3-2 | 9 | |
| 13 | Yale University | 87 | NR | 5-2-1 | 1 | |
| 14 | University of Nebraska-Omaha | 79 | 14 | 8-3-1 | 2 | |
| 15 | St. Cloud State University | 54 | 12 | 7-5-0 | 3 |
Others receiving votes: Quinnipiac University 40, Harvard University 33, Colorado College 13, Ferris State University 12, Niagara University 12, St. Lawrence University 4, Providence College 2, University of Michigan 1.
