USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Men's College Hockey Poll
December 3, 2012
| Team | Points | (First Place Votes) | Last Poll | Record | Weeks in Poll | |
| 1 | University of New Hampshire | 496 | (24) | 2 | 11-1-2 | 7 |
| 2 | Boston College | 487 | (10) | 1 | 11-2-0 | 10 |
| 3 | Miami University | 432 | 4 | 9-2-3 | 10 | |
| 4 | University of Notre Dame | 390 | 6 | 11-4-0 | 10 | |
| 5 | University of Minnesota | 365 | 3 | 10-3-2 | 10 | |
| 6 | University of Denver | 283 | 5 | 9-4-1 | 10 | |
| 7 | Boston University | 268 | 9 | 8-5-0 | 10 | |
| 8 | Western Michigan University | 258 | 10 | 8-3-1 | 10 | |
| 9 | University of North Dakota | 233 | 8 | 7-5-2 | 10 | |
| 10 | Dartmouth College | 173 | 11 | 6-2-2 | 4 | |
| 11 | Quinnipiac University | 146 | NR | 10-3-2 | 1 | |
| 12 | Union College | 140 | 7 | 8-3-2 | 10 | |
| 13 | Cornell University | 129 | 12 | 6-3-2 | 10 | |
| 14 | University of Nebraska-Omaha | 117 | 14 | 9-4-1 | 3 | |
| 15 | Yale University | 106 | 13 | 6-2-1 | 2 |
Others receiving votes: Ferris State University 30, St. Cloud State University 10 Niagara University 9 Colorado College 4, Harvard University 3, The Ohio State University 1.
