USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Men's College Hockey Poll
December 10, 2012
| Team | Points | (First Place Votes) | Last Poll | Record | Weeks in Poll | |
| 1 | Boston College | 496 | (22) | 2 | 11-2-1 | 11 |
| 2 | University of New Hampshire | 472 | (9) | 1 | 11-2-2 | 8 |
| 3 | University of Notre Dame | 420 | (1) | 4 | 13-4-0 | 11 |
| 4 | University of Minnesota | 405 | (3) | 5 | 11-3-3 | 11 |
| 5 | Miami University | 362 | 3 | 10-3-3 | 11 | |
| 6 | Boston University | 325 | 7 | 10-5-0 | 11 | |
| 7 | Western Michigan University | 312 | 8 | 10-3-1 | 11 | |
| 8 | University of North Dakota | 259 | 9 | 8-5-3 | 11 | |
| 9 | Quinnipiac University | 224 | 11 | 12-3-2 | 2 | |
| 10 | University of Denver | 216 | 6 | 9-5-2 | 11 | |
| 11 | Dartmouth College | 212 | 10 | 7-2-2 | 5 | |
| 12 | Cornell University | 134 | 13 | 6-3-2 | 11 | |
| 13 | Union College | 100 | 12 | 8-3-4 | 11 | |
| 14 | University of Nebraska-Omaha | 67 | 14 | 10-5-1 | 4 | |
| 15 | Yale University | 31 | 15 | 6-3-2 | 3 |
Others receiving votes: Niagara University 14, St. Cloud State University 12, Harvard University 9, Providence 5, Colorado College 2, Minnesota State University 2, Ferris State University 1.
