USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Men's College Hockey Poll
December 17, 2012
| Team | Points | (First Place Votes) | Last Poll | Record | Weeks in Poll | |
| 1 | Boston College | 503 | (28) | 1 | 11-2-1 | 12 |
| 2 | University of New Hampshire | 473 | (5) | 2 | 11-2-2 | 9 |
| 3 | University of Notre Dame | 443 | (1) | 3 | 14-4-0 | 12 |
| 4 | University of Minnesota | 392 | 4 | 11-3-3 | 12 | |
| 5 | Miami University | 366 | 5 | 11-3-4 | 12 | |
| 6 | Boston University | 339 | 6 | 10-5-0 | 12 | |
| 7 | Western Michigan University | 285 | 7 | 11-4-1 | 12 | |
| 8 | University of North Dakota | 284 | 8 | 10-5-3 | 12 | |
| 9 | Quinnipiac University | 247 | 9 | 12-3-2 | 3 | |
| 10 | Dartmouth College | 198 | 11 | 7-2-2 | 6 | |
| 11 | Cornell University | 148 | 12 | 6-3-2 | 12 | |
| 12 | Union College | 107 | 13 | 8-3-4 | 12 | |
| 13 | University of Nebraska-Omaha | 90 | 14 | 11-6-1 | 5 | |
| 14 | Yale University | 67 | 15 | 7-3-2 | 4 | |
| 15 | University of Denver | 62 | 10 | 9-6-3 | 12 |
Others receiving votes: St. Cloud State University 48, Niagara University 15, Minnesota State University 10, Providence College 3.
