USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Men's College Hockey Poll
January 3, 2022
| Team | Points | (First Place Votes) | Last Poll | Record | Weeks in Poll | |
| 1 | Minnesota State University | 501 | (28) | 1 | 18-4-0 | 13 |
| 2 | Quinnipiac University | 463 | (5) | 2 | 14-1-3 | 13 |
| 3 | Western Michigan University | 428 | 4 | 14-5-0 | 9 | |
| 4 | St Cloud State University | 394 | 7 | 12-6-0 | 13 | |
| 5 | University of North Dakota | 349 | 6 | 13-6-0 | 13 | |
| 6 | University of Denver | 320 | (1) | 8 | 12-5-1 | 11 |
| 7 | University of Michigan | 299 | 3 | 14-6-1 | 13 | |
| 8 | University of Minnesota Duluth | 272 | 5 | 11-8-1 | 13 | |
| 9 | University of Massachusetts | 226 | 12 | 9-4-2 | 13 | |
| 10 | Northeastern University | 178 | 13 | 13-4-1 | 3 | |
| 11 | University of Minnesota | 157 | 11 | 10-8-0 | 13 | |
| 12 | University of Massachusetts Lowell | 141 | 14 | 11-3-3 | 4 | |
| 13 | University of Notre Dame | 114 | 10 | 13-6-0 | 8 | |
| 14 | Cornell University | 74 | 9 | 9-3-1 | 12 | |
| 15 | University of Nebraska Omaha | 65 | 15 | 14-6-0 | 12 |
Others receiving votes: Ohio State 46, Providence 27, Michigan Tech 12, Harvard 10, Boston College 4.
