Preseason USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Men's College Hockey Poll
September 27, 2021
| Team | Points | (First Place Votes) | Last Poll | Record | Weeks in Poll | |
| 1 | University of Massachusetts | 448 | (14) | 1 | 20-5-4 | 1 |
| 2 | University of Michigan | 434 | (4) | 9 | 15-10-1 | 1 |
| 3 | St Cloud State University | 431 | (2) | 2 | 20-11-0 | 1 |
| 4 | University of Minnesota | 378 | (7) | 7 | 24-7-0 | 1 |
| 5 | Minnesota State University | 352 | 3 | 22-5-1 | 1 | |
| 6 | University of Minnesota Duluth | 345 | 4 | 15-11-2 | 1 | |
| 7 | University of North Dakota | 339 | 5 | 22-6-1 | 1 | |
| 8 | Boston College | 296 | 6 | 17-6-1 | 1 | |
| 9 | Quinnipiac University | 274 | 11 | 17-8-4 | 1 | |
| 10 | Boston University | 128 | 12 | 10-5-1 | 1 | |
| 11 | Harvard University | 124 | NR | 0-0-0 | 1 | |
| 12 | University of Wisconsin | 99 | 8 | 20-10-1 | 1 | |
| 13 | Cornell University | 84 | NR | 0-0-0 | 1 | |
| 14 | Providence College | 82 | NR | 11-9-5 | 1 | |
| 15 | Bemidji State University | 77 | 10 | 16-10-3 | 1 |
Others receiving votes: University of Nebraska-Omaha 56, Clarkson University 55, University of Notre Dame 51, Northeastern University 50, University of Denver 42, Western Michigan University 8, Michigan Tech University 7, University of Massachusetts-Lowell 7, Lake Superior State University 6, AIC 5, Bowling Green State University 2.
