USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Men's College Hockey Poll
October 11, 2021
| Team | Points | (First Place Votes) | Last Poll | Record | Weeks in Poll | |
| 1 | Minnesota State University | 467 | (10) | 2 | 3-1-0 | 3 |
| 2 | St Cloud State University | 466 | (11) | 1 | 3-1-0 | 3 |
| 3 | University of Michigan | 449 | (9) | 3 | 2-0-0 | 3 |
| 4 | University of Minnesota | 398 | (4) | 4 | 2-0-0 | 3 |
| 5 | University of Minnesota Duluth | 378 | 5 | 2-0-0 | 3 | |
| 6 | University of North Dakota | 334 | 7 | 2-0-0 | 3 | |
| 7 | Boston College | 302 | 8 | 1-0-1 | 3 | |
| 8 | Quinnipiac University | 252 | 9 | 1-0-1 | 3 | |
| 9 | University of Massachusetts | 233 | 6 | 0-2-0 | 3 | |
| 10 | Providence College | 216 | 11 | 3-0-0 | 3 | |
| 11 | University of Denver | 185 | 13 | 2-0-0 | 2 | |
| 12 | Harvard University | 103 | 12 | 0-0-0 | 3 | |
| 13 | Cornell University | 66 | NR | 0-0-0 | 2 | |
| 14 | University of Nebraska Omaha | 63 | 15 | 3-1-0 | 2 | |
| 15 | Boston University | 41 | 10 | 1-1-0 | 3 |
Others receiving votes: Michigan Tech 38, Western Michigan 28, Notre Dame 17, Clarkson 13, Northeastern 13, Bemidji State 11, St. Lawrence 4, UConn 2, Northern Michigan 1.
