USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Men's College Hockey Poll
October 18, 2021
| Team | Points | (First Place Votes) | Last Poll | Record | Weeks in Poll | |
| 1 | University of Michigan | 510 | (34) | 3 | 4-0-0 | 4 |
| 2 | Minnesota State University | 462 | 1 | 4-2-0 | 4 | |
| 3 | St Cloud State University | 441 | 2 | 4-2-0 | 4 | |
| 4 | University of Minnesota | 402 | 4 | 3-1-0 | 4 | |
| 5 | University of Minnesota Duluth | 369 | 5 | 3-1-0 | 4 | |
| 6 | University of North Dakota | 300 | 6 | 3-1-0 | 4 | |
| 7 | Quinnipiac University | 289 | 8 | 2-0-1 | 4 | |
| 8 | University of Denver | 258 | 11 | 4-0-0 | 3 | |
| 9 | University of Massachusetts | 256 | 9 | 2-2-0 | 4 | |
| 10 | Boston College | 168 | 7 | 2-1-1 | 4 | |
| 11 | University of Nebraska Omaha | 149 | 14 | 5-1-0 | 3 | |
| 12 | University of Notre Dame | 120 | NR | 3-0-0 | 1 | |
| 13 | Harvard University | 95 | 12 | 1-0-0 | 4 | |
| 14 | Providence College | 87 | 10 | 3-2-0 | 4 | |
| 15 | Cornell University | 66 | 13 | 0-0-0 | 3 |
Others receiving votes: Western Michigan 31, Bemidji State 22, Michigan Tech 20, Boston University 14, Northeastern 7, Arizona State 5, UMass Lowell 3, Clarkson 2, Colgate 1, Lake Superior State 1, Michigan State 1, Northern Michigan 1.
