USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Men's College Hockey Poll
October 25, 2021
| Team | Points | (First Place Votes) | Last Poll | Record | Weeks in Poll | |
| 1 | St Cloud State University | 482 | (17) | 3 | 6-2-0 | 5 |
| 2 | Minnesota State University | 468 | (6) | 2 | 4-2-0 | 5 |
| 3 | University of Michigan | 459 | (6) | 1 | 5-1-0 | 5 |
| 4 | University of Minnesota Duluth | 425 | (5) | 5 | 5-1-0 | 5 |
| 5 | Quinnipiac University | 338 | 7 | 3-1-1 | 5 | |
| 6 | University of North Dakota | 329 | 6 | 4-2-0 | 5 | |
| 7 | University of Minnesota | 279 | 4 | 3-3-0 | 5 | |
| 8 | Providence College | 248 | 14 | 5-2-0 | 5 | |
| 9 | University of Nebraska Omaha | 188 | 11 | 5-1-0 | 4 | |
| 10 | University of Massachusetts | 167 | 9 | 2-2-0 | 5 | |
| 11 | Western Michigan University | 142 | NR | 3-1-0 | 1 | |
| 12 | University of Denver | 125 | 8 | 4-2-0 | 4 | |
| 13 | Boston College | 116 | 10 | 3-2-1 | 5 | |
| 14 | Harvard University | 86 | 13 | 2-0-0 | 5 | |
| 15 | Cornell University | 80 | 15 | 0-0-0 | 4 |
Others receiving votes: Notre Dame 69, Clarkson 20, Bemidji State 18, Michigan Tech 13, Penn State 10, Northeastern 6, UMass Lowell 4, Boston University 3, Colgate 3, Bowling Green 1, Lake Superior State 1.
