Preseason USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Men's College Hockey Poll
October 2, 2023
| Team | Points | (First Place Votes) | Last Poll | Record | Weeks in Poll | |
| 1 | Boston University | 655 | (16) | 4 | 29-11-0 | 1 |
| 2 | University of Minnesota | 630 | (6) | 2 | 29-10-1 | 1 |
| 3 | Quinnipiac University | 627 | (12) | 1 | 34-4-3 | 1 |
| 4 | University of Michigan | 574 | 2 | 26-12-3 | 1 | |
| 5 | University of Denver | 548 | 6 | 30-10-0 | 1 | |
| 6 | Boston College | 479 | NR | 14-16-6 | 1 | |
| 7 | St Cloud State University | 420 | 5 | 25-13-3 | 1 | |
| 8 | University of North Dakota | 409 | 18 | 18-5-6 | 1 | |
| 9 | Michigan State University | 301 | 17 | 18-18-2 | 1 | |
| 10 | Western Michigan University | 262 | 12 | 23-15-1 | 1 | |
| 11 | Michigan Tech University | 261 | 13 | 24-11-4 | 1 | |
| 12 | Merrimack College | 258 | 14 | 23-14-1 | 1 | |
| 13 | Harvard University | 254 | 10 | 24-8-2 | 1 | |
| 14 | Cornell University | 253 | 9 | 21-11-2 | 1 | |
| 15 | Ohio State University | 251 | 7 | 21-16-3 | 1 | |
| 16 | Penn State University | 196 | 8 | 22-16-3 | 1 | |
| 17 | University of Minnesota Duluth | 152 | NR | 16-20-1 | 1 | |
| 18 | Northeastern University | 124 | 16 | 17-13-5 | 1 | |
| 19 | University of Notre Dame | 77 | 19 | 16-16-5 | 1 | |
| 20 | Providence College | 71 | NR | 16-14-7 | 1 |
Others receiving votes: UConn 68, Minnesota State 66, Northern Michigan 44, UMass Lowell 32, Wisconsin 31, Colorado College 22, Alaska 19, Arizona State 14, Omaha 10, AIC 8, Colgate 8, RIT 8: Canisius 3, Bemidji State 3.
