USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Men's College Hockey Poll
January 3, 2005
| Team | Points | (First Place Votes) | Last Poll | Record | Weeks in Poll | |
| 1 | University of Minnesota 503 | (29) | � | 1�� | 16-4-0 | 14 |
| 2 | Colorado College 480 | (5) | �� | 2�� | 16-3-1 | 14 |
| 3 | Boston College 423 | ������ | 5��� | 9-3-3 | 14 | |
| 4 | University of Michigan 408 | ������ | 3�� | 14-5-1 | 14 | |
| 5 | University of Denver | 383������� | 7�� | 13-5-1 | 14 | |
| 6 | University of New Hampshire 332 | �� | 6�� | 12-4-2 | 14 | |
| 7 | University of Wisconsin 304 | ������ | 4�� | 13-6-1 | 14 | |
| 8 | University of North Dakota 269 � | �� | 8�� | 13-7-2 | 14 | |
| 9 | The Ohio State University 235 | ���� | 10�� | 12-5-3 | 12 | |
| 10 | Cornell University | 204������� | 9��� | 8-3-2 | 12 | |
| 11 | Harvard University | 162������ | 11��� | 9-4-2 | 3 | |
| 12 | University of Vermont | 127������ | 12�� | 11-6-3 | 5 | |
| 13 | Boston University | 95������ | 13�� | 11-7-0 | 6 | |
| 14 | Colgate University | 90������ | 14�� | 13-5-0 | 9 | |
| 15 | University of Maine | 32������ | 15�� | 10-8-3 | 14 |
Others receiving votes: Northern Michigan University 22, Michigan State University 6, College of the Holy Cross 3, St. Cloud State University 2.
