USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Men's College Hockey Poll
February 21, 2005
| Team | Points | (First Place Votes) | Last Poll | Record | Weeks in Poll | |
| 1 | Colorado College | 461 | (10) | 3 | 25-6-3 | 21 |
| 2 | University of Denver | 460 | (10) | 2 | 22-7-2 | 21 |
| 3 | Cornell University | 453 | (12) | 4 | 20-4-3 | 19 |
| 4 | University of Michigan | 407 | (2) | 6 | 24-7-3 | 21 |
| 5 | Boston College | 367 | 1 | 19-6-5 | 21 | |
| 6 | University of Wisconsin | 352 | 5 | 21-9-2 | 21 | |
| 7 | University of New Hampshire | 320 | 8 | 22-7-3 | 21 | |
| 8 | The Ohio State University | 253 | 7 | 23-8-3 | 19 | |
| 9 | Univ. of Massachusetts Lowell | 216 | 13 | 19-7-4 | 9 | |
| 10 | Boston University | 204 | 11 | 20-10-2 | 13 | |
| 11 | Harvard University | 169 | 9 | 17-7-2 | 10 | |
| 12 | University of Minnesota | 157 | 10 | 20-12-1 | 21 | |
| 13 | Colgate University | 141 | 12 | 22-8-2 | 16 | |
| 14 | University of Maine | 57 | 14 | 16-10-6 | 20 | |
| 15 | Northern Michigan University | 27 | NR | 16-9-7 | 4 |
Others receiving votes: University of North Dakota 23, University of Nebraska Omaha 8, Dartmouth College 2, University of Vermont 2, College of the Holy Cross 1.
