USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Men's College Hockey Poll
November 29, 2004
| Team | Points | (First Place Votes) | Last Poll | Record | Weeks in Poll | |
| 1 | University of Minnesota | 508 | (32) | 3 | 10-3-0 | 10 |
| 2 | University of Wisconsin | 451 | 2 | 10-4-0 | 10 | |
| 3 | Boston College | 435 | 4 | 6-2-2 | 10 | |
| 4 | Colorado College | 427 | (2) | 5 | 10-2-0 | 10 |
| 5 | University of Michigan | 372 | 1 | 9-4-1 | 10 | |
| 6 | University of North Dakota | 327 | 7 | 9-5-2 | 10 | |
| 7 | University of New Hampshire | 279 | 6 | 8-3-2 | 10 | |
| 8 | University of Denver | 278 | 9 | 8-5-0 | 10 | |
| 9 | University of Maine | 228 | 8 | 9-6-1 | 10 | |
| 10 | The Ohio State University | 221 | 11 | 9-4-1 | 8 | |
| 11 | University of Vermont | 159 | NR | 8-4-3 | 0 | |
| 12 | Cornell University | 104 | 14 | 5-2-2 | 8 | |
| 13 | Colgate University | 96 | 15 | 10-4-0 | 5 | |
| 14 | University of Minnesota Duluth | 95 | 12 | 7-5-2 | 10 | |
| 15 | Northern Michigan University | 48 | 13 | 6-4-2 | 6 |
Others receiving votes: University of Nebraska-Omaha 26, Boston University 15, Bowling Green State University 4, Michigan State University 4, Harvard University 2, Canisius College 1.
