USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Men's College Hockey Poll
December 13, 2004
| Team | Points | (First Place Votes) | Last Poll | Record | Weeks in Poll | |
| 1 | University of Minnesota | 501 | (29) | 1 | 13-4-0 | 12 |
| 2 | Colorado College | 479 | (5) | 2 | 13-3-0 | 12 |
| 3 | University of Michigan | 431 | 4 | 13-4-1 | 12 | |
| 4 | University of Wisconsin | 399 | 3 | 13-5-0 | 12 | |
| 5 | Boston College | 383 | 5 | 7-3-3 | 12 | |
| 6 | University of New Hampshire | 329 | 7 | 11-3-2 | 12 | |
| 7 | University of Denver | 328 | 6 | 10-5-0 | 12 | |
| 8 | University of North Dakota | 226 | 9 | 11-7-2 | 12 | |
| 9 | The Ohio State University | 171 | 8 | 11-5-2 | 10 | |
| 10 | Cornell University | 155 | 12 | 7-2-2 | 10 | |
| 11 | University of Vermont | 139 | 11 | 9-5-3 | 3 | |
| 12 | Colgate University | 131 | 13 | 12-4-0 | 7 | |
| 13 | Harvard University | 124 | NR | 9-3-1 | 1 | |
| 14 | University of Maine | 119 | 10 | 10-7-2 | 12 | |
| 15 | Boston University | 103 | 14 | 10-6-0 | 4 |
Others receiving votes: Northern Michigan University 62.
