USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Men's College Hockey Poll
January 9, 2006
| Team | Points | (First Place Votes) | Last Poll | Record | Weeks in Poll | |
| 1 | University of Wisconsin | 510 | (34) | 1 | 16-2-2 | 14 |
| 2 | University of Minnesota | 442 | 3 | 13-5-4 | 14 | |
| 3 | Miami (Ohio) | University | 424 | 2 | 14-3-3 | 10 |
| 4 | Boston College | 419 | 6 | 12-4-2 | 14 | |
| 5 | Colorado College | 409 | 5 | 17-6-1 | 14 | |
| 6 | University of Vermont | 312 | 4 | 13-5-2 | 12 | |
| 7 | University of Maine | 286 | 9 | 14-6-0 | 14 | |
| 8 | Cornell University | 267 | 8 | 10-3-2 | 14 | |
| 9 | University of Michigan | 266 | 7 | 13-7-1 | 14 | |
| 10 | University of North Dakota | 176 | 10 | 14-9-1 | 14 | |
| 11 | University of New Hampshire | 139 | NR | 10-7-4 | 13 | |
| 12 | Providence College | 133 | 12 | 12-7-1 | 3 | |
| 13 | Clarkson University | 84 | NR | 12-6-2 | 4 | |
| 14 | Lake Superior State University | 61 | NR | 12-6-4 | 1 | |
| 15 | St. Lawrence University | 59 | 11 | 12-7-1 | 7 |
Others receiving votes: Colgate University 38, University of Denver 29, Harvard University 22, Ferris State University 2, Boston University 1, College of the Holy Cross 1.
