USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Men's College Hockey Poll
January 23, 2006
| Team | Points | (First Place Votes) | Last Poll | Record | Weeks in Poll | |
| 1 | Boston College | 498 | (28) | 2 | 16-4-2 | 16 |
| 2 | University of Wisconsin | 452 | (2) | 1 | 18-4-2 | 16 |
| 3 | Miami (Ohio) University | 449 | (4) | 4 | 17-4-4 | 12 |
| 4 | University of Minnesota | 409 | 3 | 16-6-4 | 16 | |
| 5 | Cornell University | 372 | 8 | 13-4-2 | 16 | |
| 6 | University of North Dakota | 314 | 10 | 17-10-1 | 16 | |
| 7 | University of Vermont | 277 | 5 | 15-7-2 | 14 | |
| 8 | University of Michigan | 259 | 6 | 14-9-1 | 16 | |
| 9 | Colorado College | 252 | 7 | 17-10-1 | 16 | |
| 10 | University of New Hampshire | 156 | 9 | 13-8-4 | 15 | |
| 11 | University of Maine | 116 | 12 | 15-9-0 | 16 | |
| 12 | Providence College | 115 | 13 | 13-9-1 | 5 | |
| 13 | University of Denver | 86 | NR | 14-10-2 | 13 | |
| 14 | Boston University | 80 | 15 | 12-8-2 | 6 | |
| 15 | Michigan State University | 73 | NR | 14-9-5 | 7 |
Others receiving votes: St. Lawrence University 52, Harvard University 50, Colgate University 44, Mercyhurst College 12, Ferris State University 10, Lake Superior State University 2, Northern Michigan University 2.
