USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Men's College Hockey Poll
October 17, 2005
| Team | Points | (First Place Votes) | Last Poll | Record | Weeks in Poll | |
| 1 | University of Michigan | 479 | (19) | 7 | 4-0-0 | 3 |
| 2 | The Ohio State University | 419 | (8) | 3 | 1-1-0 | 3 |
| 3 | Cornell University | 409 | (5) | 4 | 0-0-0 | 3 |
| 4 | Colorado College | 366 | (2) | 6 | 3-1-0 | 3 |
| 5 | University of Maine | 353 | 14 | 3-1-0 | 3 | |
| 6 | University of North Dakota | 330 | 9 | 3-1-0 | 3 | |
| 7 | Boston College | 326 | 5 | 1-1-0 | 3 | |
| 8 | University of Minnesota | 313 | 1 | 0-1-1 | 3 | |
| 9 | University of Denver | 226 | 2 | 0-2-0 | 3 | |
| 10 | Michigan State University | 174 | 13 | 2-0-0 | 2 | |
| 11 | Boston University | 172 | 10 | 1-0-0 | 3 | |
| 12 | University of New Hampshire | 155 | 8 | 1-1-0 | 3 | |
| 13 | University of Wisconsin | 125 | 11 | 1-1-0 | 3 | |
| 14 | University of Vermont | 51 | NR | 2-0-0 | 1 | |
| 15 | Bemidji State University | 38 | NR | 4-0-0 | 1 |
Others receiving votes: St. Lawrence University 35, Northern Michigan University 28, University of Nebraska-Omaha 23, Dartmouth College 19, Harvard University 18, University of Alaska Fairbanks 17, Mercyhurst College 4.
