USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Men's College Hockey Poll
October 24, 2005
| Team | Points | (First Place Votes) | Last Poll | Record | Weeks in Poll | |
| 1 | University of Michigan | 493 | (23) | 1 | 4-0-1 | 4 |
| 2 | Colorado College | 425 | (2) | 4 | 5-1-0 | 4 |
| 3 | Cornell University | 416 | (3) | 3 | 0-0-0 | 4 |
| 4 | The Ohio State University | 410 | (3) | 2 | 2-1-1 | 4 |
| 5 | University of Maine | 400 | (3) | 5 | 5-1-0 | 4 |
| 6 | University of North Dakota | 347 | 6 | 4-1-1 | 4 | |
| 7 | University of Minnesota | 322 | 8 | 2-1-1 | 4 | |
| 8 | Michigan State University | 250 | 10 | 2-0-1 | 3 | |
| 9 | University of Denver | 224 | 9 | 2-2-0 | 4 | |
| 10 | Boston College | 209 | 7 | 1-1-1 | 4 | |
| 11 | University of Vermont | 155 | 14 | 4-0-0 | 2 | |
| 12 | University of Wisconsin | 152 | 13 | 2-1-1 | 4 | |
| 13 | University of New Hampshire | 74 | 12 | 1-2-1 | 4 | |
| 14 | Northern Michigan University | 50 | NR | 3-1-0 | 3 | |
| 15 | Bemidji State University | 45 | 15 | 4-0-0 | 2 |
Others receiving votes: Boston University 24, Miami (Ohio) University 21, St. Lawrence University 19, Dartmouth College 18, Harvard University 16, University of Alaska Fairbanks 4, Mercyhurst College 4, Colgate University 2.
