USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Men's College Hockey Poll
December 19, 2005
| Team | Points | (First Place Votes) | Last Poll | Record | Weeks in Poll | |
| 1 | University of Wisconsin | 504 | (28) | 1 | 14-2-2 | 12 |
| 2 | Miami (Ohio) University | 482 | (6) | 2 | 12-2-2 | 8 |
| 3 | University of Minnesota | 400 | 4 | 9-5-4 | 12 | |
| 4 | Boston College | 390 | 5 | 9-4-1 | 12 | |
| 5 | University of Vermont | 366 | 3 | 11-4-1 | 10 | |
| 6 | University of Michigan | 361 | 6 | 11-5-1 | 12 | |
| 7 | Colorado College | 323 | 7 | 15-6-1 | 12 | |
| 8 | University of Maine | 227 | 8 | 11-5-0 | 12 | |
| 9 | University of North Dakota | 202 | 9 | 12-7-1 | 12 | |
| 10 | Cornell University | 193 | 10 | 8-3-1 | 12 | |
| 11 | Colgate University | 169 | 11 | 10-2-3 | 5 | |
| 12 | University of Denver | 141 | 13 | 11-7-2 | 12 | |
| 13 | University of New Hampshire | 138 | 12 | 9-6-3 | 12 | |
| 14 | St. Lawrence University | 101 | NR | 12-6-1 | 5 | |
| 15 | Clarkson University | 57 | 15 | 10-5-1 | 3 |
Others receiving votes: Providence College 11, Harvard University 9, Mercyhurst College 3, The Ohio State University 3.
