USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Men's College Hockey Poll
October 9, 2006
| Team | Points | (First Place Votes) | Last Poll | Record | Weeks in Poll | |
| 1 | Boston College | 495 | (19) | 1 | 0-0-0 | 2 |
| 2 | University of Wisconsin | 463 | (15) | 3 | 1-0-1 | 2 |
| 3 | Michigan State University | 389 | 4 | 0-0-0 | 2 | |
| 4 | University of North Dakota | 378 | 7 | 2-0-0 | 2 | |
| 5 | University of Michigan | 346 | 6 | 0-0-0 | 2 | |
| 6 | Boston University | 345 | 5 | 0-0-0 | 2 | |
| 7 | University of Maine | 331 | 11 | 1-0-0 | 2 | |
| 8 | University of Minnesota | 272 | 2 | 0-1-0 | 2 | |
| 9 | University of Vermont | 264 | NR | 2-0-0 | 1 | |
| 10 | Miami (Ohio) | University | 160 | 8 | 1-1-0 | 2 |
| 11 | Harvard University | 130 | 12 | 0-0-0 | 2 | |
| 12 | University of Denver | 119 | 9 | 1-1-0 | 2 | |
| 13 | University of New Hampshire | 92 | 10 | 0-0-0 | 2 | |
| 14 | Colorado College | 90 | 13 | 2-0-0 | 2 | |
| 15 | Cornell University | 59 | 15 | 0-0-0 | 2 |
Others receiving votes: Clarkson University 44, St. Cloud State University 39, Dartmouth College 14, The Ohio State University 10, University of Nebraska Omaha 10, Mercyhurst College 8, Colgate University 6, University of Minnesota Duluth 6, Providence College 6, Bemidji State University 4.
