USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Men's College Hockey Poll
October 16, 2006
| Team | Points | (First Place Votes) | Last Poll | Record | Weeks in Poll | |
| 1 | Boston College | 505 | (29) | 1 | 1-0-0 | 3 |
| 2 | University of Wisconsin | 450 | (4) | 2 | 2-1-1 | 3 |
| 3 | University of North Dakota | 431 | (1) | 4 | 3-1-0 | 3 |
| 4 | University of Maine | 385 | 7 | 3-0-0 | 3 | |
| 5 | University of Michigan | 383 | 5 | 2-0-0 | 3 | |
| 6 | Boston University | 340 | 6 | 0-0-1 | 3 | |
| 7 | University of Minnesota | 295 | 8 | 2-1-0 | 3 | |
| 8 | Michigan State University | 294 | 3 | 1-1-0 | 3 | |
| 9 | Miami (Ohio) | University | 243 | 10 | 3-1-0 | 3 |
| 10 | University of Vermont | 194 | 9 | 2-0-1 | 2 | |
| 11 | University of Denver | 122 | 12 | 2-2-0 | 3 | |
| 12 | University of New Hampshire | 119 | 13 | 0-0-0 | 3 | |
| 13 | Harvard University | 115 | 11 | 0-0-0 | 3 | |
| 14 | Clarkson University | 54 | NR | 3-0-1 | 1 | |
| 15 | St Cloud State University | 41 | NR | 1-1-0 | 1 |
Others receiving votes: Cornell University 36, Colorado College 35, Colgate University 13, Dartmouth College 13, University of Nebraska Omaha 9, University of Minnesota Duluth 2, Ferris State University 1.
