USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Men's College Hockey Poll
December 18, 2006
| Team | Points | (First Place Votes) | Last Poll | Record | Weeks in Poll | |
| 1 | University of Minnesota | 510 | (34) | 1 | 15-1-3 | 12 |
| 2 | University of New Hampshire | 476 | 2 | 13-2-1 | 12 | |
| 3 | University of Notre Dame | 434 | 4 | 14-3-1 | 9 | |
| 4 | Miami (Ohio) | University | 394 | 5 | 14-5-1 | 12 |
| 5 | University of Maine | 384 | 3 | 10-3-2 | 12 | |
| 6 | St. Cloud State University | 342 | 6 | 10-3-3 | 7 | |
| 7 | Boston College | 295 | 7 | 9-5-1 | 12 | |
| 8 | Colorado College | 236 | 9 | 11-6-1 | 5 | |
| 9 | Boston University | 212 | 8 | 6-3-5 | 12 | |
| 10 | University of Michigan | 186 | 11 | 12-7-0 | 12 | |
| 10 | University of Denver | 186 | 12 | 12-6-2 | 11 | |
| 12 | Cornell University | 161 | 10 | 8-3-1 | 11 | |
| 13 | University of Vermont | 100 | 13 | 10-5-1 | 5 | |
| 14 | Michigan State University | 64 | 14 | 9-7-1 | 12 | |
| 15 | Clarkson University | 62 | 15 | 11-5-1 | 6 |
Others receiving votes: University of Massachusetts 18, Lake Superior State University 12, St. Lawrence University 3, Michigan Tech University 2, Sacred Heart University 2, Rochester Institute of Technology 1.
