USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Men's College Hockey Poll
October 24, 2011
| Team | Points | (First Place Votes) | Last Poll | Record | Weeks in Poll | |
| 1 | Boston College | 492 | (22) | 1 | 5-1-0 | 4 |
| 2 | University of Denver | 466 | (6) | 3 | 3-1-0 | 4 |
| 3 | Colorado College | 415 | (3) | 4 | 2-0-0 | 4 |
| 4 | University of Michigan | 395 | (2) | 2 | 4-1-1 | 4 |
| 5 | University of Notre Dame | 336 | 5 | 3-2-0 | 4 | |
| 6 | Yale University | 286 | (1) | 9 | 0-0-0 | 4 |
| 7 | Ferris State University | 279 | NR | 6-0-0 | 1 | |
| 8 | University of Minnesota | 272 | 10 | 5-1-0 | 4 | |
| 9 | Merrimack College | 214 | 13 | 4-0-0 | 3 | |
| 10 | Western Michigan University | 211 | 12 | 3-0-3 | 4 | |
| 11 | Union College | 187 | 11 | 2-0-3 | 4 | |
| 12 | Boston University | 136 | 8 | 2-2-0 | 4 | |
| 13 | University of North Dakota | 133 | 6 | 2-3-1 | 4 | |
| 14 | Northern Michigan University | 85 | NR | 4-1-1 | 1 | |
| 15 | University of Minnesota Duluth | 43 | 15 | 2-3-1 | 4 |
Others receiving votes: Miami University 40, Colgate University 31, Lake Superior State University 15, Cornell University 12, Dartmouth College 12, University of Wisconsin 9, Quinnipiac University 5, University of Maine 4, College of the Holy Cross 1, University of Nebraska Omaha 1.
