USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Men's College Hockey Poll
November 7, 2011
| Team | Points | (First Place Votes) | Last Poll | Record | Weeks in Poll | |
| 1 | University of Minnesota | 489 | (27) | 5 | 9-1-0 | 5 |
| 2 | Boston College | 469 | (6) | 1 | 8-2-0 | 6 |
| 3 | Colorado College | 415 | 2 | 5-1-0 | 6 | |
| 4 | Merrimack College | 390 | (1) | 7 | 7-0-1 | 5 |
| 5 | University of Michigan | 378 | 3 | 7-2-1 | 6 | |
| 6 | Western Michigan University | 360 | 6 | 6-1-3 | 6 | |
| 7 | University of Notre Dame | 291 | 4 | 5-2-2 | 6 | |
| 8 | Ferris State University | 255 | 10 | 8-2-0 | 3 | |
| 9 | Union College | 225 | 11 | 5-1-3 | 6 | |
| 10 | Yale University | 169 | 9 | 2-1-1 | 6 | |
| 11 | Lake Superior State University | 148 | 13 | 8-2-0 | 2 | |
| 12 | University of Denver | 140 | 8 | 3-3-2 | 6 | |
| 13 | University of Minnesota Duluth | 123 | 14 | 5-3-2 | 6 | |
| 14 | Dartmouth College | 66 | NR | 3-1-0 | 1 | |
| 15 | Northern Michigan University | 46 | NR | 4-3-3 | 2 |
Others receiving votes: Michigan Tech University 29, Boston University 26, Colgate University 24, Quinnipiac University 24, University of Nebraska Omaha 6, Clarkson University 3, United States Air Force Academy 3, University of North Dakota 1.
