USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Men's College Hockey Poll
November 14, 2011
| Team | Points | (First Place Votes) | Last Poll | Record | Weeks in Poll | |
| 1 | University of Minnesota | 489 | (14) | 1 | 10-2-0 | 6 |
| 2 | Merrimack College | 474 | (20) | 4 | 8-0-1 | 6 |
| 3 | Boston College | 440 | 2 | 9-3-0 | 7 | |
| 4 | University of Notre Dame | 376 | 7 | 7-2-2 | 7 | |
| 5 | Colorado College | 360 | 3 | 5-2-0 | 7 | |
| 6 | Ferris State University | 331 | 8 | 9-2-1 | 4 | |
| 7 | University of Michigan | 284 | 5 | 7-3-2 | 7 | |
| 8 | University of Minnesota Duluth | 261 | 13 | 7-3-2 | 7 | |
| 9 | Yale University | 247 | 10 | 4-1-1 | 7 | |
| 10 | Western Michigan University | 214 | 6 | 6-3-3 | 7 | |
| 11 | University of Denver | 194 | 12 | 4-3-2 | 7 | |
| 12 | Union College | 108 | 9 | 5-3-3 | 7 | |
| 13 | Lake Superior State University | 94 | 11 | 8-3-1 | 3 | |
| 14 | Ohio State University | 52 | NR | 8-3-1 | 1 | |
| 14 | Michigan Tech University | 52 | NR | 6-3-1 | 1 |
Others receiving votes: Boston University 50, Colgate University 17, Cornell University 13, University of Nebraska Omaha 9, Miami University 6, Northern Michigan University 3, Providence College 3 Dartmouth College 1, Michigan State University 1, UMass Lowell 1.
