USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Men's College Hockey Poll
November 28, 2011
| Team | Points | (First Place Votes) | Last Poll | Record | Weeks in Poll | |
| 1 | Merrimack College | 510 | (34) | 1 | 9-0-1 | 8 |
| 2 | University of Notre Dame | 448 | 3 | 10-3-3 | 9 | |
| 3 | Boston College | 439 | 5 | 10-4-0 | 9 | |
| 4 | University of Minnesota | 396 | 2 | 11-4-1 | 8 | |
| 5 | University of Minnesota Duluth | 366 | 6 | 9-3-2 | 9 | |
| 6 | Ferris State University | 318 | 7 | 10-3-1 | 6 | |
| 7 | Ohio State University | 292 | 10 | 10-3-1 | 3 | |
| 8 | Colorado College | 257 | 4 | 7-4-0 | 9 | |
| 9 | Union College | 185 | 12 | 7-3-3 | 9 | |
| 10 | University of Denver | 181 | 9 | 6-4-3 | 9 | |
| 11 | Lake Superior State University | 142 | 14 | 10-4-2 | 5 | |
| 12 | Western Michigan University | 139 | 13 | 6-4-4 | 9 | |
| 13 | Boston University | 111 | NR | 7-4-1 | 6 | |
| 14 | Colgate University | 98 | 15 | 9-4-1 | 3 | |
| 15 | Yale University | 86 | 8 | 5-3-1 | 9 |
Others receiving votes: Michigan State University 43, Miami University 23, Cornell University 16, University of Michigan 14, University of Nebraska Omaha 12, Air Force Academy 2, University of North Dakota 2.
