USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Men's College Hockey Poll
December 5, 2011
| Team | Points | (First Place Votes) | Last Poll | Record | Weeks in Poll | |
| 1 | University of Minnesota Duluth | 495 | (19) | 5 | 11-3-2 | 10 |
| 2 | University of Minnesota | 473 | (11) | 4 | 13-4-1 | 9 |
| 3 | Boston College | 418 | (3) | 3 | 11-5-0 | 10 |
| 4 | Ohio State University | 410 | (1) | 7 | 12-3-1 | 4 |
| 5 | Merrimack College | 382 | 1 | 9-2-1 | 9 | |
| 6 | Colorado College | 329 | 8 | 8-4-0 | 10 | |
| 7 | University of Notre Dame | 306 | 2 | 10-5-3 | 10 | |
| 8 | Western Michigan University | 233 | 12 | 8-4-4 | 10 | |
| 9 | Union College | 199 | 9 | 7-3-5 | 10 | |
| 10 | Ferris State University | 198 | 6 | 10-5-1 | 7 | |
| 11 | Colgate University | 158 | 14 | 11-4-1 | 4 | |
| 12 | Boston University | 156 | 13 | 8-5-1 | 7 | |
| 13 | University of Denver | 134 | 10 | 6-5-3 | 10 | |
| 14 | Michigan State University | 87 | NR | 10-5-1 | 1 | |
| 15 | Lake Superior State University | 47 | 11 | 10-6-2 | 6 |
Others receiving votes: Cornell University 37, Yale University 7, UMass Lowell 6, Providence College 3, United States Air Force Academy 1, University of North Dakota 1.
