USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Men's College Hockey Poll
December 12, 2011
| Team | Points | (First Place Votes) | Last Poll | Record | Weeks in Poll | |
| 1 | University of Minnesota Duluth | 510 | (34) | 1 | 12-3-3 | 11 |
| 2 | University of Minnesota | 463 | 2 | 14-5-1 | 10 | |
| 3 | Ohio State University | 415 | 4 | 13-4-1 | 5 | |
| 4 | Boston College | 409 | 3 | 12-6-2 | 11 | |
| 5 | Merrimack College | 406 | 5 | 10-2-2 | 10 | |
| 6 | University of Notre Dame | 290 | 7 | 11-6-3 | 11 | |
| 7 | Colorado College | 272 | 6 | 9-5-0 | 11 | |
| 8 | Western Michigan University | 265 | 8 | 9-4-5 | 11 | |
| 9 | Boston University | 238 | 12 | 10-5-1 | 8 | |
| 10 | Colgate University | 190 | 11 | 11-4-2 | 5 | |
| 11 | Ferris State University | 182 | 10 | 11-6-1 | 8 | |
| 12 | Union College | 163 | 9 | 8-3-5 | 11 | |
| 13 | University of Denver | 81 | 13 | 7-6-3 | 11 | |
| 14 | Michigan State University | 62 | 14 | 10-6-2 | 2 | |
| 15 | Cornell University | 56 | NR | 7-3-1 | 1 |
Others receiving votes: UMass Lowell 44, Lake Superior State University 20, Miami University 3, Northeastern University 3, Quinnipiac University 2, University of Michigan 2, United States Air Force Academy 1, University of Nebraska Omaha 1, University of North Dakota 1, Yale University 1.
