Preseason USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Men's College Hockey Poll
September 23, 2013
| Team | Points | (First Place Votes) | Last Poll | Record | Weeks in Poll | |
| 1 | University of Massachusetts Lowell | 484 | (20) | 3 | 28-11-2 | 1 |
| 2 | Miami University | 444 | (9) | 6 | 25-12-5 | 1 |
| 3 | University of Wisconsin | 364 | (1) | 13 | 22-13-7 | 1 |
| 4 | Boston College | 359 | 8 | 22-12-4 | 1 | |
| 5 | University of Minnesota 347 | 5 | 26- | 9-5 | 1 | |
| 6 | University of North Dakota | 300 | 7 | 22-13-7 | 1 | |
| 7 | University of Notre Dame | 285 | 9 | 25-13-3 | 1 | |
| 8 | Yale University | 269 | (4) | 1 | 22-12-3 | 1 |
| 9 | St. Cloud State University | 230 | 4 | 25-16-1 | 1 | |
| 10 | University of Michigan | 167 | NR | 18-19-3 | 1 | |
| 11 | Quinnipiac University 135 | 2 | 30- | 8-5 | 1 | |
| 12 | Union College | 124 | 10 | 22-13-5 | 1 | |
| 13 | University of New Hampshire | 116 | 11 | 20-12-7 | 1 | |
| 14 | Minnesota State University | 110 | 12 | 24-14-3 | 1 | |
| 15 | Providence College | 103 | NR | 17-14-7 | 1 |
Others receiving votes: Rensselaer 80, University of Denver 74, Cornell University 32, Western Michigan University 28, Niagara University 12, Merrimack College 8, Boston University 4, Ferris State University 4, Michigan Tech University 1.
