Preseason USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Men's College Hockey Poll
September 29, 2014
| Team | Points | (First Place Votes) | Last Poll | Record | Weeks in Poll | |
| 1 | University of Minnesota | 505 | (32) | 2 | 28-7-6 | 1 |
| 2 | University of North Dakota | 449 | (1) | 5 | 25-14-3 | 1 |
| 3 | Providence College | 431 | 9 | 22-11-6 | 1 | |
| 4 | Boston College | 375 | 3 | 28-8-4 | 1 | |
| 5 | Colgate University | 315 | 13 | 20-14-5 | 1 | |
| 6 | St Cloud State University | 272 | 8 | 22-11-5 | 1 | |
| 7 | University of Michigan | 252 | NR | 18-13-4 | 1 | |
| 8 | Union College | 237 | (1) | 1 | 32-6-4 | 1 |
| 9 | Miami University | 236 | NR | 15-20-3 | 1 | |
| 10 | Ferris State University | 175 | 6 | 29-11-3 | 1 | |
| 10 | University of Notre Dame | 175 | 11 | 23-15-2 | 1 | |
| 12 | University of Wisconsin | 159 | 7 | 24-11-2 | 1 | |
| 13 | Minnesota State University | 136 | 12 | 26-14-1 | 1 | |
| 14 | Cornell University | 99 | NR | 17-10-5 | 1 | |
| 15 | University of Denver | 54 | 15 | 20-16-6 | 1 |
Others receiving votes: Northeastern University 51, University of Massachusetts Lowell 42, Boston University 34, University of Minnesota Duluth 16, Yale University 14, University of New Hampshire 12, Quinnipiac University 10, Michigan Technological University 9, Mercyhurst University 6, Michigan State University 6, Ohio State University 4, Robert Morris University 4.
