USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Men's College Hockey Poll
March 7, 2016
| Team | Points | (First Place Votes) | Last Poll | Record | Weeks in Poll | |
| 1 | Quinnipiac University | 505 | (39) | 1 | 25-2-7 | 19 |
| 2 | University of North Dakota | 470 | (5) | 2 | 28-5-3 | 21 |
| 3 | Boston College | 441 | 4 | 24-5-5 | 21 | |
| 4 | Providence College | 414 | 3 | 25-5-4 | 21 | |
| 5 | St Cloud State University | 378 | 5 | 27-8-1 | 20 | |
| 6 | University of Denver | 320 | 7 | 21-8-5 | 19 | |
| 7 | Yale University | 303 | 8 | 19-6-4 | 21 | |
| 8 | Boston University | 250 | 9 | 21-10-5 | 21 | |
| 9 | University of Michigan | 238 | 6 | 20-7-5 | 21 | |
| 10 | University of Notre Dame | 226 | 10 | 19-8-7 | 11 | |
| 11 | UMass Lowell | 177 | 11 | 21-8-5 | 21 | |
| 12 | Harvard University | 135 | 12 | 16-9-4 | 21 | |
| 13 | Michigan Tech University | 106 | 13 | 21-8-5 | 7 | |
| 14 | Penn State University | 48 | 14 | 20-10-4 | 9 | |
| 15 | University of Minnesota Duluth | 20 | NR | 15-14-5 | 7 |
Others receiving votes: Minnesota State University 18, Cornell University 15, St. Lawrence University 7, Clarkson University 6, University of Nebraska Omaha 2, Northeastern University 1.
