USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Men's College Hockey Poll
January 2, 2017
| Team | Points | (First Place Votes) | Last Poll | Record | Weeks in Poll | |
| 1 | University of Minnesota Duluth | 509 | (33) | 1 | 12-3-3 | 13 |
| 2 | Penn State University | 443 | (1) | 3 | 13-1-1 | 9 |
| 3 | Harvard University | 416 | 4 | 9-2-1 | 13 | |
| 4 | University of Denver | 402 | 2 | 12-4-4 | 13 | |
| 5 | Boston University | 372 | 6 | 10-5-2 | 13 | |
| 6 | UMass Lowell | 349 | 7 | 12-5-3 | 13 | |
| 7 | University of North Dakota | 294 | 8 | 10-6-3 | 13 | |
| 8 | Boston College | 257 | 5 | 13-7-2 | 13 | |
| 9 | University of Minnesota | 221 | 11 | 11-5-2 | 13 | |
| 10 | Union College | 178 | 9 | 14-4-2 | 5 | |
| 11 | Ohio State University | 160 | 10 | 9-3-4 | 11 | |
| 12 | University of Notre Dame | 155 | 12 | 11-6-2 | 13 | |
| 13 | University of Vermont | 118 | 14 | 12-6-2 | 5 | |
| 14 | Western Michigan University | 93 | NR | 10-5-3 | 2 | |
| 15 | Quinnipiac University | 44 | 13 | 11-8-2 | 13 |
Others receiving votes: St. Lawrence University 27, University of Nebraska Omaha 19, Bemidji State University 17, St. Cloud State University 4, Robert Morris University 2.
