USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Men's College Hockey Poll
October 24, 2016
| Team | Points | (First Place Votes) | Last Poll | Record | Weeks in Poll | |
| 1 | University of North Dakota | 510 | (34) | 1 | 5-0-0 | 4 |
| 2 | University of Minnesota Duluth | 462 | 2 | 3-1-2 | 4 | |
| 3 | University of Denver | 417 | 6 | 4-2-0 | 4 | |
| 4 | Boston University | 377 | 8 | 3-2-0 | 4 | |
| 5 | UMass Lowell | 355 | 5 | 3-1-2 | 4 | |
| 6 | University of Notre Dame | 325 | 4 | 3-2-1 | 4 | |
| 7 | Quinnipiac University | 299 | 3 | 3-2-1 | 4 | |
| 8 | Boston College | 239 | 10 | 4-2-0 | 4 | |
| 9 | Minnesota State University | 198 | 9 | 5-1-0 | 2 | |
| 10 | St Cloud State University | 186 | 14 | 2-2-0 | 4 | |
| 11 | University of Michigan | 178 | 12 | 3-1-1 | 4 | |
| 12 | University of Minnesota | 124 | 7 | 2-2-0 | 4 | |
| 13 | Harvard University | 100 | 11 | 0-0-0 | 4 | |
| 14 | Ohio State University | 84 | NR | 3-0-2 | 2 | |
| 15 | Providence College | 69 | 15 | 2-2-1 | 4 |
Others receiving votes: Northeastern University 50, Penn State University 37, Lake Superior State University 16, Yale University 14, St. Lawrence University 13, Union College 7, Bemidji State University 5, University of Connecticut 5, Western Michigan University 5, Michigan Tech University 4, Clarkson University 1.
