USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Men's College Hockey Poll
November 21, 2016
| Team | Points | (First Place Votes) | Last Poll | Record | Weeks in Poll | |
| 1 | University of Minnesota Duluth | 509 | (33) | 2 | 10-2-2 | 8 |
| 2 | University of Denver | 474 | (1) | 1 | 7-2-3 | 8 |
| 3 | Boston College | 389 | 3 | 10-3-1 | 8 | |
| 4 | Quinnipiac University | 388 | 6 | 9-3-1 | 8 | |
| 5 | University of North Dakota | 343 | 8 | 7-4-2 | 8 | |
| 6 | UMass Lowell | 326 | 5 | 8-4-2 | 8 | |
| 7 | Boston University | 287 | 4 | 6-4-1 | 8 | |
| 8 | University of Minnesota | 256 | 7 | 5-3-2 | 8 | |
| 9 | Harvard University | 229 | 10 | 5-1-1 | 8 | |
| 10 | Penn State University | 223 | 11 | 11-1-1 | 4 | |
| 11 | University of Notre Dame | 192 | 9 | 6-4-2 | 8 | |
| 12 | Bemidji State University | 163 | 14 | 11-2-1 | 2 | |
| 13 | Ohio State University | 123 | 13 | 8-1-4 | 6 | |
| 14 | Minnesota State University | 54 | 15 | 8-5-1 | 6 | |
| 15 | St Cloud State University | 30 | 12 | 6-6-0 | 8 |
Others receiving votes: St. Lawrence University 28, Western Michigan University 27, Union College 18, Providence College 11, University of Michigan 7, University of Vermont 2 University of Nebraska Omaha 1.
