USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Men's College Hockey Poll
November 28, 2016
| Team | Points | (First Place Votes) | Last Poll | Record | Weeks in Poll | |
| 1 | University of Minnesota Duluth | 510 | (34) | 1 | 10-2-2 | 9 |
| 2 | University of Denver | 474 | 2 | 9-2-3 | 9 | |
| 3 | UMass Lowell | 401 | 6 | 8-4-2 | 9 | |
| 4 | Boston College | 387 | 3 | 11-4-1 | 9 | |
| 5 | Boston University | 341 | 7 | 7-4-1 | 9 | |
| 6 | Penn State University | 323 | 10 | 11-1-1 | 5 | |
| 7 | Quinnipiac University | 321 | 4 | 9-4-2 | 9 | |
| 8 | Harvard University | 262 | 9 | 6-2-1 | 9 | |
| 9 | University of Minnesota | 220 | 8 | 6-4-2 | 9 | |
| 10 | University of North Dakota | 214 | 5 | 7-5-3 | 9 | |
| 11 | Ohio State University | 181 | 13 | 8-1-4 | 7 | |
| 12 | University of Notre Dame | 116 | 11 | 7-5-2 | 9 | |
| 13 | Western Michigan University | 79 | NR | 7-3-2 | 1 | |
| 14 | University of Vermont | 74 | NR | 9-3-2 | 1 | |
| 15 | Minnesota State University | 46 | 14 | 8-5-1 | 7 |
Others receiving votes: Bemidji State University 40, St. Lawrence University 36, Union College 27, St. Cloud State University 19, Clarkson University 4, University of Nebraska Omaha 4, University of Michigan 1.
