USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Men's College Hockey Poll
December 5, 2016
| Team | Points | (First Place Votes) | Last Poll | Record | Weeks in Poll | |
| 1 | University of Minnesota Duluth | 508 | (31) | 1 | 10-2-2 | 10 |
| 2 | University of Denver | 476 | (2) | 2 | 11-2-3 | 10 |
| 3 | Boston College | 400 | 4 | 12-5-1 | 10 | |
| 4 | Penn State University | 399 | 6 | 13-1-1 | 6 | |
| 5 | Boston University | 351 | 5 | 8-4-2 | 10 | |
| 6 | Harvard University | 336 | 8 | 8-2-1 | 10 | |
| 7 | UMass Lowell | 284 | 3 | 6-4-1 | 10 | |
| 8 | Quinnipiac University | 280 | 7 | 10-5-2 | 10 | |
| 9 | University of North Dakota | 255 | 10 | 8-5-3 | 10 | |
| 10 | Ohio State University | 236 | 11 | 9-2-4 | 8 | |
| 11 | University of Minnesota | 160 | 9 | 7-5-2 | 10 | |
| 12 | University of Vermont | 121 | 14 | 9-3-2 | 2 | |
| 13 | University of Notre Dame | 83 | 12 | 8-6-2 | 10 | |
| 14 | Union College | 45 | NR | 10-3-2 | 2 | |
| 15 | Bemidji State University | 40 | NR | 12-5-1 | 3 |
Others receiving votes: Minnesota State University 37, Western Michigan 33, St. Cloud State University 21, St. Lawrence University 11, Univrsity of Nebraska Omaha 3, Robert Morris University 1.
