USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Men's College Hockey Poll
February 27, 2012
| Team | Points | (First Place Votes) | Last Poll | Record | Weeks in Poll | |
| 1 | Boston College | 504 | (31) | 2 | 23-10-1 | 21 |
| 2 | University of Minnesota Duluth 468 | (2) | 4 | 22- | 7-5 | 21 |
| 3 | Ferris State University 418 | (1) | 1 | 22- | 9-5 | 16 |
| 4 | Boston University | 399 | 6 | 20-11-1 | 18 | |
| 5 | University of Minnesota | 381 | 5 | 23-11-1 | 20 | |
| 6 | University of Michigan | 372 | 3 | 21-11-4 | 17 | |
| 7 | Union College 255 | 8 | 20- | 7-7 | 19 | |
| 8 | UMass Lowell | 249 | 7 | 20-10-1 | 9 | |
| 9 | Miami University | 192 | 15 | 21-13-2 | 5 | |
| 10 | University of Denver | 189 | 10 | 19-11-4 | 20 | |
| 11 | University of Maine | 185 | 11 | 19-11-3 | 6 | |
| 12 | Merrimack College 158 | 13 | 16- | 9-7 | 20 | |
| 13 | Cornell University 106 | 9 | 15- | 7-7 | 11 | |
| 14 | Michigan State University | 91 | 14 | 19-13-4 | 6 | |
| 15 | University of North Dakota | 87 | 12 | 18-12-3 | 9 |
Others receiving votes: Northern Michigan University 14, Western Michigan University 5, Ohio State University 4, University of Notre Dame 2, United States Air Force Academy 1.
