USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Men's College Hockey Poll
March 19, 2012
| Team | Points | (First Place Votes) | Last Poll | Record | Weeks in Poll | |
| 1 | Boston College | 510 | (34) | 1 | 29-10-1 | 24 |
| 2 | University of Michigan | 439 | 3 | 24-12-4 | 20 | |
| 3 | Union College 410 | 6 | 24- | 7-7 | 22 | |
| 4 | University of North Dakota | 404 | 12 | 25-12-3 | 12 | |
| 5 | University of Minnesota Duluth 365 | 2 | 24- | 9-6 | 24 | |
| 6 | University of Minnesota | 334 | 4 | 26-13-1 | 23 | |
| 7 | Miami University | 296 | 8 | 24-14-2 | 8 | |
| 8 | Ferris State University | 255 | 7 | 23-11-5 | 19 | |
| 9 | University of Denver | 241 | 9 | 25-13-4 | 23 | |
| 10 | Boston University | 216 | 5 | 23-14-1 | 21 | |
| 11 | University of Maine | 186 | T10 | 23-13-3 | 9 | |
| 12 | Western Michigan University | 167 | 14 | 21-13-6 | 18 | |
| 13 | UMass Lowell | 115 | T10 | 23-12-1 | 12 | |
| 14 | Cornell University 87 | 13 | 18- | 8-7 | 14 | |
| 15 | Michigan State University | 30 | NR | 19-15-4 | 8 |
Others receiving votes: Harvard University 10, Merrimack College 8, United States Air Force Academy 7.
