Final USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Men's College Hockey Poll
April 9, 2012
| Team | Points | (First Place Votes) | Last Poll | Record | Weeks in Poll | |
| 1 | Boston College | 510 | (34) | 1 | 33-10-1 | 26 |
| 2 | Ferris State University | 476 | 4 | 26-12-5 | 21 | |
| 3 | Union College 424 | 3 | 26- | 8-7 | 24 | |
| 4 | University of Minnesota | 417 | 2 | 28-14-1 | 25 | |
| 5 | University of Minnesota Duluth | 350 | 6 | 25-10-6 | 26 | |
| 6 | University of North Dakota | 331 | 5 | 26-13-3 | 14 | |
| 7 | University of Michigan | 318 | 7 | 24-13-4 | 22 | |
| 8 | University of Denver | 218 | 10 | 25-14-4 | 25 | |
| 9 | UMass Lowell | 205 | 9 | 24-13-1 | 14 | |
| 10 | Miami University | 201 | 13 | 24-15-2 | 10 | |
| 11 | Boston University | 158 | 11 | 23-15-1 | 23 | |
| 12 | University of Maine | 154 | 12 | 23-14-3 | 11 | |
| 13 | Cornell University 147 | 8 | 19- | 9-7 | 16 | |
| 14 | Western Michigan University | 104 | 14 | 21-14-6 | 20 | |
| 15 | United States Air Force Academy | 43 | 15 | 21-11-7 | 2 |
Others receiving votes: Michigan State University 24.
