USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Men's College Hockey Poll
October 31, 2011
| Team | Points | (First Place Votes) | Last Poll | Record | Weeks in Poll | |
| 1 | Boston College | 507 | (30) | 1 | 7-1-0 | 5 |
| 2 | Colorado College | 464 | (3) | 3 | 4-0-0 | 5 |
| 3 | University of Michigan | 427 | 4 | 6-1-1 | 5 | |
| 4 | University of Notre Dame | 366 | 5 | 5-2-0 | 5 | |
| 5 | University of Minnesota | 353 | 8 | 7-1-0 | 5 | |
| 6 | Western Michigan University | 311 | 10 | 5-0-3 | 5 | |
| 7 | Merrimack College | 309 | 9 | 6-0-0 | 4 | |
| 8 | University of Denver | 281 | 2 | 3-2-1 | 5 | |
| 9 | Yale University | 244 | (1) | 6 | 1-0-1 | 5 |
| 10 | Ferris State University | 174 | 7 | 6-2-0 | 2 | |
| 11 | Union College | 158 | 11 | 3-1-3 | 5 | |
| 12 | Boston University | 126 | 12 | 3-2-1 | 5 | |
| 13 | Lake Superior State University | 109 | NR | 7-1-0 | 1 | |
| 14 | University of Minnesota Duluth | 86 | 15 | 4-3-1 | 5 | |
| 15 | University of North Dakota | 54 | 13 | 3-4-1 | 5 |
Others receiving votes: Northern Michigan University 23, Colgate University 21, Michigan Tech University 21, Quinnipiac University 18, University of Maine 12, Clarkson University 9, Dartmouth College 6, United States Air Force Academy 1.
