Rank	Team (First Place)	Last Week's Rank	2025-26 Record	Weeks in Top 20
1.	Michigan State University, 677 (32)	1	5-1-0	5
2.	University of Michigan, 630 (2)	3	7-1-0	5
3.	Western Michigan University, 627	2	4-2-0	5
4.	Penn State University, 559	5	7-1-0	5
5.	Boston University, 521	4	3-3-1	5
6.	Quinnipiac University, 494	6	5-2-1	5
7.	University of Denver, 471	7	3-2-1	5
8.	University of North Dakota, 417	8	4-2-0	5
9.	University of Connecticut, 355	11	3-3-0	5
10.	Boston College, 343	9	2-2-1	5
11.	University of Minnesota Duluth, 328	19	7-1-0	2
12.	University of Maine, 290	10	3-2-1	5
13.	University of Massachusetts, 265	13	5-2-0	5
14.	University of Wisconsin, 236	16	4-0-2	5
15.	Providence College, 214	14	2-2-1	5
16.	Colorado College, 175	17	5-1-0	3
17.	Ohio State University, 151	15	4-2-0	5
18.	University of Minnesota, 85	12	2-5-1	5
19.	Minnesota State University, 80	20	3-1-2	5
20.	Cornell University, 65	18	0-0-0	5
Others receiving votes: Northeastern University, 45; Union College, 45; Miami University, 32; St. Cloud State University, 26; Michigan Tech University, 7; Clarkson University, 6; University of Nebraska Omaha, 3; Colgate University, 1; Sacred Heart University, 1.
The USA Hockey/The Rink Live Men's College Hockey Poll is conducted each week in conjunction with the American Hockey Coaches Association. The poll includes input from coaches and journalists representing each of the six NCAA Division I ice hockey conferences, as well as composite votes from officers of the AHCA and USA Hockey.

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Rank	Team (First Place)	Record	Pts.	Last Poll
1	Michigan State (45)	5-1-0	993	1
2	Michigan (2)	7-1-0	916	3
3	Western Michigan (1)	4-2-0	914	2
4	Penn State (2)	7-1-0	817	5
5	Boston University	3-3-1	769	4
6	Denver	3-2-1	708	7
7	Quinnipiac	5-2-1	676	6
8	North Dakota	4-2-0	612	8
9	Connecticut	3-3-0	521	11
10	Minnesota Duluth	7-1-0	492	18
11	Boston College	2-2-1	475	9
12	Maine	3-2-1	429	10
13	Massachusetts	5-2-0	395	13
14	Wisconsin	4-0-2	325	17
15	Colorado College	5-1-0	293	16
16	Providence	2-2-1	283	15
17	Ohio State	4-2-0	277	14
18	Minnesota State	3-1-2	152	20
19	Minnesota	2-5-1	104	12
20	Cornell	0-0-0	87	19
Others Receiving Votes: Northeastern 77, Miami 41, St. Cloud State 41, Union 35, Michigan Tech 18, Arizona State 17, Omaha 10, Sacred Heart 6, St. Thomas 5, Clarkson 4, Dartmouth 4, Merrimack 2, Bemidji State 1, Brown 1
The USCHO.com Poll consists of 50 voters, including 28 coaches from the Division I conferences and 22 beat writers and sports professionals from across the country. The poll, published weekly by the Associated Press, is a production of USCHO.com, which provides in-depth coverage of college hockey.