MEN'S NATIONAL POLLS
USA Hockey/The Rink Live Men's College Hockey Poll - December 15, 2025
| Rank | Team (First Place) | Last Week's Rank |
2025-26 Record |
Weeks in Top 20 |
| 1. | University of Michigan, 676 (29) | 1 | 16-4-0 | 12 |
| 2. | University of Wisconsin, 645 (5) | 2 | 12-2-2 | 12 |
| 3. | Michigan State University, 611 | 3 | 12-4-0 | 12 |
| 4. | University of North Dakota, 551 | 6 | 14-4-0 | 12 |
| 5. | University of Minnesota Duluth, 526 | 4 | 14-6-0 | 9 |
| 6. | University of Denver, 512 | 5 | 12-6-1 | 12 |
| 7. | Dartmouth College, 463 | 7 | 11-1-0 | 6 |
| 8. | Western Michigan University, 460 | 8 | 10-6-0 | 12 |
| 9. | Penn State University, 386 | 9 | 11-5-0 | 12 |
| 10. | Quinnipiac University, 376 | 10 | 12-4-2 | 12 |
| 11. | University of Connecticut, 311 | 13 | 9-5-3 | 12 |
| 12. | Boston College, 303 | 12 | 10-5-1 | 12 |
| 13. | Northeastern University, 270 | 11 | 10-6-0 | 7 |
| 14. | Minnesota State University, 188 | 14 | 11-4-5 | 12 |
| 15. | University of Maine, 183 | 18 | 11-7-1 | 12 |
| T-16. | Cornell University, 158 | 15 | 7-4-0 | 12 |
| T-16. | Providence College, 158 | 17 | 8-6-2 | 12 |
| 18. | Harvard University, 136 | 16 | 7-3-1 | 4 |
| 19. | Boston University, 77 | 20 | 9-8-1 | 12 |
| T-20. | Augustana University, 36 | RV | 9-5-3 | 1 |
| T-20. | University of New Hampshire, 36 | RV | 10-7-0 | 1 |
| Others receiving votes: Union College, 22; University of Massachusetts, 18; Colorado College, 12; Arizona State University, 6; College of the Holy Cross; Bemidji State, 5; Miami University, 5; Rochester Institute of Technology, 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. | ||||
USCHO.com Division I Men's Poll - December 15, 2025
| Rank | Team (First Place) | Record | Pts. | Last Poll |
| 1 | Michigan (36) | 16-4-0 | 982 | 1 |
| 2 | Wisconsin (13) | 12-2-2 | 942 | 2 |
| 3 | Michigan State (1) | 12-4-0 | 896 | 3 |
| 4 | North Dakota | 14-4-0 | 835 | 4 |
| 5 | Minnesota Duluth | 14-6-0 | 744 | 5 |
| 6 | Denver | 12-6-1 | 743 | 6 |
| 7 | Western Michigan | 10-6-0 | 666 | 7 |
| 8 | Dartmouth | 11-1-0 | 656 | 8 |
| 9 | Penn State | 11-5-0 | 594 | 9 |
| 10 | Quinnipiac | 12-4-2 | 554 | 10 |
| 11 | Connecticut | 9-5-3 | 459 | 12 |
| 12 | Boston College | 10-5-1 | 423 | 13 |
| 13 | Northeastern | 10-6-0 | 396 | 11 |
| 14 | Maine | 11-7-1 | 324 | 15 |
| 15 | Minnesota State | 11-4-5 | 294 | 14 |
| 16 | Providence | 8-6-2 | 250 | 16 |
| 17 | Cornell | 7-4-0 | 205 | 17 |
| 18 | Harvard | 7-3-1 | 131 | 18 |
| 19 | Boston University | 9-8-1 | 107 | 20 |
| 20 | Union | 12-5-2 | 60 | NR |
| Others Receiving Votes: Augustana 57, Colorado College 56, New Hampshire 38, Holy Cross 21, Massachusetts 18, Miami 18, Arizona State 10, Bemidji State 10, St. Cloud State 4, Princeton 3, St. Thomas 2, Michigan Tech 1, RIT 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. | ||||