MEN'S NATIONAL POLLS
USA Hockey/The Rink Live Men's College Hockey Poll - February 2, 2026
 Rank Team (First Place) Last Week's
Rank
2025-26
Record
Weeks in
Top 20
1. University of Michigan, 680 (34) 1 22-4-0 18
2. Michigan State University, 636 2 21-5-0 18
3. University of North Dakota, 596 4 20-6-0 18
4. Western Michigan University, 575 3 19-7-0 18
5. Quinnipiac University, 501 6 20-5-3 18
6. Penn State University, 485 5 18-8-0 18
7. Providence College, 484 9 16-7-2 18
8. Cornell University, 440 10 16-5-0 18
9. University of Denver, 416 11 16-11-2 18
10. University of Minnesota Duluth, 409 8 17-11-0 15
11. University of Wisconsin, 308 7 15-9-2 18
12. University of Connecticut, 288 12 15-7-3 18
13. Boston College, 284 14 14-8-1 18
14. Dartmouth College, 270 13 16-6-1 12
15. University of St. Thomas, 185 15 17-8-3 6
16. Augustana University, 175 16 18-7-3 6
17. Minnesota State University, 112 18 15-8-5 18
18. University of Maine, 79 17 14-10-2 18
19. University of Massachusetts, 69 RV 16-10-0 10
20. Michigan Tech University, 48 20 18-10-2 3
Others receiving votes: Harvard, 37; Miami, 36; Northeastern, 6; Boston University, 4; Bowling Green, 4; Bentley, 3; RIT, 2.
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 - February 2, 2026
 Rank Team (First Place) Record Pts. Last Poll
1 Michigan (48) 22-4-0 998 1
2 Michigan State (2) 21-5-0 951 2
3 North Dakota 20-6-0 879 4
4 Western Michigan 19-7-0 845 3
5 Quinnipiac 20-5-3 738 6
6 Penn State 18-8-0 732 5
7 Providence 16-7-2 706 9
8 Denver 16-11-2 612 11
9 Cornell 16-5-0 608 10
10 Minnesota Duluth 17-11-0 584 7
11 Boston College 14-8-1 442 13
12 Connecticut 15-7-3 437 12
13 Wisconsin 15-9-2 436 8
14 Dartmouth 16-6-1 389 14
15 St. Thomas 17-8-3 286 15
16 Augustana 18-7-3 261 16
17 Minnesota State 15-8-5 154 18
18 Maine 14-10-2 126 17
19 Massachusetts 16-10-0 96 NR
20 Michigan Tech 18-10-2 76 19
Others Receiving Votes: Miami 50, Harvard 45, Bentley 16, Boston University 15, Bowling Green 9, Northeastern 4, Union 3, Colorado College 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.