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. | ||||