MEN'S NATIONAL POLLS
USA Hockey/The Rink Live Men's College Hockey Poll - January 12, 2026
| Rank | Team (First Place) | Last Week's Rank |
2025-26 Record |
Weeks in Top 20 |
| 1. | University of Michigan, 680 (34) | 1 | 18-4-0 | 15 |
| 2. | University of Wisconsin, 630 | 3 | 15-3-2 | 15 |
| 3. | Michigan State University, 586 | 2 | 15-5-0 | 15 |
| 4. | Western Michigan University, 566 | 6 | 16-6-0 | 15 |
| 5. | University of North Dakota, 555 | 4 | 17-5-0 | 15 |
| 6. | University of Minnesota Duluth, 547 | 5 | 16-6-0 | 12 |
| 7. | Quinnipiac University, 451 | 8 | 16-4-2 | 15 |
| 8. | Penn State University, 447 | 9 | 14-6-0 | 15 |
| 9. | Darthmouth College, 382 | 10 | 13-4-0 | 9 |
| 10. | University of Denver, 367 | 7 | 12-9-2 | 15 |
| 11. | University of Connecticut, 307 | 11 | 12-6-3 | 15 |
| 12. | Cornell University, 303 | 12 | 11-4-0 | 15 |
| 13. | Boston College, 289 | 13 | 11-6-1 | 15 |
| 14. | Providence College, 247 | 17 | 11-7-2 | 15 |
| 15. | Augustana University, 200 | 18 | 14-6-3 | 3 |
| 16. | University of Maine, 148 | 14 | 12-9-2 | 15 |
| 17. | Minnesota State University, 120 | T-15 | 12-6-5 | 15 |
| T-18. | Princeton University, 56 | 19 | 11-5-0 | 2 |
| T-18. | University of St. Thomas, 56 | RV | 12-7-3 | 3 |
| 20. | Boston University, 52 | RV | 10-9-1 | 14 |
| Others receiving votes: Harvard University, 26; Michigan Tech University, 22; Union College, 22; Clarkson University, 15; Arizona State University, 14; Northeastern University, 14, Bentley University, 12; Bowling Green University, 9; St. Cloud State University, 6; University of New Hampshire, 4; University of Massachusetts, 3; Merrimack College, 2; Bemidji State University, 1; 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 - January 12, 2026
| Rank | Team (First Place) | Record | Pts. | Last Poll |
| 1 | Michigan (46) | 18-4-0 | 996 | 1 |
| 2 | Wisconsin (3) | 15-3-2 | 904 | 3 |
| 3 | Western Michigan (1) | 16-6-0 | 861 | 6 |
| 4 | Michigan State | 15-5-0 | 847 | 2 |
| 5 | North Dakota | 17-5-0 | 802 | 4 |
| 6 | Minnesota Duluth | 16-6-0 | 800 | 5 |
| 7 | Quinnipiac | 16-4-2 | 676 | 8 |
| 8 | Penn State | 14-6-0 | 642 | 9 |
| 9 | Denver | 12-9-2 | 546 | 7 |
| 10 | Dartmouth | 13-4-0 | 510 | 11 |
| 11 | Connecticut | 12-6-3 | 455 | 10 |
| 12 | Boston College | 11-6-1 | 452 | 13 |
| 13 | Cornell | 11-4-0 | 421 | 14 |
| 14 | Providence | 11-7-2 | 349 | 18 |
| 15 | Augustana | 14-6-3 | 296 | 17 |
| 16 | Maine | 12-9-2 | 249 | 12 |
| 17 | Minnesota State | 12-6-5 | 186 | 15 |
| 18 | Princeton | 11-5-0 | 86 | 20 |
| 19 | St. Thomas | 12-7-3 | 85 | NR |
| 20 | Boston University | 10-9-1 | 72 | 19 |
| Others Receiving Votes: Union 70, Northeastern 50, Michigan Tech 23, New Hampshire 21, Arizona State 17, Bentley 17, St. Cloud State 17, Massachusetts 13, Bowling Green 11, Harvard 9, Bemidji State 7, Miami 5, Colorado College 2, Merrimack 2, 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. | ||||