Rank	Team (First Place)	Last Week's Rank	2025-26 Record	Weeks in Top 20
1.	Michigan State University, 680 (34)	1	7-1-0	7
2.	University of Michigan, 636	2	10-2-0	7
3.	University of Minnesota Duluth, 572	7	10-2-0	4
4.	University of Denver, 543	11	6-3-1	7
5.	Penn State University, 530	3	9-3-0	7
6.	University of North Dakota, 495	8	7-3-0	7
7.	University of Wisconsin, 476	9	7-1-2	7
8.	Western Michigan University, 433	4	5-5-0	7
9.	Quinnipiac University, 407	5	6-3-2	7
10.	University of Maine, 406	6	6-3-1	7
11.	Northeastern University, 333	14	7-1-0	2
12.	Boston University, 291	13	5-5-1	7
T-13.	University of Connecticut, 244	10	4-4-2	7
T-13.	University of Massachusetts, 244	12	7-4-0	7
15.	Providence College, 215	15	4-3-2	7
16.	Boston College, 129	17	4-4-1	7
17.	Colorado College, 104	19	6-3-1	5
18.	Minnesota State University, 91	18	4-2-4	7
19.	Cornell University, 81	16	2-2-0	7
20.	Dartmouth College, 70	RV	4-0-0	1
Others receiving votes: Miami University, 52; Ohio State University, 40; Union College, 25; Michigan Tech University, 13; Harvard University, 10; St. Cloud State University, 8; University of Nebraska Omaha, 6; Augustana University, 2; Bentley University, 1; College of the Holy Cross; Long Island University, 1; University of Minnesota, 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 (50)	7-1-0	1000	1
2	Michigan	10-2-0	933	2
3	Minnesota Duluth	10-2-0	809	7
4	Denver	6-3-1	765	9
5	Penn State	9-3-0	758	3
6	North Dakota	7-3-0	721	8
7	Wisconsin	7-1-2	691	10
8	Maine	6-3-1	659	6
9	Western Michigan	5-5-0	637	4
10	Quinnipiac	6-3-2	545	5
11	Northeastern	7-1-0	463	14
12	Massachusetts	7-4-0	415	13
13	Boston University	5-5-1	407	12
14	Connecticut	4-4-2	346	11
15	Providence	4-3-2	326	15
16	Minnesota State	4-2-4	189	16
17	Colorado College	6-3-1	170	20
18	Boston College	4-4-1	147	18
19	Dartmouth	4-0-0	113	NR
20	Cornell	2-2-0	107	17
Others Receiving Votes: Ohio State 102, Miami 78, Union 38, Michigan Tech 25, St. Cloud State 16, Omaha 14, Bentley 8, Harvard 8, Bemidji State 5, Holy Cross 2, RIT 2, Arizona State 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.