MEN'S NATIONAL POLLS
USA Hockey/The Rink Live Men's College Hockey Poll - January 5, 2026
 Rank Team (First Place) Last Week's
Rank
2025-26
Record
Weeks in
Top 20
1. University of Michigan, 680 (34) 1 16-4-0 14
2. Michigan State University, 626 3 14-4-0 14
3. University of Wisconsin, 610 2 13-3-2 14
4. University of North Dakota, 571 4 16-4-0 14
5. University of Minnesota Duluth, 541  5 14-6-0 11
6. Western Michigan University, 514 14-6-0 14
7. University of Denver, 472 6 12-7-2 14
8. Quinnipiac University, 434 10 14-4-2 14
9. Penn State University, 400 9 12-6-0 14
10. Dartmouth College, 372 8 12-4-0 8
11. University of Connecticut, 349 11 10-5-3 14
12. Cornell University, 261 17 9-4-0 14
13. Boston College, 252 13 11-6-1 14
14. University of Maine, 231 18 12-7-2 14
T-15. Minnesota State University, 178 14 12-5-5 14
T-15. Northeastern University, 178 12 10-7-0 9
17. Providence College, 112 15 9-7-2 14
18. Augustana University, 109 RV 12-6-3 2
19. Princeton University, 64 RV 10-4-0 1
20. Harvard University, 48 16 7-5-1 6
Others receiving votes: Boston University, 33; Union College, 29; St. Cloud State University, 23; Arizona State University, 22; University of Massachusetts, 12; Bentley University, 6; Bemidji State University, 4; St Thomas University, 4; University of New Hampshire, 2; Rochester Institute of Technology, 2; Miami University, 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 5, 2026
 Rank Team (First Place) Record Pts. Last Poll
1 Michigan (46) 16-4-0 995 1
2 Michigan State (2) 14-4-0 908 3
3 Wisconsin (1) 13-3-2 866 2
4 North Dakota 16-4-0 854 4
5 Minnesota Duluth 14-6-0 784 5
6 Western Michigan (1) 14-6-0 776 7
7 Denver 12-7-2 662 6
8 Quinnipiac 14-4-2 648 10
9 Penn State 12-6-0 578 8
10 Connecticut 11-5-3 517 11
11 Dartmouth 12-4-0 463 9
12 Maine 12-7-2 411 15
13 Boston College 11-6-1 410 13
14 Cornell 9-4-0 328 17
15 Minnesota State 12-5-5 298 14
16 Northeastern 10-7-0 231 12
17 Augustana 12-6-3 173 NR
18 Providence 9-7-2 157 16
19 Boston University 9-8-1 101 19
20 Princeton 10-4-0 83 NR
Others Receiving Votes: Union 76, Harvard 38, New Hampshire 24, Arizona State 19, Michigan Tech 19, St. Cloud State 16, Bentley 15, St. Thomas 14, Massachusetts 13, Bemidji State 6, Bowling Green 5, Holy Cross 5, Miami 5, 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.