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 | 7 | 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. | ||||