Rank	Team (First Place)	Last Week's Rank	2025-26 Record	Weeks in Top 20
1.	Western Michigan University, 638 (24)	1	0-0-0	2
2.	Michigan State University, 630 (3)	3	0-0-0	2
3.	Boston University, 616 (4)	2	1-0-0	2
4.	Penn State University, 583 (2)	5	2-0-0	2
5.	University of Denver, 558	4	0-0-0	2
6.	Providence College, 425	T-8	0-0-0	2
7.	University of Michigan, 410 (1)	12	2-0-0	2
8.	University of Maine, 404	T-8	0-0-0	2
9.	Quinnipiac University, 395	13	1-0-0	2
10.	Boston College, 389	6	0-1-0	2
11.	University of North Dakota, 366	T-10	0-0-0	2
12.	University of Minnesota, 347	7	1-1-0	2
13.	University of Connecticut, 306	T-10	1-1-0	2
14.	University of Massachusetts, 242	15	2-0-0	2
15.	Arizona State University, 151	14	0-2-0	2
T-16.	Cornell University, 133	16	0-0-0	2
T-16.	Ohio State University, 133	17	0-0-0	2
18.	University of Wisconsin, 122	19	2-0-0	2
19.	University of St. Thomas, 77	T-20	1-0-0	2
20.	Minnesota State University, 63	18	0-0-0	2
Others receiving votes: University of Minnesota Duluth, 39; Colorado College, 30; Michigan Tech University, 25; University of Massachusetts Lowell, 18; Northeastern University, 13; Clarkson University, 10; Harvard University, 5; Bemidji State University, 3; Brown University, 3; Notre Dame University, 2; University of Nebraska Omaha, 2; St. Cloud State 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.

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Rank	Team (First Place)	Record	Pts.	Last Poll
1	Western Michigan (32)	0-0-0	943	1
2	Michigan State (11)	0-0-0	906	3
3	Boston University (2)	1-0-0	895	2
4	Penn State (4)	2-0-0	890	5
5	Denver	0-0-0	811	4
6	Maine	0-0-0	653	7
7	Providence	0-0-0	572	9
8	Quinnipiac	1-0-0	561	13
9	Michigan (1)	2-0-0	553	12
10	North Dakota	0-0-0	551	11
11	Boston College	0-1-0	541	6
12	Minnesota	1-1-0	478	8
13	Connecticut	1-1-0	468	10
14	Massachusetts	2-0-0	387	15
15	Arizona State	0-2-0	229	14
16	Ohio State	0-0-0	216	16
17	Cornell	0-0-0	177	17
18	Wisconsin	2-0-0	144	20
19	St. Thomas	1-0-0	143	19
20	Minnesota State	0-0-0	117	18
Others Receiving Votes: Colorado College 92, Michigan Tech 40, UMass Lowell 26, Minnesota Duluth 25, Northeastern 17, Bemidji State 13, Sacred Heart 10, St. Cloud State 7, Omaha 6, Bowling Green 5, Dartmouth 5, Bentley 4, Brown 4, Clarkson 3, Harvard 3, Canisius 2, Notre Dame 2, Augustana 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.