National Polls
USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Final Poll
April 9, 2012
| No. | Team (First-place votes) | Points | Last Wk. |
| 1. | Boston College (34) | 510 | 1 |
| 2. | Ferris State | 476 | 4 |
| 3. | Union | 424 | 3 |
| 4. | Minnesota | 417 | 2 |
| 5. | Minnesota Duluth | 350 | 6 |
| 6. | North Dakota | 331 | 5 |
| 7. | Michigan | 318 | 7 |
| 8. | Denver | 218 | 10 |
| 9. | UMass Lowell | 205 | 9 |
| 10. | Miami | 201 | 13 |
| 11. | Boston University | 158 | 11 |
| 12. | Maine | 154 | 12 |
| 13. | Cornell | 147 | 8 |
| 14. | Western Michigan | 104 | 14 |
| 15. | Air Force | 43 | 15 |
Also receiving votes: Michigan State 24.
USCHO.com Final Poll
April 9, 2012
| No. | Team (First-place votes) | Points | Last Wk. |
| 1. | Boston College (50) | 1000 | 1 |
| 2. | Ferris State | 939 | 9 |
| 3. | Union | 871 | 3 |
| 4. | Minnesota | 857 | 6 |
| 5. | North Dakota | 748 | 4 |
| 6. | Minnesota Duluth | 739 | 5 |
| 7. | Michigan | 702 | 2 |
| 8. | Miami | 545 | 7 |
| 9. | UMass Lowell | 537 | 13 |
| 10. | Cornell | 529 | 14 |
| 11. | Boston University | 518 | 8 |
| 12. | Denver | 510 | 10 |
| 13. | Maine | 483 | 11 |
| 14. | Western Michigan | 423 | 12 |
| 15. | Michigan State | 271 | 15 |
| 16. | Air Force | 246 | 16 |
| 17. | Merrimack | 192 | 17 |
| 18. | Harvard | 133 | 18 |
| 19. | Notre Dame | 100 | 19 |
| 20. | Northern Michigan | 82 | 20 |
Also receiving votes: Colorado College 23, St. Cloud State 14, Ohio State 11, Colgate 9, Quinnipiac 8, Bowling Green 5, Lake Superior State 2, Niagara 1, Providence 1, RIT 1.
