Men’s National Polls

USA Hockey/The Rink Live Men’s College Hockey Poll – December 16, 2024

 Rank Team (First Place) Last Week’s
Rank 		2024-25
Record 		Weeks in
Top 20
1. Michigan State University, 662 (21) 2 13-2-1 12
2. Boston College, 651 (11) 3 12-3-1 12
3. University of Minnesota, 615 (1) 1 15-3-2 12
4. University of Maine, 575 (1) 5 12-2-2 12
5. University of Denver, 536 4 14-4-0 12
6. Western Michigan University, 516 6 10-3-1 12
7. Providence College, 490 7 12-3-2 12
8. University of Michigan, 367 8 11-6-1 12
9. University of Massachusetts Lowell, 351 10 10-4-2 8
10. St. Cloud State University, 332 9 10-7-0 12
11. Colorado College, 324 11 10-5-1 12
12. Minnesota State University, 301 13 14-4-2 10
13. Boston University, 278 12 9-6-1 12
14. Ohio State University, 258 15 13-4-1 9
15. University of North Dakota, 164 18 11-7-1 12
16. Dartmouth College, 158 17 6-3-2 6
17. Cornell University, 148 14 5-3-3 12
18. Quinnipiac University, 142 16 8-6-1 11
19. Arizona State University, 91 20 8-7-1 4
20. Clarkson University, 86 19 11-5-2 5
Others receiving votes: University of New Hampshire, 57; University of Massachusetts, 19; University of Connecticut, 12; Bentley University, 3; Michigan Tech University, 3; Bemidji 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.

USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll – December 16, 2024

 Rank Team (First Place) Record Pts. Last Poll
1 Michigan State (31) 13-2-1 977 3
2 Boston College (15) 12-3-1 948 2
3 Minnesota (3) 15-3-2 906 1
4 Maine (1) 12-2-2 837 5
5 Denver 14-4-0 805 4
6 Western Michigan 10-3-1 753 6
7 Providence 12-3-2 706 7
8 Colorado College 10-5-1 560 10
9 Michigan 11-6-1 512 8
10 UMass Lowell 10-4-2 483 10
11 Minnesota State 14-4-2 469 12
12 St. Cloud State 10-7-0 465 9
13 Boston University 9-6-1 413 13
14 Ohio State 13-4-1 364 15
15 North Dakota 11-7-1 313 16
16 Cornell 5-3-3 255 14
17 Dartmouth 6-3-2 185 17
18 Quinnipiac 8-6-1 159 18
19 Arizona State 8-7-1 147 19
20 Clarkson 11-5-2 107 20
Others Receiving Votes: New Hampshire 54, Massachusetts 23, Michigan Tech 14, Wisconsin 13, Bentley 11, Connecticut 10, LIU 4, Princeton 3, Bemidji State 2, Augustana 1, Holy Cross 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.