Men’s National Polls

USA Hockey/The Rink Live Men’s College Hockey Poll – September 29, 2025

 Rank Team (First Place) Last Year’s
Rank 		2024-25
Record 		Weeks in
Top 20
1. Western Michigan University, 642 (22) 1 34-7-1 1
2. Boston University, 617 (4) 2 24-14-2 1
3. Michigan State University, 612 (6) 6 26-7-4 1
4. University of Denver, 562 3 31-12-1 1
5. Penn State University, 546 (1) 5 22-14-4 1
6. Boston College, 465 4 27-8-2 1
7. University of Minnesota, 445 8 25-11-4 1
T-8. University of Maine, 392 7 24-8-6 1
T-8. Providence College, 392 14 21-11-5 1
T-10. University of Connecticut, 350 9 23-12-4 1
T-10. University of North Dakota, 350 18 21-15-2 1
12. University of Michigan, 318 (1) 17 18-15-3 1
13. Quinnipiac University, 278 13 24-12-2 1
14. Arizona State University, 215 16 21-14-2 1
15. University of Massachusetts, 182 10 21-14-5 1
16. Cornell University, 181 11 19-11-6 1
17. Ohio State University, 140 12 24-14-2 1
18. Minnesota State University, 127 15 27-9-3 1
19. University of Wisconsin, 60 NR 13-21-3 1
T-20. Clarkson University, 55 19 24-12-3 1
T-20. University of St. Thomas, 55 NR 19-14-5 1
Others receiving votes: Colorado College, 31; Northeastern University, 29; University of Massachusetts Lowell, 27; University of Minnesota Duluth, 24; University of Notre Dame, 13; Bentley University, 7; Sacred Heart University, 6; Harvard University, 5; St. Cloud State University, 4; Brown University, 3; University of Nebraska Omaha, 3; Bemidji State University, 1; Bowling Green University, 1; Dartmouth College, 1; Union College, 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 – September 22, 2025

 Rank Team (First Place) Record Pts. Last Poll
1 Western Michigan (29) 0-0-0 921 1
2 Boston University (3) 0-0-0 907 2
3 Michigan State (14) 0-0-0 877 6
4 Denver 0-0-0 840 3
5 Penn State (3) 0-0-0 820 5
6 Boston College 0-0-0 647 4
7 Maine 0-0-0 619 8
8 Minnesota 0-0-0 592 9
9 Providence 0-0-0 559 13
10 Connecticut 0-0-0 542 7
11 North Dakota 0-0-0 536 18
12 Michigan (1) 0-0-0 434 17
13 Quinnipiac 0-0-0 373 15
14 Arizona State 0-0-0 358 16
15 Massachusetts 0-0-0 311 10
16 Ohio State 0-0-0 280 11
17 Cornell 0-0-0 228 12
18 Minnesota State 0-0-0 169 14
19 St. Thomas 0-0-0 92 NR
20 Wisconsin 0-0-0 78 NR
Others Receiving Votes: Colorado College 68, Clarkson 64, Northeastern 23, UMass Lowell 23, Omaha 20, Minnesota Duluth 19, Sacred Heart 19, Bentley 16, St. Cloud State 15, Notre Dame 12, Dartmouth 10, Bowling Green 5, Colgate 5, Brown 4, Harvard 4, Holy Cross 4, Michigan Tech 3, Augustana 1, Bemidji State 1, Union 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.