Men’s National Polls

USA Hockey/The Rink Live Men’s College Hockey Poll – December 8, 2025

 Rank Team (First Place) Last Week’s
Rank 		2025-26
Record 		Weeks in
Top 20
1. University of Michigan, 663 (17) 1 16-4-0 11
2. University of Wisconsin, 651 (16) 2 12-2-2 11
3. Michigan State University, 606 3 12-4-0 11
4. University of Minnesota Duluth, 534 4 13-5-0 8
5. University of Denver, 531 5 11-5-1 11
6. University of North Dakota, 523 6 12-4-0 11
7. Dartmouth College, 474 (1) 10 10-0-0 5
8. Western Michigan University, 444 7 10-6-0 11
9. Penn State University, 402 9 11-5-0 11
10. Quinnipiac University, 376 8 12-4-2 11
11. Northeastern University, 299 11 10-5-0 6
12. Boston College, 298 14 10-5-1 11
13. University of Connecticut, 286 15 9-5-3 11
14. Minnesota State University, 230 13 11-3-4 11
15. Cornell University, 158 16 7-4-0 11
16. Harvard University, 155 20 7-3-1 3
17. Providence College, 153 17 7-6-2 11
18. University of Maine, 148 12 8-7-1 11
19. Colorado College, 45 RV 8-7-1 5
20. Boston University, 37 18 8-8-1 11
Others receiving votes: University of Massachusetts, 25; University of New Hampshire, 25; Union College, 19; Augustana University, 17; College of the Holy Cross, 14; Arizona State University, 10; Miami University, 10; Bemidji State University, 3; Princeton University, 3; Rochester Institute of Technology.
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 8, 2025

 Rank Team (First Place) Record Pts. Last Poll
1 Michigan (26) 16-4-0 974 1
2 Wisconsin (21) 12-2-2 949 2
3 Michigan State (2) 12-4-0 906 3
4 North Dakota 12-4-0 804 5
5 Minnesota Duluth 13-5-0 795 4
6 Denver 11-5-1 764 6
7 Western Michigan 10-6-0 684 7
8 Dartmouth (1) 10-0-0 657 10
9 Penn State 11-5-0 593 9
10 Quinnipiac 12-4-2 539 8
11 Northeastern 10-5-0 431 12
12 Connecticut 9-5-3 409 14
13 Boston College 10-5-1 405 15
14 Minnesota State 11-3-4 334 13
15 Maine 8-7-1 261 11
16 Providence 7-6-2 238 16
17 Cornell 7-4-0 215 17
18 Harvard 7-3-1 148 NR
19 Colorado College 8-7-1 95 20
20 Boston University 8-8-1 73 18
Others Receiving Votes: Union 65, Massachusetts 42, Miami 37, Holy Cross 23, New Hampshire 20, Augustana 11, Arizona State 10, Bemidji State 6, RIT 5, St. Cloud State 4, Princeton 2, Michigan Tech 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.