First-place votes in parentheses
| Rank | School | Last Week's Rank | 2019-20 Record | Weeks in Top 15 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cornell University, 488 (23) | 1 | 23-2-4 | 24 |
| 2 | University of North Dakota, 473 (9) | 2 | 26-5-4 | 21 |
| 3 | Minnesota State University, 460 (2) | 3 | 31-5-2 | 24 |
| 4 | Boston College, 398 | 4 | 24-8-2 | 22 |
| 5 | University of Minnesota Duluth, 386 | 5 | 22-10-2 | 24 |
| 6 | University of Denver, 326 | 6 | 21-9-6 | 24 |
| 7 | Penn State University, 291 | 7 | 20-10-4 | 24 |
| 8 | Clarkson University, 281 | 8 | 23-8-3 | 24 |
| 9 | University of Massachusetts, 241 | 9 | 21-11-2 | 24 |
| 10 | Ohio State University, 211 | 10 | 20-11-5 | 24 |
| 11 | Bemidji State University, 156 | 11 | 22-10-5 | 5 |
| 12 | University of Massachusetts Lowell, 124 | 12 | 28-10-6 | 13 |
| 13 | Arizona State University, 81 | 13 | 22-11-3 | 12 |
| 14 | Quinnipiac University, 59 | 14 | 21-11-2 | 8 |
| 15 | University of Michigan, 33 | 15 | 15-19-2 | 2 |
Others Receiving Votes: University of Maine, 28; Western Michigan University, 23; Northeastern University, 10; University of Minnesota, 8; Harvard University, 4.
Notes: Cornell maintains the No. 1 ranking with 488 points and 23 first-place votes ... The Big Ten, ECAC, Hockey East Association and NCHC all have three teams, while the WCHA has two teams ... Team records are listed as W-L-T.
About the Poll: The 25th annual USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine 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.