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USCHO.COM MEN'S DIVISION I POLL - Preseason Poll (9/22/25)
| Rank |
Team |
Record |
Points (First-Place Votes) |
Last Poll |
| 1 |
Western Michigan |
0-0-0 |
921 (29) |
1 |
| 2 |
Boston University |
0-0-0 |
907 (3) |
2 |
| 3 |
Michigan State |
0-0-0 |
877 (14) |
6 |
| 4 |
Denver |
0-0-0 |
840 |
3 |
| 5 |
Penn State |
0-0-0 |
820 (3) |
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 |
0-0-0 |
434 (1) |
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 Division I coaches, media members and sports professionals from across the country. The poll is a production of USCHO.com, which provides in-depth coverage of college hockey.
USA HOCKEY MEN'S DIVISION I POLL - Preseason Poll (9/29/25)
| Rank |
Team, Points (First-Place Votes) |
Record |
Last Poll |
Weeks in Top 20 |
| 1 |
Western Michigan University, 642 (22) |
0-0-0 |
1 |
1 |
| 2 |
Boston University, 617 (4) |
0-0-0 |
2 |
1 |
| 3 |
Michigan State University, 612 (6) |
0-0-0 |
6 |
1 |
| 4 |
University of Denver, 562 |
0-0-0 |
3 |
1 |
| 5 |
Penn State University, 546 (1) |
0-0-0 |
5 |
1 |
| 6 |
Boston College, 465 |
0-0-0 |
4 |
1 |
| 7 |
University of Minnesota, 445 |
0-0-0 |
8 |
1 |
| T-8 |
University of Maine, 392 |
0-0-0 |
7 |
1 |
| T-8 |
Providence College, 392 |
0-0-0 |
14 |
1 |
| T-10 |
University of Connecticut, 350 |
0-0-0 |
9 |
1 |
| T-10 |
University of North Dakota, 350 |
0-0-0 |
18 |
1 |
| 12 |
University of Michigan, 318 (1) |
0-0-0 |
17 |
1 |
| 13 |
Quinnipiac University, 278 |
0-0-0 |
13 |
1 |
| 14 |
Arizona State University, 215 |
0-0-0 |
16 |
1 |
| 15 |
University of Massachusetts, 182 |
0-0-0 |
10 |
1 |
| 16 |
Cornell University, 181 |
0-0-0 |
11 |
1 |
| 17 |
Ohio State University, 140 |
0-0-0 |
12 |
1 |
| 18 |
Minnesota State University, 127 |
0-0-0 |
15 |
1 |
| 19 |
University of Wisconsin, 60 |
0-0-0 |
NR |
1 |
| T-20 |
Clarkson University, 55 |
0-0-0 |
19 |
1 |
| T-20 |
University of St. Thomas, 55 |
0-0-0 |
NR |
1 |
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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 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.