2025–26 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey rankings
| 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey rankings | |
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| NCAA tournament | 2026 |
| Preseason No. 1 (USCHO) | Western Michigan |
| Preseason No. 1 (USA Hockey) | Western Michigan |
NCAA Division I men's ice hockey rankings | |
Two human polls make up the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey rankings, the USCHO.com poll and the USA Hockey College Hockey poll. As the 2025–26 season progresses, rankings are updated weekly.
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| Italics | Number of first place votes | |
| (#-#) | Win–loss–tie record | |
| т | Tied with team above or below also with this symbol |
USCHO
| Preseason Sep 22[1] | Week 1 Oct 6[2] | Week 2 Oct 13[3] | Week 3 Oct 20[4] | Week 4 Oct 27[5] | Week 5 Nov 3[6] | Week 6 Nov 10[7] | Week 7 Nov 17[8] | Week 8 Nov 24[9] | Week 9 Dec 1[10] | Week 10 Dec 8[11] | Week 11 Dec 15[12] | Week 13 Dec 29[13] | Week 14 Jan 5[14] | Week 15 Jan 12[15] | Week 16 Jan 19[16] | Week 17 Jan 26[17] | Week 18 Feb 2[18] | Week 19 Feb 9[19] | Week 20 Feb 16[20] | Week 21 Feb 23[21] | Week 22 Mar 2[22] | Week 23 Mar 9[23] | Week 24 Mar 16[24] | Week 25 | Final | ||
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| 1. | Western Michigan (29) | Western Michigan (0–0–0) (32) | Boston University (2–0–1) (27) | Michigan State (3–1–0) (29) | Michigan State (5–1–0) (45) | Michigan State (5–1–0) (42) | Michigan State (7–1–0) (50) | Michigan State (9–1–0) (50) | Michigan (13–3–0) (43) | Michigan (15–3–0) (42) | Michigan (16–4–0) (26) | Michigan (16–4–0) (36) | Michigan (16–4–0) (38) | Michigan (16–4–0) (46) | Michigan (18–4–0) (46) | Michigan (20–4–0) (49) | Michigan (20–4–0) (48) | Michigan (22–4–0) (48) | Michigan State (22–6–0) (30) | Michigan State (22–6–0) (37) | Michigan State (24–6–0) (49) | Michigan (26–7–1) (24) | Michigan (26–7–1) (30) | Michigan (28–7–1) (50) | 1. | ||
| 2. | Boston University (3) | Michigan State (0–0–0) (11) | Western Michigan (1–1–0) (6) | Western Michigan (3–1–0) (9) | Michigan (7–1–0) (2) | Michigan (9–1–0) (5) | Michigan (10–2–0) | Michigan (11–3–0) | Wisconsin (10–2–2) (3) | Wisconsin (10–2–2) (4) | Wisconsin (12–2–2) (21) | Wisconsin (12–2–2) (13) | Wisconsin (13–2–2) (12) | Michigan State (12–4–0) (2) | Wisconsin (15–3–2) (3) | Michigan State (17–5–0) | Michigan State (19–5–0) (1) | Michigan State (21–5–0) (2) | Michigan (23–5–0) (18) | Michigan (24–5–1) (10) | Michigan (25–6–1) (1) | Michigan State (24–7–1) (11) | North Dakota (27–8–1) (12) | North Dakota (27–9–1) | 2. | ||
| 3. | Michigan State (14) | Boston University (1–0–0) (2) | Michigan State (1–1–0) (5) | Michigan (6–0–0) (11) | Western Michigan (4–2–0) (1) | Penn State (9–1–0) (3) | Minnesota Duluth (10–2–0) | Denver (8–3–1) | Michigan State (9–3–0) (5) | Michigan State (11–3–0) (3) | Michigan State (12–4–0) (2) | Michigan State (12–4–0) (1) | Michigan State (12–4–0) | Wisconsin (13–3–2) (1) | Western Michigan (16–6–0) (1) | Western Michigan (16–6–0) (1) | Western Michigan (18–6–0) (1) | North Dakota (20–6–0) | North Dakota (21–7–0) | North Dakota (23–7–0) | North Dakota (24–7–1) | North Dakota (25–8–1) (14) | Michigan State (25–7–2) (7) | Michigan State (25–8–2) | 3. | ||
| 4. | Denver | Penn State (2–0–0) (4) | Michigan (4–0–0) (8) | Boston University (2–2–1) | Penn State (7–1–0) (2) | Western Michigan (5–3–0) | Denver (6–3–1) | Minnesota Duluth (11–3–0) | Denver (9–4–1) | Minnesota Duluth (12–4–0) | North Dakota (12–4–0) | North Dakota (14–4–0) | North Dakota (14–4–0) | North Dakota (16–4–0) | Michigan State (15–5–0) | North Dakota (18–6–0) | North Dakota (20–6–0) (1) | Western Michigan (19–7–0) | Western Michigan (20–8–0) | Western Michigan (22–8–0) | Western Michigan (23–8–1) | Western Michigan (24–9–1) (1) | Western Michigan (26–9–1) (1) | Denver (24–11–3) | 4. | ||
| 5. | Penn State (3) | Denver (0–0–0) | Denver (1–0–1) | Penn State (5–1–0) (1) | Boston University (3–3–1) | Quinnipiac (5–2–1) | Penn State (9–3–0) | Penn State (10–4–0) | Minnesota Duluth (12–4–0) | North Dakota (10–4–0) | Minnesota Duluth (13–5–0) | Minnesota Duluth (14–6–0) | Minnesota Duluth (14–6–0) | Minnesota Duluth (14–6–0) | North Dakota (17–5–0) | Wisconsin (15–5–2) | Penn State (18–6–0) | Quinnipiac (20–5–3) | Quinnipiac (22–5–3) (2) | Quinnipiac (24–5–3) (3) | Penn State (20–9–1) | Providence (22–9–2) | Providence (23–9–2) | Western Michigan (26–10–1) | 5. | ||
| 6. | Boston College | Maine (0–0–0) | Penn State (3–1–0) (1) | Quinnipiac (3–1–1) | Denver (3–2–1) | Maine (5–2–1) | North Dakota (7–3–0) | North Dakota (8–4–0) | North Dakota (8–4–0) | Denver (9–5–1) | Denver (11–5–1) | Denver (12–6–1) | Denver (12–6–1) | Western Michigan (14–6–0) (1) | Minnesota Duluth (16–6–0) | Quinnipiac (18–4–2) | Quinnipiac (19–5–2) | Penn State (18–8–0) | Penn State (18–8–0) | Penn State (18–9–1) | Providence (21–8–2) | Penn State (20–10–2) | Denver (23–11–3) | Minnesota Duluth (23–13–1) | 6. | ||
| 7. | Maine | Providence (0–0–0) | Maine (2–0–0) (3) | Denver (2–1–1) | Quinnipiac (5–2–1) | Minnesota Duluth (8–2–0) | Wisconsin (7–1–2) | Wisconsin (8–2–2) | Western Michigan (9–5–0) | Western Michigan (9–5–0) | Western Michigan (10–6–0) | Western Michigan (10–6–0) | Western Michigan (11–6–0) | Denver (12–7–2) | Quinnipiac (16–4–2) | Minnesota Duluth (17–7–0) | Minnesota Duluth (17–9–0) | Providence (16–7–2) | Providence (18–7–2) | Providence (19–8–2) | Quinnipiac (25–6–3) | Denver (21–11–3) | Quinnipiac (26–7–3) | Providence (23–10–2) | 7. | ||
| 8. | Minnesota | Quinnipiac (1–0–0) | North Dakota (2–0–0) | North Dakota (3–1–0) | North Dakota (4–2–0) | North Dakota (5–3–0) | Maine (6–3–1) | Western Michigan (7–5–0) | Quinnipiac (9–3–2) | Quinnipiac (11–3–2) | Dartmouth (10–0–0) (1) | Dartmouth (11–1–0) | Penn State (11–5–0) | Quinnipiac (14–4–2) | Penn State (14–6–0) | Penn State (16–6–0) | Wisconsin (15–7–2) | Denver (16–11–2) | Denver (17–11–3) | Denver (19–11–3) | Denver (19–11–3) | Quinnipiac (26–7–3) | Minnesota Duluth (22–13–1) | Cornell (22–9–1) | 8. | ||
| 9. | Providence | Michigan (2–0–0) (1) | Boston College (1–1–1) | Boston College (2–1–1) | Connecticut (3–3–0) | Denver (4–3–1) | Western Michigan (5–5–0) | Quinnipiac (7–3–2) | Penn State (11–5–0) | Penn State (11–5–0) | Penn State (11–5–0) | Penn State (11–5–0) | Dartmouth (12–2–0) | Penn State (12–6–0) | Denver (12–9–2) | Denver (13–10–2) | Providence (15–7–2) | Cornell (16–5–0) | Cornell (17–6–0) | Minnesota Duluth (18–12–0) | Minnesota Duluth (20–12–0) | Cornell (20–8–1) | Cornell (20–8–1) | Dartmouth (21–7–4) | 9. | ||
| 10. | Connecticut | North Dakota (0–0–0) | Quinnipiac (2–1–0) | Maine (2–1–1) | Minnesota Duluth (7–1–0) | Wisconsin (6–0–2) | Quinnipiac (6–3–2) | Maine (7–4–1) | Maine (8–5–1) | Dartmouth (8–0–0) (1) | Quinnipiac (12–4–2) | Quinnipiac (12–4–2) | Quinnipiac (12–4–2) | Connecticut (11–5–3) | Dartmouth (13–4–0) | Dartmouth (14–4–1) | Cornell (14–5–0) | Minnesota Duluth (17–11–0) | Minnesota Duluth (18–12–0) | Connecticut (17–7–4) | Boston College (19–10–1) | Minnesota Duluth (20–13–1) | Penn State (20–12–2) т | Penn State (21–13–2) т | 10. | ||
| 11. | North Dakota | Boston College (0–1–0) | Massachusetts (3–0–0) | Connecticut (2–2–0) | Boston College (2–2–1) | Connecticut (4–3–1) | Northeastern (7–1–0) | Connecticut (6–4–2) | Northeastern (8–4–0) | Maine (8–5–1) | Northeastern (10–5–0) | Connecticut (9–5–3) | Connecticut (9–5–3) | Dartmouth (12–4–0) | Connecticut (12–6–3) | Providence (13–7–2) | Denver (14–11–2) | Boston College (14–8–1) | Connecticut (16–7–3) | Cornell (17–7–1) | Cornell (18–8–1) | Wisconsin (19–11–2) | Wisconsin (21–11–2) т | Quinnipiac (26–9–3) т | 11. | ||
| 12. | Michigan (1) | Minnesota (1–1–0) | Connecticut (1–1–0) | Minnesota (2–3–1) | Maine (3–2–1) | Boston University (3–5–1) | Massachusetts (7–4–0) | Northeastern (7–3–0) | Connecticut (7–5–2) | Northeastern (9–4–0) | Connecticut (9–5–3) | Boston College (10–5–1) | Northeastern (10–6–0) | Maine (12–7–2) | Boston College (11–6–1) | Cornell (12–5–0) | Connecticut (15–7–3) | Connecticut (15–7–3) | Dartmouth (17–6–1) | Boston College (16–10–1) | Wisconsin (19–11–2) | Dartmouth (19–7–4) | Dartmouth (19–7–4) | Wisconsin (21–12–2) | 12. | ||
| 13. | Quinnipiac | Connecticut (1–1–0) | Minnesota (1–2–1) | Massachusetts (4–1–0) | Massachusetts (5–2–0) | Massachusetts (6–3–0) | Boston University (5–5–1) | Dartmouth (6–0–0) | Dartmouth (6–0–0) | Minnesota State (10–2–4) | Boston College (10–5–1) | Northeastern (10–6–0) | Boston College (10–6–1) | Boston College (11–6–1) | Cornell (11–4–0) | Connecticut (13–7–3) | Boston College (13–8–1) | Wisconsin (15–9–2) | Wisconsin (17–9–2) | Wisconsin (18–10–2) | Connecticut (17–9–4) | Boston College (19–12–1) | Augustana (22–10–4) | Connecticut (19–11–5) | 13. | ||
| 14. | Arizona State | Massachusetts (2–0–0) | Providence (0–2–0) | Ohio State (3–1–0) | Wisconsin (4–0–2) | Northeastern (5–1–0) | Connecticut (4–4–2) | Minnesota State (6–2–4) | Minnesota State (8–2–4) | Connecticut (7–5–3) | Minnesota State (11–3–4) | Maine (11–7–1) | Minnesota State (11–4–5) | Cornell (9–4–0) | Providence (11–7–2) | Augustana (16–6–3) | Dartmouth (14–6–1) | Dartmouth (16–6–1) | Boston College (15–9–1) | Dartmouth (17–7–2) | Dartmouth (18–7–3) | Connecticut (17–10–5) | Connecticut (18–11–5) | Massachusetts (22–12–1) | 14. | ||
| 15. | Massachusetts | Arizona State (0–2–0) | Arizona State (2–2–0) | Providence (1–2–0) | Colorado College (5–1–0) | Providence (3–3–1) | Providence (4–3–2) | Boston College (6–4–1) | Boston College (7–5–1) | Boston College (8–5–1) | Maine (8–7–1) | Minnesota State (11–4–5) | Maine (11–7–1) | Minnesota State (12–5–5) | Augustana (14–6–3) | Boston College (11–8–1) | St. Thomas (16–7–3) | St. Thomas (17–8–3) | St. Thomas (18–9–3) | St. Thomas (18–9–3) | Augustana (20–10–4) | Augustana (20–10–4) | Massachusetts (21–12–1) | St. Thomas (21–11–5) | 15. | ||
| 16. | Ohio State | Ohio State (0–0–0) | Ohio State (2–0–0) | Colorado College (5–1–0) | Providence (2–2–1) | Minnesota State (4–2–2) | Minnesota State (4–2–4) | Providence (5–4–2) | Providence (6–5–2) | Providence (7–6–2) | Providence (7–6–2) | Providence (8–6–2) | Providence (8–6–2) | Northeastern (10–7–0) | Maine (12–9–2) | St. Thomas (14–7–3) | Augustana (16–7–3) | Augustana (18–7–3) | Minnesota State (15–8–5) | Michigan Tech (21–10–3) | Michigan Tech (21–10–3) | Minnesota State (18–9–7) | Minnesota State (20–10–7) | Minnesota State (21–10–7) | 16. | ||
| 17. | Cornell | Cornell (0–0–0) | Wisconsin (2–0–0) | Wisconsin (2–0–2) | Ohio State (4–2–0) | Cornell (1–1–0) | Colorado College (6–3–1) | Massachusetts (7–6–0) | Cornell (6–2–0) | Cornell (6–3–0) | Cornell (7–4–0) | Cornell (7–4–0) | Cornell (7–4–0) | Augustana (12–6–3) | Minnesota State (12–6–5) | Maine (12–9–2) | Maine (14–9–2) | Minnesota State (15–8–5) | Michigan Tech (20–10–2) | Minnesota State (16–9–5) | St. Thomas (18–10–4) | Massachusetts (19–12–1) | Boston College (19–14–1) | Boston College (20–14–1) | 17. | ||
| 18. | Minnesota State | Wisconsin (2–0–0) | Cornell (0–0–0) | Minnesota Duluth (5–1–0) | Minnesota State (3–1–2) | Boston College (2–4–1) | Boston College (4–4–1) | Boston University (5–6–1) | Massachusetts (8–7–0) | Boston University (7–7–1) | Harvard (7–3–1) | Harvard (7–3–1) | Harvard (7–3–1) | Providence (9–7–2) | Princeton (11–5–0) | Boston University (12–10–1) | Minnesota State (13–8–5) | Maine (14–10–2) | Augustana (18–9–3) | Augustana (19–10–3) | Minnesota State (17–9–6) | Maine (18-12-3) | St. Thomas (20–11–5) | Augustana (22–11–4) | 18. | ||
| 19. | St. Thomas | St. Thomas (1–0–0) | Colorado College (3–1–0) | Cornell (0–0–0) | Minnesota (2–5–1) | Ohio State (4–4–0) | Dartmouth (4–0–0) | Cornell (4–2–0) | Boston University (6–7–1) | Miami (10–4–0) | Colorado College (8–7–1) | Boston University (9–8–1) | Boston University (9–8–1) | Boston University (9–8–1) | St. Thomas (12–7–3) | Michigan Tech (16–8–2) | Michigan Tech (17–9–2) | Massachussetts (16–10–0) | Massachussetts (17–11–0) | Massachusetts (17–11–0) | Massachusetts (18–12–0) | St. Thomas (18–11–5) | Michigan Tech (23–12–3) | Ohio State (14–20–2) | 19. | ||
| 20. | Wisconsin | Minnesota State (0–0–0) | Minnesota State (1–1–0) | Minnesota State (1–1–2) | Cornell (0–0–0) | Colorado College (5–3–0) | Cornell (2–2–0) | Union (8–2–1) | Union (8–3–2) | Colorado College (8–7–1) | Boston University (8–8–1) | Union (12–5–2) | Union (12–5–2) | Princeton (10–4–0) | Boston University (10–9–1) | Minnesota State (12–8–5) | St. Cloud State (13–13–0) | Michigan Tech (18–10–2) | Miami (17–9–2) | Miami (17–11–2) | Maine (16-12-3) | Michigan Tech (21–12–3) | Union (22-10-3) | Bentley (22-11-5) | 20. | ||
| Preseason Sep 22[1] | Week 1 Oct 6[2] | Week 2 Oct 13[3] | Week 3 Oct 20[4] | Week 4 Oct 27[5] | Week 5 Nov 3[6] | Week 6 Nov 10[7] | Week 7 Nov 17[8] | Week 8 Nov 24[9] | Week 9 Dec 1[10] | Week 10 Dec 8[11] | Week 11 Dec 15[12] | Week 13 Dec 29[13] | Week 14 Jan 5[14] | Week 15 Jan 12[15] | Week 16 Jan 19[16] | Week 17 Jan 26[17] | Week 18 Feb 2[18] | Week 19 Feb 9[19] | Week 20 Feb 16[20] | Week 21 Feb 23[21] | Week 22 Mar 2[22] | Week 23 Mar 9[23] | Week 24 Mar 16[24] | Week 25 | Final | ||
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USA Hockey
| Preseason Sep 29[25] | Week 1 Oct 6[26] | Week 2 Oct 13[27] | Week 3 Oct 20[28] | Week 4 Oct 27[29] | Week 5 Nov 3[30] | Week 6 Nov 10[31] | Week 7 Nov 17[32] | Week 8 Nov 24[33] | Week 9 Dec 1[34] | Week 10 Dec 8[35] | Week 11 Dec 15[36] | Week 13 Dec 29[37] | Week 14 Jan 5[38] | Week 15 Jan 12[39] | Week 16 Jan 19[40] | Week 17 Jan 26[41] | Week 18 Feb 2[42] | Week 19 Feb 9[43] | Week 20 Feb 16[44] | Week 21 Feb 23[45] | Week 22 Mar 2[46] | Week 23 Mar 9[47] | Week 24 Mar 16[48] | Week 25 | Week 26 | Final | ||
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| 1. | Western Michigan (22) | Western Michigan (0–0–0) (24) | Boston University (2–0–1) (19) | Michigan State (3–1–0) (17) | Michigan State (5–1–0) (32) | Michigan State (5–1–0) (30) | Michigan State (7–1–0) (34) | Michigan State (9–1–0) (34) | Michigan (13–3–0) (34) | Michigan (15–3–0) (33) | Michigan (16–4–0) (17) | Michigan (16–4–0) (29) | Michigan (16–4–0) (30) | Michigan (16–4–0) (34) | Michigan (18–4–0) (34) | Michigan (20–4–0) (34) | Michigan (20–4–0) (34) | Michigan (22–4–0) (34) | Michigan State (22–6–0) (18) | Michigan State (22–6–0) (25) | Michigan State (24–6–0) (30) | Michigan (26–7–1) (26) | Michigan (26–7–1) (21) | Michigan (28–7–1) (34) | 1. | |||
| 2. | Boston University (4) | Michigan State (0–0–0) (3) | Western Michigan (1–1–0) (4) | Western Michigan (3–1–0) (5) | Michigan (7–1–0) (2) | Michigan (9–1–0) (4) | Michigan (10–2–0) | Michigan (11–3–0) | Wisconsin (10–2–2) | Wisconsin (10–2–2) | Wisconsin (12–2–2) (16) | Wisconsin (12–2–2) (5) | Wisconsin (13–2–2) (4) | Michigan State (12–4–0) | Wisconsin (15–3–2) | Michigan State (17–5–0) | Michigan State (19–5–0) | Michigan State (21–5–0) | Michigan (23–5–0) (15) | Michigan (24–5–1) (7) | Michigan (25–6–1) (4) | North Dakota (25–8–1) (7) | North Dakota (27–8–1) (10) | North Dakota (27–9–1) | 2. | |||
| 3. | Michigan State (6) | Boston University (1–0–0) (4) | Michigan (4–0–0) (9) | Michigan (6–0–0) (12) | Western Michigan (4–2–0) | Penn State (9–1–0) | Minnesota Duluth (10–2–0) | Denver (8–3–1) | Michigan State (9–3–0) | Michigan State (11–3–0) | Michigan State (12–4–0) | Michigan State (12–4–0) | Michigan State (14–4–0) | Wisconsin (13–3–2) | Michigan State (15–5–0) | Western Michigan (16–6–0) | Western Michigan (18–6–0) | North Dakota (20–6–0) | North Dakota (21–7–0) | North Dakota (23–7–0) | North Dakota (24–7–1) | Michigan State (24–7–1) (1) | Michigan State (25–7–2) (3) | Michigan State (25–8–2) | 3. | |||
| 4. | Denver | Penn State (2–0–0) (2) | Michigan State (1–1–0) (1) | Boston University (2–2–1) | Penn State (7–1–0) | Western Michigan (5–3–0) | Denver (6–3–1) | Minnesota Duluth (11–3–0) | Denver (9–4–1) | Minnesota Duluth (12–4–0) | Minnesota Duluth (13–5–0) | North Dakota (14–4–0) | North Dakota (14–4–0) | North Dakota (16–4–0) | Western Michigan (16–6–0) | North Dakota (18–6–0) | North Dakota (20–6–0) | Western Michigan (19–7–0) | Western Michigan (20–8–0) | Western Michigan (22–8–0) | Western Michigan (23–8–1) | Western Michigan (24–9–1) | Western Michigan (26–9–1) | Denver (24–11–3) | 4. | |||
| 5. | Penn State (1) | Denver (0–0–0) | Denver (1–0–1) | Penn State (5–1–0) | Boston University (3–3–1) | Quinnipiac (5–2–1) | Penn State (9–3–0) | Penn State (10–4–0) | Minnesota Duluth (12–4–0) | Denver (9–5–1) | Denver (11–5–1) | Minnesota Duluth (14–6–0) | Minnesota Duluth (14–6–0) | Minnesota Duluth (14–6–0) | North Dakota (17–5–0) | Wisconsin (15–5–2) | Penn State (18–6–0) | Quinnipiac (20–5–3) | Quinnipiac (22–5–3) (1) | Quinnipiac (24–5–3) (2) | Penn State (20–9–1) | Providence (22–9–2) | Providence (23–9–2) | Western Michigan (26–10–1) | 5. | |||
| 6. | Boston College | Providence (0–0–0) | Penn State (3–1–0) | Quinnipiac (3–1–1) | Quinnipiac (5–2–1) | Maine (5–2–1) | North Dakota (7–3–0) | North Dakota (8–4–0) | North Dakota (8–4–0) | North Dakota (10–4–0) | North Dakota (12–4–0) | Denver (12–6–1) | Denver (12–6–1) | Western Michigan (14–6–0) | Minnesota Duluth (16–6–0) | Minnesota Duluth (17–7–0) | Quinnipiac (19–5–2) | Penn State (18–8–0) | Providence (18–7–2) | Penn State (18–9–1) | Providence (21–8–2) | Penn State (20–10–2) | Denver (23–11–3) | Minnesota Duluth (23–13–1) | 6. | |||
| 7. | Minnesota | Michigan (2–0–0) (1) | Maine (2–0–0) (1) | Denver (2–1–1) | Denver (3–2–1) | Minnesota Duluth (8–2–0) | Wisconsin (7–1–2) | Western Michigan (7–5–0) | Western Michigan (9–5–0) | Western Michigan (9–5–0) | Dartmouth (10–0–0) (1) | Dartmouth (11–1–0) | Western Michigan (11–6–0) | Denver (12–7–2) | Quinnipiac (16–4–2) | Quinnipiac (18–4–2) | Wisconsin (15–7–2) | Providence (16–7–2) | Penn State (18–8–0) | Providence (19–8–2) | Quinnipiac (25–6–3) | Denver (21–11–3) | Quinnipiac (26–7–3) | Providence (23–10–2) | 7. | |||
| 8. | Maine т | Maine (0–0–0) | North Dakota (2–0–0) | North Dakota (3–1–0) | North Dakota (4–2–0) | North Dakota (5–3–0) | Western Michigan (5–5–0) | Wisconsin (8–2–2) | Quinnipiac (9–3–2) | Quinnipiac (11–3–2) | Western Michigan (10–6–0) | Western Michigan (10–6–0) | Dartmouth (12–2–0) | Quinnipiac (14–4–2) | Penn State (14–6–0) | Penn State (16–6–0) | Minnesota Duluth (17–9–0) | Cornell (16–5–0) | Denver (17–11–3) | Denver (19–11–3) | Denver (19–11–3) | Quinnipiac (26–7–3) | Minnesota Duluth (22–13–1) | Cornell (22–9–1) | 8. | |||
| 9. | Providence т | Quinnipiac (1–0–0) | Boston College (1–1–1) | Boston College (2–1–1) | Connecticut (3–3–0) | Wisconsin (6–0–2) | Quinnipiac (6–3–2) | Quinnipiac (7–3–2) | Penn State (11–5–0) | Penn State (11–5–0) | Penn State (11–5–0) | Penn State (11–5–0) | Penn State (11–5–0) | Penn State (12–6–0) | Dartmouth (13–4–0) | Denver (13–10–2) | Providence (15–7–2) | Denver (16–11–2) | Minnesota Duluth (18–12–0) | Minnesota Duluth (18–12–0) | Minnesota Duluth (20–12–0) | Cornell (20–8–1) | Cornell (20–8–1) | Dartmouth (21–7–4) | 9. | |||
| 10. | Connecticut т | Boston College (0–1–0) | Quinnipiac (2–1–0) | Maine (2–1–1) | Boston College (2–2–1) | Connecticut (4–3–1) | Maine (6–3–1) | Connecticut (6–4–2) | Dartmouth (6–0–0) | Dartmouth (8–0–0) (1) | Quinnipiac (12–4–2) | Quinnipiac (12–4–2) | Quinnipiac (12–4–2) | Dartmouth (12–4–0) | Denver (12–9–2) | Dartmouth (14–4–1) | Cornell (14–5–0) | Minnesota Duluth (17–11–0) | Cornell (17–6–0) | Cornell (17–7–1) | Cornell (18–8–1) | Minnesota Duluth (20–13–1) | Penn State (20–12–2) | Quinnipiac (26–9–3) | 10. | |||
| 11. | North Dakota т | North Dakota (0–0–0) | Massachusetts (3–0–0) | Connecticut (2–2–0) | Minnesota Duluth (7–1–0) | Denver (4–3–1) | Northeastern (7–1–0) | Maine (7–4–1) | Maine (8–5–1) | Northeastern (9–4–0) | Northeastern (10–5–0) | Connecticut (9–5–3) | Connecticut (9–5–3) | Connecticut (10–5–3) | Connecticut (11–6–3) | Providence (13–7–2) | Denver (14–11–2) | Wisconsin (15–9–2) | Connecticut (16–7–3) | Connecticut (17–7–4) | Boston College (19–10–1) | Wisconsin (19–11–2) | Wisconsin (21–11–2) | Penn State (21–13–2) | 11. | |||
| 12. | Michigan (1) | Minnesota (1–1–0) | Connecticut (1–1–0) | Minnesota (2–3–1) | Maine (3–2–1) | Massachusetts (6–3–0) | Boston University (5–5–1) | Northeastern (7–3–0) | Northeastern (8–4–0) | Maine (8–5–1) | Boston College (10–5–1) | Boston College (10–5–1) | Northeastern (10–6–0) | Cornell (9–4–0) | Cornell (11–4–0) | Cornell (12–5–0) | Connecticut (15–7–3) | Connecticut (15–7–3) | Wisconsin (17–9–2) | Dartmouth (17–7–2) | Dartmouth (18–7–3) | Dartmouth (19–7–4) | Dartmouth (19–7–4) | Wisconsin (21–12–2) | 12. | |||
| 13. | Quinnipiac | Connecticut (1–1–0) | Providence (0–2–0) | Massachusetts (4–1–0) | Massachusetts (5–2–0) | Boston University (3–5–1) | Connecticut (4–4–2) т | Dartmouth (6–0–0) | Connecticut (7–5–2) | Minnesota State (10–2–4) | Connecticut (9–5–3) | Northeastern (10–6–0) | Boston College (10–6–1) | Boston College (11–6–1) | Boston College (11–6–1) | Connecticut (13–7–3) | Dartmouth (14–6–1) | Boston College (14–8–1) | Dartmouth (17–6–1) | Boston College (17–10–1) | Wisconsin (19–11–2) | Boston College (19–12–1) | Augustana (22–10–4) | Massachusetts (22–12–1) | 13. | |||
| 14. | Arizona State | Massachusetts (2–0–0) | Minnesota (1–2–1) | Providence (1–2–0) | Wisconsin (4–0–2) | Northeastern (5–1–0) | Massachusetts (7–4–0) т | Minnesota State (6–2–4) | Minnesota State (8–2–4) | Boston College (8–5–1) | Minnesota State (11–3–4) | Minnesota State (11–4–5) | Minnesota State (11–4–5) | Maine (11–7–2) | Providence (11–7–2) | Augustana (16–6–3) т | Boston College (14–8–1) | Dartmouth (16–6–1) | Boston College (15–9–1) | Wisconsin (18–10–2) | Connecticut (17–9–4) | Augustana (20–10–4) | Connecticut (18–11–5) | Connecticut (19–11–5) | 14. | |||
| 15. | Massachusetts | Arizona State (0–2–0) | Ohio State (2–0–0) | Ohio State (3–1–0) | Providence (2–2–1) | Providence (3–3–1) | Providence (4–3–2) | Boston College (6–4–1) | Boston College (7–5–1) | Connecticut (7–5–3) | Cornell (7–4–0) | Maine (11–7–1) | Providence (8–6–2) | Minnesota State (12–5–5) т | Augustana (14–6–3) | Boston College (11–8–1) т | St. Thomas (16–7–3) | St. Thomas (17–8–3) | St. Thomas (18–9–3) | St. Thomas (18–9–3) | Augustana (20–10–4) | Connecticut (17–10–5) | Massachusetts (21–12–1) | St. Thomas (21–11–5) | 15. | |||
| 16. | Cornell | Cornell (0–0–0) т | Arizona State (2–2–0) | Wisconsin (2–0–2) | Colorado College (5–1–0) | Cornell (1–1–0) | Boston College (4–4–1) | Providence (5–4–2) | Cornell (6–2–0) | Cornell (6–3–0) | Harvard (7–3–1) | Cornell (7–4–0) т | Harvard (7–3–1) | Northeastern (10–7–0) т | Maine (12–9–2) | St. Thomas (14–7–3) | Augustana (16–7–3) | Augustana (18–7–3) | Minnesota State (15–8–5) | Michigan Tech (21–10–3) | St. Thomas (18–10–4) | Minnesota State (18–9–7) | Boston College (19–14–1) | Minnesota State (21–10–7) | 16. | |||
| 17. | Ohio State | Ohio State (0–0–0) т | Wisconsin (2–0–0) | Colorado College (5–1–0) | Ohio State (4–2–0) | Boston College (2–4–1) | Colorado College (6–3–1) | Cornell (4–2–0) | Providence (6–5–2) | Providence (7–6–2) | Providence (7–6–2) | Providence (8–6–2) т | Cornell (7–4–0) | Providence (9–7–2) | Minnesota State (12–6–5) | Maine (12–9–2) | Maine (14–9–2) | Minnesota State (15–8–5) | Michigan Tech (20–10–2) | Minnesota State (16–9–5) | Michigan Tech (21–10–3) | Massachusetts (19–12–1) | St. Thomas (20–11–5) | Boston College (20–14–1) | 17. | |||
| 18. | Minnesota State | Wisconsin (2–0–0) | Cornell (0–0–0) | Cornell (0–0–0) | Minnesota (2–5–1) | Minnesota State (4–2–2) | Minnesota State (4–2–2) | Massachusetts (7–6–0) | Harvard (5–1–1) | Boston University (7–7–1) | Maine (8–7–1) | Harvard (7–3–1) | Maine (11–7–1) | Augustana (12–6–3) | Princeton (11–5–0) | Boston University (12–10–1) | Minnesota State (13–8–5) | Maine (14–10–2) | Augustana (18–9–3) | Augustana (19–10–3) | Minnesota State (17–9–6) | Maine (18-12-3) | Minnesota State (20–10–7) | Augustana (22–11–4) | 18. | |||
| 19. | Wisconsin | St. Thomas (1–0–0) | Minnesota State (1–1–0) | Minnesota Duluth (5–1–0) | Minnesota State (3–1–2) | Colorado College (5–3–0) | Cornell (2–2–0) | Boston University (5–6–1) | Massachusetts (8–7–0) | Miami (10–4–0) | Colorado College (8–7–1) | Boston University (9–8–1) | Boston University (9–8–1) | Princeton (10–4–0) | St. Thomas (12–7–3) | Michigan Tech (16–8–2) | St. Cloud State (13–13–0) | Massachusetts (16–10–0) | Massachusetts (17–11–0) | Massachusetts (17–11–0) | Massachusetts (18–12–0) | St. Thomas (18–11–5) | Michigan Tech (23–12–3) | Ohio State (14–20–2) | 19. | |||
| 20. | Clarkson т St. Thomas т | Minnesota State (0–0–0) | Colorado College (3–1–0) | Minnesota State (1–1–2) | Cornell (0–0–0) | Miami (7–1–0) | Dartmouth (4–0–0) | Union (8–2–1) | Boston University (6–7–1) | Harvard (5–3–1) | Boston University (8–8–1) | Augustana (9–5–3) т New Hampshire (10–7–0) т | New Hampshire (10–7–0) | Harvard (7–5–1) | Boston University (10–9–1) | Minnesota State (12–8–5) | Michigan Tech (17–9–2) | Michigan Tech (18–10–2) | Miami (17–9–2) | Bowling Green (16–8–6) | Union (19-10-3) | Union (21-10-3) | Union (22-10-3) | Michigan Tech (23–13–3) т Princeton (17–12–3) т | 20. | |||
| Preseason Sep 29[25] | Week 1 Oct 6[26] | Week 2 Oct 13[27] | Week 3 Oct 20[28] | Week 4 Oct 27[29] | Week 5 Nov 3[30] | Week 6 Nov 10[31] | Week 7 Nov 17[32] | Week 8 Nov 24[33] | Week 9 Dec 1[34] | Week 10 Dec 8[35] | Week 11 Dec 15[36] | Week 13 Dec 29[37] | Week 14 Jan 5[38] | Week 15 Jan 12[39] | Week 16 Jan 19[40] | Week 17 Jan 26[41] | Week 18 Feb 2[42] | Week 19 Feb 9[43] | Week 20 Feb 16[44] | Week 21 Feb 23[45] | Week 22 Mar 2[46] | Week 23 Mar 9[47] | Week 24 Mar 16[48] | Week 25 | Week 26 | Final | ||
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