National Polls

Rank	Team (First Place)	Last Week's Rank	2025-26 Record	Weeks in Top 20
1.	University of Denver, 680 (34)	3	29-11-3	27
2.	University of Wisconsin, 627	4	24-13-2	27
3.	University of Michigan, 620	1	31-8-1	27
4.	University of North Dakota, 583	2	29-10-1	27
5.	Michigan State University, 540	5	26-9-2	27
6.	Western Michigan University, 500	6	27-11-1	27
7.	University of Minnesota Duluth, 485	7	24-15-1	24
8.	Quinnipiac University, 421	8	27-10-3	27
9.	Providence College, 400	9	23-11-2	27
10.	Dartmouth College, 368	10	23-8-4	21
11.	Penn State University, 349	11	21-14-2	27
12.	Cornell University, 310	12	22-11-1	27
13.	University of Connecticut, 283	13	20-13-5	27
14.	Minnesota State University, 237	14	22-11-7	27
15.	Merrimack College, 161	16	21-16-2	3
16.	University of Massachusetts, 156	15	22-13-1	19
17.	Augustana University, 118	17	22-11-4	15
18.	Boston College, 109	18	20-15-1	27
19.	University of St. Thomas, 93	19	21-12-5	15
20.	Bentley University, 53	20	23-12-5	3
Others Receiving Votes: Michigan Tech University, 14; Ohio State University, 10; Princeton University, 10; Union College, 7; University of Maine, 4; Northeastern University, 2.
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.

Rank	Team (First Place)	Last Week's Rank	2025-26 Record	Weeks in Top 15
1.	University of Wisconsin, 285 (19)	2	35-4-2	26
2.	Ohio State University, 266	1	36-5-0	26
3.	Penn State University, 246	3	33-6-0	26
4.	Northeastern University, 227	4	29-9-1	26
5.	University of Minnesota, 210	5	26-12-1	26
T-6.	University of Connecticut, 177	6	28-9-2	26
T-6.	Quinnipiac University, 177	7	29-9-3	26
8.	Yale University, 167	8	26-10-0	19
9.	Princeton University, 124	9	23-11-0	21
10.	University of Minnesota Duluth, 109	10	20-15-3	26
11.	Cornell University, 91	11	20-11-2	26
12.	Mercyhurst University, 62	12	23-11-3	9
13.	Minnesota State University, 52	13	17-19-2	15
14.	Clarkson University, 36	14	20-12-3	26
15.	Colgate University, 28	15	19-16-1	22
Others Receiving Votes: Brown University, 11; St. Cloud State University, 7; University of St. Thomas, 4; Franklin Pierce University, 1.
The USA Hockey/The Rink Live Women'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 five NCAA women's hockey conferences who are eligible for the NCAA Women's National Collegiate Ice Hockey Championships, as well as composite votes from officers of the AHCA and USA Hockey.