# 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey rankings

Two human polls made up the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey rankings, the USCHO.com/CBS College Sports poll and the USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine poll. As the 2016–17 season progressed, rankings were updated weekly.

## Legend

| | Increase in ranking |
| | Decrease in ranking |
| | Not ranked previous week |
| Italics | Number of first place votes |
| (#-#) | Win–loss–tie record |
| т | Tied with team above or below also with this symbol |

## USCHO

| | Preseason Sep 26 | Week 1 Oct 10 | Week 2 Oct 17 | Week 3 Oct 24 | Week 4 Oct 31 | Week 5 Nov 7 | Week 6 Nov 14 | Week 7 Nov 21 | Week 8 Nov 28 | Week 9 Dec 5 | Week 10 Dec 12 | Week 11 Dec 19 | Week 12 Jan 2 | Week 13 Jan 9 | Week 14 Jan 16 | Week 15 Jan 23 | Week 16 Jan 30 | Week 17 Feb 6 | Week 18 Feb 13 | Week 19 Feb 20 | Week 20 Feb 27 | Week 21 Mar 6 | Week 22 Mar 13 | Week 23 Mar 20 | Final Apr 10 | |
| 1. | North Dakota (43) | North Dakota (2–0–0) (45) | North Dakota (3–0–0) (50) | North Dakota (5–0–0) (50) | Minnesota-Duluth (5–1–2) (50) | Minnesota-Duluth (7–1–2) (50) | Denver (7–2–1) (26) | Minnesota-Duluth (10–2–2) (48) | Minnesota-Duluth (10–2–2) (47) | Minnesota-Duluth (10–2–2) (44) | Minnesota-Duluth (11–3–2) (42) | Minnesota-Duluth (12–3–3) (35) | Minnesota-Duluth (12–3–3) (47) | Denver (14–4–4) (27) | Penn State (16–2–1) (30) | Boston University (16–5–2) (22) | Minnesota-Duluth (17–5–4) (46) | Minnesota-Duluth (18–5–5) (46) | Minnesota-Duluth (18–5–5) (44) | Denver (22–6–4) (33) | Denver (24–6–4) (43) | Denver (26–6–4) (48) | Denver (28–6–4) (48) | Denver (29–7–4) (24) | Denver (33–7–4) (50) | 1. |
| 2. | Quinnipiac (1) | Boston University (1–0–0) (5) | Minnesota-Duluth (3–1–2) | Minnesota-Duluth (3–1–2) | Denver (6–2–0) | Denver (6–2–0) | Minnesota-Duluth (8–2–2) (18) | Denver (7–2–3) (2) | Denver (9–2–3) (3) | Denver (11–2–3) (6) | Denver (12–3–3) (4) | Denver (12–3–3) (11) | Penn State (13–1–1) (3) | Harvard (11–2–1) (11) | Denver (15–5–4) (16) | Minnesota-Duluth (15–5–4) (25) | Denver (18–6–4) (3) | Denver (18–6–4) (4) | Denver (20–6–4) (6) | Minnesota-Duluth (19–5–6) (14) | Harvard (22–5–2) (3) | Harvard (22–5–2) (1) | Harvard (24–5–2) (2) | Harvard (26–5–2) (18) | Minnesota-Duluth (28–7–7) | 2. |
| 3. | Denver | Quinnipiac (1–0–1) | Notre Dame (3–1–0) | Denver (4–2–0) | North Dakota (5–2–0) | Boston College (8–2–1) | Boston College (10–2–1) (6) | Quinnipiac (9–3–1) | Boston College (11–4–1) | Penn State (13–1–1) | Penn State (13–1–1) (4) | Penn State (13–1–1) (4) | Denver (12–4–4) | Minnesota-Duluth (12–4–4) (6) | Boston University (13–5–2) (1) | Denver (16–6–4) (2) | Boston University (17–7–2) | Boston University (18–7–2) | Harvard (17–5–2) | Harvard (20–5–2) (3) | Minnesota-Duluth (20–5–7) (4) | Minnesota-Duluth (21–6–7) (1) | Minnesota-Duluth (23–6–7) | Minnesota-Duluth (25–6–7) (8) | Harvard (28–6–2) | 3. |
| 4. | Boston University (5) | Minnesota-Duluth (2–0–2) | Quinnipiac (2–1–1) | Boston University (3–2–0) | Boston University (3–2–0) | Boston University (4–2–1) | Quinnipiac (7–3–1) | Boston College (10–3–1) | UMass Lowell (8–4–2) | Boston College (12–5–1) | Harvard (8–2–1) | Harvard (8–2–1) | Harvard (9–2–1) | Penn State (14–2–1) (6) | Minnesota-Duluth (13–5–4) (1) | Penn State (16–3–2) (1) | Union (18–6–2) (1) | Harvard (15–5–2) | Boston University (19–8–2) | Minnesota (20–8–2) | UMass Lowell (22–9–3) | UMass Lowell (22–9–3) | UMass Lowell (24–10–3) | UMass Lowell (26–10–3) | UMass Lowell (27–11–3) | 4. |
| 5. | Boston College (1) | Notre Dame (2–0–0) | UMass Lowell (2–0–2) | UMass Lowell (3–1–2) | Boston College (6–2–1) | UMass Lowell (6–2–2) | Boston University (5–3–1) | North Dakota (7–4–2) | Quinnipiac (9–4–2) | Boston University (8–4–2) | Boston College (13–6–1) | Boston University (10–5–2) | Boston University (10–5–2) | Boston University (12–5–2) | UMass Lowell (15–5–3) (2) | Union (17–5–2) | Harvard (14–5–2) | Minnesota (17–7–2) | Minnesota (18–8–2) | UMass Lowell (20–9–3) | Minnesota (21–9–2) | Minnesota (22–10–2) | Minnesota (23–10–3) | Minnesota (23–11–3) | Notre Dame (23–12–5) | 5. |
| 6. | Minnesota-Duluth | Boston College (1–1–0) | Denver (2–2–0) | Quinnipiac (3–2–1) | Quinnipiac (4–2–1) | North Dakota (5–3–1) | UMass Lowell (7–3–2) | UMass Lowell (8–4–2) | Boston University (7–4–1) | Harvard (8–2–1) | Boston University (9–5–2) | Boston College (13–6–1) | UMass Lowell (12–5–3) | UMass Lowell (14–5–3) | Harvard (11–4–1) | Minnesota (14–6–2) | Penn State (16–4–2) | Union (19–7–2) | UMass Lowell (19–9–3) | Boston University (20–9–3) | Union (23–8–3) | Union (23–8–3) | Union (25–8–3) | Boston University (23–11–3) | Boston University (24–12–3) | 6. |
| 7. | St. Cloud State | St. Cloud State (0–0–0) | Minnesota (2–0–0) | Notre Dame (3–2–1) | UMass Lowell (4–2–2) | Quinnipiac (5–3–1) | Minnesota (4–2–2) | Boston University (6–4–1) | Penn State (11–1–1) | Quinnipiac (10–5–2) | UMass Lowell (10–5–3) | UMass Lowell (10–5–3) | North Dakota (10–6–3) | North Dakota (12–6–3) | Minnesota (13–5–2) | UMass Lowell (15–7–3) | Minnesota (15–7–2) | Boston College (18–9–2) | Union (20–8–2) | Union (22–8–2) | Boston University (21–10–3) | Western Michigan (20–9–5) | Boston University (23–10–3) | Union (25–9–3) | Minnesota (23–12–3) | 7. |
| 8. | UMass Lowell | UMass Lowell (0–0–2) | Boston University (1–2–0) | Boston College (4–2–0) | St. Cloud State (4–2–0) | Minnesota (4–2–2) | North Dakota (5–4–2) | Penn State (11–1–1) | Harvard (6–2–1) | North Dakota (8–5–3) | North Dakota (9–6–3) | North Dakota (9–6–3) | Boston College (13–7–2) | Boston College (14–7–2) | North Dakota (13–7–3) | Ohio State (12–4–6) | Boston College (17–9–2) | Western Michigan (15–4–7) | Western Michigan (16–8–4) | Western Michigan (18–8–4) | Western Michigan (19–8–5) | Boston University (21–10–3) | Western Michigan (22–10–5) | Western Michigan (22–12–5) | Penn State (25–12–2) | 8. |
| 9. | Notre Dame | Minnesota (2–0–0) | Minnesota State (4–0–0) | Minnesota State (5–1–0) | Notre Dame (4–3–1) | Notre Dame (4–3–1) | Notre Dame (5–3–1) | Harvard (5–1–1) | North Dakota (7–5–3) | UMass Lowell (8–5–3) | Ohio State (9–2–4) | Ohio State (9–2–4) | Minnesota (11–5–2) | Minnesota (11–5–2) | Union (16–5–2) | Harvard (12–5–2) | Western Michigan (14–7–3) | UMass Lowell (17–9–3) | Penn State (18–6–2) | Cornell (17–6–4) | Cornell (18–6–5) | Cornell (18–6–5) | Cornell (20–7–5) | Cornell (21–8–5) | North Dakota (21–16–3) | 9. |
| 10. | Providence | Denver (0–2–0) | Boston College (2–2–0) | St. Cloud State (2–2–0) | Minnesota State (6–2–0) | Harvard (3–0–1) | Penn State (9–1–1) | Bemidji State (11–2–1) | Ohio State (8–1–4) | Ohio State (9–2–4) | Minnesota (9–5–2) | Union (14–3–2) | Union (14–4–2) | Ohio State (10–4–4) | Boston College (14–8–2) | Western Michigan (13–6–3) | UMass Lowell (15–9–3) | Penn State (16–6–2) | Providence (18–8–4) | Providence (18–9–5) | Providence (20–9–5) | Providence (22–9–5) | Notre Dame (21–10–5) | North Dakota (21–15–3) | Western Michigan (22–13–5) | 10. |
| 11. | Michigan | Providence (1–1–0) | Michigan (2–1–0) | Michigan (3–1–1) | Ohio State (5–0–2) | Minnesota State (7–3–0) | Harvard (4–1–1) | Minnesota (5–3–2) | Minnesota (6–4–2) | Minnesota (7–5–2) | Vermont (10–4–2) | Minnesota (9–5–2) | Ohio State (9–3–4) | Union (14–5–2) | Ohio State (11–4–5) | Vermont (16–7–2) | Ohio State (12–6–6) | Providence (16–8–4) | Boston College (18–11–2) | Penn State (18–8–2) | Penn State (20–8–2) | Penn State (21–9–2) | North Dakota (20–14–3) | Penn State (24–11–2) | Union (25–10–3) | 11. |
| 12. | Harvard | Harvard (0–0–0) | St. Lawrence (3–1–0) | Minnesota (2–2–0) | Harvard (2–0–0) | Penn State (7–1–1) | St. Cloud State (6–4–0) | Notre Dame (6–4–2) | Notre Dame (7–5–2) | Vermont (9–3–2) | Notre Dame (9–6–2) | Notre Dame (9–6–2) | Notre Dame (11–6–2) | Vermont (14–6–2) | Vermont (15–7–2) | North Dakota (13–9–3) | Vermont (16–8–2) | Cornell (14–6–2) т | Cornell (16–6–3) | Ohio State (16–8–6) | Notre Dame (19–10–5) | Notre Dame (19–10–5) | Providence (22–11–5) | Notre Dame (21–11–5) | Air Force (27–10–5) | 12. |
| 13. | Minnesota | Michigan (1–1–0) | Harvard (0–0–0) | Harvard (0–0–0) | Minnesota (3–2–1) | St. Cloud State (4–4–0) | Bemidji State (9–2–1) | Ohio State (8–1–4)3 | Bemidji State (11–4–1) | Bemidji State (12–5–1) | Union (12–3–2) | Vermont (10–6–2) | Vermont (12–6–2) | Notre Dame (12–7–2) | Western Michigan (11–6–3) | Boston College (15–9–2) | North Dakota (14–10–3) | Ohio State (13–7–6) т | North Dakota (15–11–3) | Notre Dame (18–9–5) | Ohio State (17–9–6) | Vermont (20–11–5) | Ohio State (20–10–6) | Providence (22–11–5) | Cornell (21–9–5) | 13. |
| 14. | Bowling Green | Minnesota State (2–0–0) | St. Cloud State (0–2–0) | Providence (2–2–1) | Penn State (5–1–1) | Ohio State (5–1–3) | Ohio State (6–1–4) | Minnesota State (8–5–1) | Vermont (9–3–2) | Notre Dame (8–6–2) | Quinnipiac (10–7–2) | Quinnipiac (10–7–2) | Western Michigan (10–5–3) | Western Michigan (10–5–3) | Notre Dame (13–8–2) | Cornell (12–4–2) | St. Lawrence (15–7–6) | North Dakota (15–11–3) | Ohio State (14–8–6) | Boston College (18–12–4) | Vermont (18–11–5) | North Dakota (18–14–3) | Boston College (20–14–4) | Ohio State (21–11–6) | Ohio State (21–12–6) | 14. |
| 15. | Northeastern | St. Lawrence (1–1–0) | Providence (1–2–0) | Ohio State (3–0–2) | Providence (3–3–1) | Bemidji State (8–2–0) | Minnesota State (7–4–1) | St. Cloud State (6–6–0) | Minnesota State (8–5–1) | Union (10–3–2) | Bemidji State (13–5–2) | Bemidji State (13–6–3) | Quinnipiac (11–8–2) | Quinnipiac (12–9–2) | Cornell (11–4–1) | Notre Dame (14–8–3) | Providence (14–8–4) | Vermont (16–9–3) | Notre Dame (17–9–4) | Vermont (17–10–5) | North Dakota (16–14–3) | Ohio State (18–10–6) | Penn State (21–11–2) | Air Force (26–9–5) | Providence (22–12–5) | 15. |
| 16. | St. Lawrence | Northeastern (0–1–1) | Yale (0–0–0) | Northeastern (3–1–2) | Yale (1–0–0) | Union (8–2–1) | Michigan (5–4–1) | Michigan (5–4–1) | Western Michigan (7–3–2) | Minnesota State (9–5–2) | Western Michigan (8–5–3) | Western Michigan (8–5–3) | St. Lawrence (10–5–4) | St. Lawrence (11–6–5) | St. Lawrence (12–6–6) | St. Lawrence (13–7–6) | Cornell (12–6–2) | Notre Dame (15–9–4) | Vermont (17–10–3) | North Dakota (15–13–3) | Wisconsin (18–11–1) | Wisconsin (19–12–1) | Vermont (20–13–5) | Boston College (21–15–4) | Boston College (21–15–4) | 16. |
| 17. | Michigan Tech | Yale (0–0–0) | Northeastern (1–1–2) | Yale (0–0–0) | Michigan (3–3–1) | Providence (3–3–2) | Union (8–3–2) | Union (8–3–2) | St. Cloud State (6–6–0) | St. Cloud State (7–6–1) | St. Lawrence (10–5–3) | St. Lawrence (10–5–4) | Bemidji State (14–7–3) | Bemidji State (15–8–3) | Quinnipiac (13–10–2) | Quinnipiac (13–10–2) | Notre Dame (14–9–3) | Wisconsin (15–8–1) | St. Lawrence (15–9–6) | Air Force (21–8–5) | Boston College (18–14–4) | Boston College (18–14–4) | Air Force (24–9–5) | Wisconsin (20–15–1) | Wisconsin (20–15–1) | 17. |
| 18. | Yale | Air Force (1–0–1) | Bemidji State (4–0–0) | St. Lawrence (3–3–0) | Bemidji State (6–2–0) | Michigan (4–3–1) | Western Michigan (6–3–1) | Western Michigan (7–3–2) | Union (8–3–2) | Western Michigan (7–4–3) | St. Cloud State (8–7–1) | St. Cloud State (8–7–1) | Omaha (11–6–3) | Minnesota State (13–7–2) | Bemidji State (15–8–3) | Omaha (14–8–4) | Wisconsin (13–8–1) | St. Lawrence (15–8–6) | St. Cloud State (15–14–1) | St. Cloud State (15–14–1) | Air Force (22–9–5) | Air Force (22–9–5) | Wisconsin (19–14–1) | Vermont (20–13–5) | Vermont (20–13–5) | 18. |
| 19. | Minnesota State | Ohio State (1–0–1) | Ohio State (1–0–2) | Penn State (3–1–1) | Vermont (4–1–1) | Yale (2–1–0) | Providence (3–3–2) | St. Lawrence (8–4–2) | St. Lawrence (8–4–4) | St. Lawrence (9–5–4) | Minnesota State (10–6–2) | Minnesota State (11–7–2) | Minnesota State (11–7–2) | Cornell (9–4–1) | Omaha (13–8–3) | Providence (12–8–4) | Quinnipiac (14–11–2) | Quinnipiac (16–11–2) | Air Force (19–8–5) | Wisconsin (17–10–1) | St. Cloud State (15–16–1) | St. Lawrence (16–11–7) | Quinnipiac (23–14–2) | Michigan Tech (23–14–7) | Michigan Tech (23–15–7) | 19. |
| 20. | Ferris State | Bowling Green (0–2–0) | Omaha (2–0–0) | Bemidji State (4–2–0) | Union (6–1–1) | Lake Superior (6–2–0) | St. Lawrence (6–4–2) | Vermont (7–3–2) | Michigan (6–5–1) | Omaha (8–5–3) | Omaha (9–6–3) | Omaha (9–6–3) | St. Cloud State (9–8–1) | Michigan Tech (14–9–3) | Minnesota State (14–8–2) | Bemidji State (16–9–3) | Michigan Tech (16–9–7) | Air Force (18–8–4) | Wisconsin (15–10–1) | St. Lawrence (15–10–7) | St. Lawrence (16–11–7) | St. Cloud State (16–17–1) | Canisius (21–10–7) | Quinnipiac (23–15–2) | Quinnipiac (23–15–2) | 20. |
| | Preseason Sep 26 | Week 1 Oct 10 | Week 2 Oct 17 | Week 3 Oct 24 | Week 4 Oct 31 | Week 5 Nov 7 | Week 6 Nov 14 | Week 7 Nov 21 | Week 8 Nov 28 | Week 9 Dec 5 | Week 10 Dec 12 | Week 11 Dec 19 | Week 12 Jan 2 | Week 13 Jan 9 | Week 14 Jan 16 | Week 15 Jan 23 | Week 16 Jan 30 | Week 17 Feb 6 | Week 18 Feb 13 | Week 19 Feb 20 | Week 20 Feb 27 | Week 21 Mar 6 | Week 22 Mar 13 | Week 23 Mar 20 | Final Apr 10 | |
| | | Dropped: Michigan TechFerris State | Dropped: Air ForceBowling Green | Dropped: Omaha | Dropped: NortheasternSt. Lawrence | Dropped: Vermont | Dropped: YaleLake Superior | Dropped: Providence | None | Dropped: Michigan | None | None | None | Dropped: OmahaSt. Cloud State | Dropped: Michigan Tech | Dropped: Minnesota State | Dropped: OmahaBemidji State | Dropped: Michigan Tech | Dropped: Quinnipiac | None | None | None | Dropped: St. Cloud StateSt. Lawrence | Dropped: Canisius | None | |

## USA Today

| | Preseason Oct 3 | Week 1 Oct 10 | Week 2 Oct 17 | Week 3 Oct 24 | Week 4 Oct 31 | Week 5 Nov 7 | Week 6 Nov 14 | Week 7 Nov 21 | Week 8 Nov 28 | Week 9 Dec 5 | Week 10 Dec 12 | Week 11 Dec 19 | Week 12 Jan 2 | Week 13 Jan 9 | Week 14 Jan 16 | Week 15 Jan 23 | Week 16 Jan 30 | Week 17 Feb 6 | Week 18 Feb 13 | Week 19 Feb 20 | Week 20 Feb 27 | Week 21 Mar 6 | Week 22 Mar 13 | Week 23 Mar 20 | Week 24 Mar 27 | Final Apr 10 | |
| 1. | North Dakota (28) | North Dakota (2–0–0) (28) | North Dakota (3–0–0) (34) | North Dakota (5–0–0) (34) | Minnesota-Duluth (5–1–2) (33) | Minnesota-Duluth (7–1–2) (34) | Denver (7–2–1) (19) | Minnesota-Duluth (10–2–2) (33) | Minnesota-Duluth (10–2–2) (34) | Minnesota-Duluth (10–2–2) (31) | Minnesota-Duluth (11–3–2) (32) | Minnesota-Duluth (12–3–3) (30) | Minnesota-Duluth (12–3–3) (33) | Denver (14–4–4) (18) | Denver (15–5–4) (18) | Minnesota-Duluth (15–5–4) (18) | Minnesota-Duluth (17–5–4) (30) | Minnesota-Duluth (18–5–5) (31) | Minnesota-Duluth (18–5–5) (30) | Denver (22–6–4) (21) | Denver (24–6–4) (28) | Denver (26–6–4) (33) | Denver (28–6–4) (33) | Denver (29–7–4) (13) | Denver (31–7–4) (25) | Denver (33–7–4) (34) | 1. |
| 2. | Quinnipiac | Boston University (1–0–0) (6) | Minnesota-Duluth (3–1–2) | Minnesota-Duluth (3–1–2) | Denver (6–2–0) (1) | Denver (6–2–0) | Minnesota-Duluth (8–2–2) (13) | Denver (7–2–3) (1) | Denver (9–2–3) | Denver (11–2–3) (2) | Denver (12–3–3) (1) | Denver (12–3–3) (3) | Penn State (13–1–1) (1) | Minnesota-Duluth (12–4–4) (3) | Penn State (16–2–1) (16) | Boston University (16–5–2) (13) | Denver (18–6–4) (4) | Denver (18–6–4) (3) | Denver (20–6–4) (4) | Minnesota-Duluth (19–5–6) (13) | Harvard (22–5–2) (3) т | Harvard (22–5–2) (1) | Harvard (24–5–2) (1) | Harvard (26–5–2) (15) | Harvard (28–5–2) (9) | Minnesota-Duluth (28–7–7) | 2. |
| 3. | Boston University (6) | Quinnipiac (1–0–1) | Quinnipiac (2–1–1) | Denver (4–2–0) | North Dakota (5–2–0) | Boston College (8–2–1) | Boston College (10–2–1) (2) | Boston College (10–3–1) | UMass Lowell (8–4–2) | Boston College (12–5–1) | Penn State (13–1–1) (1) | Penn State (13–1–1) (1) | Harvard (9–2–1) | Harvard (11–2–1) (5) | Minnesota-Duluth (13–5–4) | Denver (16–6–4) (3) | Boston University (17–7–2) | Boston University (18–7–2) | Harvard (17–5–2) | Harvard (20–5–2) | Minnesota-Duluth (20–5–7) (3) т | Minnesota-Duluth (21–6–7) | Minnesota-Duluth (23–6–7) | Minnesota-Duluth (25–6–7) (5) | Minnesota-Duluth (27–6–7) | Harvard (28–6–2) | 3. |
| 4. | Denver | Minnesota-Duluth (2–0–2) | Notre Dame (3–1–0) | Boston University (3–2–0) | Boston University (3–2–0) | Boston University (4–2–1) | Boston University (5–3–1) | Quinnipiac (9–3–1) | Boston College (11–4–1) | Penn State (13–1–1) | Boston College (13–6–1) | Harvard (8–2–1) | Denver (12–4–4) | Penn State (14–2–1) (8) | Boston University (13–5–2) | Penn State (16–3–2) | Penn State (16–4–2) | Minnesota (17–7–2) | Boston University (19–8–2) | Minnesota (20–8–2) | UMass Lowell (22–9–3) | UMass Lowell (22–9–3) | Minnesota (23–10–3) | UMass Lowell (26–10–3) (1) | Notre Dame (23–11–5) | Notre Dame (23–12–5) | 4. |
| 5. | Minnesota-Duluth | St. Cloud State (0–0–0) | UMass Lowell (2–0–2) | UMass Lowell (3–1–2) | Boton College (6–2–1) | UMass Lowell (6–2–2) | UMass Lowell (7–3–2) | North Dakota (7–4–2) | Boston University (7–4–1) | Boston University (8–4–2) | Harvard (8–2–1) | Boston College (13–6–1) | Boston University (10–5–2) | Boston University (12–5–2) | UMass Lowell (15–5–3) | Union (17–5–2) | Union (18–6–2) | Harvard (15–5–2) | Minnesota (18–8–2) | Boston University (20–9–3) | Minnesota (21–9–2) | Minnesota (22–10–2) | UMass Lowell (24–10–3) | Minnesota (23–11–3) | UMass Lowell (27–11–3) | UMass Lowell (27–11–3) | 5. |
| 6. | St. Cloud State | Notre Dame (2–0–0) | Denver (2–2–0) | Notre Dame (3–2–1) | UMass Lowell (4–2–2) | North Dakota (5–3–1) | Quinnipiac (7–3–1) | UMass Lowell (8–4–2) | Penn State (11–1–1) | Harvard (8–2–1) | Boston University (9–5–2) | Boston University (10–5–2) | UMass Lowell (12–5–3) | UMass Lowell (14–5–3) | Harvard (11–4–1) | Minnesota (14–6–2) | Harvard (14–5–2) | Union (19–7–2) | UMass Lowell (19–9–3) | Western Michigan (18–8–4) | Boston University (21–10–3) | Boston University (21–10–3) | Union (25–8–3) | Boston University (23–11–3) | Boston University (24–12–3) | Boston University (24–12–3) | 6. |
| 7. | UMass Lowell | UMass Lowell (0–0–2) | Minnesota (2–0–0) | Quinnipiac (3–2–1) | Quinnipiac (4–2–1) | Minnesota (4–2–2) | Minnesota (4–2–2) | Boston University (6–4–1) | Quinnipiac (9–4–2) | UMass Lowell (6–4–1) | UMass Lowell (10–5–3) | UMass Lowell (10–5–3) | North Dakota (10–6–3) | North Dakota (12–6–3) | Minnesota (13–5–2) | UMass Lowell (15–7–3) | Minnesota (15–7–2) | Boston College (18–9–2) | Union (20–8–2) | UMass Lowell (20–9–3) | Union (23–8–3) | Union (23–8–3) | Boston University (23–10–3) | Union (25–9–3) | Minnesota (23–12–3) | Minnesota (23–12–3) | 7. |
| 8. | Notre Dame | Minnesota (2–0–0) | Boston University (1–2–0) | Boston College (4–2–0) | St. Cloud State (4–2–0) | Quinnipiac (6–3–1) | North Dakota (5–4–2) | Minnesota (5–3–2) | Harvard (6–2–1) | Quinnipiac (10–5–2) | Ohio State (9–2–4) | North Dakota (9–6–3) | Boston College (13–7–2) | Boston College (14–7–2) | North Dakota (13–7–3) | Ohio State (12–4–6) | Boston College (17–9–2) | Western Michigan (15–7–4) | Penn State (18–6–2) | Union (22–8–2) | Western Michigan (19–8–5) | Western Michigan (20–9–5) | Western Michigan (22–10–5) | Western Michigan (22–12–5) | Penn State (25–12–2) | Penn State (25–12–2) | 8. |
| 9. | Boston College | Boston College (1–1–0) | Minnesota State (4–0–0) | Minnesota State (5–1–0) | Notre Dame (4–3–1) | Notre Dame (4–3–1) | Notre Dame (5–3–1) | Harvard (5–1–1) | Minnesota (6–4–2) | North Dakota (8–5–3) | North Dakota (9–6–3) | Union (14–3–2) | Minnesota (11–5–2) | Minnesota (11–5–2) | Union (16–5–2) | Harvard (12–5–2) | Western Michigan (14–7–3) | Penn State (16–6–2) | Western Michigan (16–8–4) | Cornell (17–6–4) | Cornell (18–6–5) | Cornell (18–6–5) | Notre Dame (21–10–5) | Cornell (21–8–5) | North Dakota (21–16–3) | North Dakota (21–16–3) | 9. |
| 10. | Providence | Denver (0–2–0) | Boston College (2–2–0) | St. Cloud State (2–2–0) | Minnesota State (6–2–0) | Harvard (3–0–1) | Harvard (4–1–1) | Penn State (11–1–1) | North Dakota (7–5–3) | Ohio State (9–2–4) | Vermont (10–4–2) | Ohio State (9–2–4) | Union (14–4–2) | Ohio State (10–4–4) | Boston College (14–8–2) | Western Michigan (13–6–3) | UMass Lowell (15–9–3) | UMass Lowell (17–9–3) | Providence (18–8–4) | Providence (18–9–5) | Penn State (20–8–2) | Providence (22–9–5) | Cornell (20–7–5) | North Dakota (21–15–3) | Air Force (27–10–5) | Union (25–10–3) | 10. |
| 11. | Minnesota | Providence (1–1–0) | Harvard (0–0–0) | Michigan (3–1–1) | Ohio State (5–0–2) | Minnesota State (7–3–0) | Penn State (9–1–1) | Notre Dame (6–4–2) | Ohio State (8–1–4) | Minnesota (7–5–2) | Minnesota (9–5–2) | Minnesota (9–5–2) | Ohio State (9–3–4) | Union (14–5–2) | Ohio State (11–4–5) | Boston College (15–9–2) | Ohio State (12–6–6) | North Dakota (15–11–3) | Boston College (18–11–2) | Penn State (18–8–2) | Providence (20–9–5) | Penn State (21–9–2) | North Dakota (20–14–3) | Penn State (24–11–2) | Union (25–10–3) | Air Force (27–10–5) | 11. |
| 12. | Michigan | Harvard (0–0–0) | Michigan (2–1–0) | Minnesota (2–2–0) | Harvard (2–0–0) | Penn State (7–1–1) | St. Cloud State (6–4–0) | Bemidji State (11–2–1) | Notre Dame (7–5–2) | Vermont (9–3–2) | Union (12–3–2) | Notre Dame (9–6–2) | Notre Dame (11–6–2) | Vermont (14–6–2) | Western Michigan (11–6–3) | North Dakota (13–9–3) | North Dakota (14–10–3) | Providence (16–8–4) | North Dakota (15–11–3) | Ohio State (16–8–6) | Notre Dame (19–10–5) | Notre Dame (19–10–5) | Providence (22–11–5) | Notre Dame (21–11–5) | Western Michigan (22–13–5) | Western Michigan (22–13–5) | 12. |
| 13. | Harvard | Michigan (1–1–0) | St. Lawrence (3–1–0) | Harvard (0–0–0) | Minnesota (3–2–1) | St. Cloud State (4–4–0) | Ohio State (6–1–4) | Ohio State (8–1–4) | Western Michigan (7–3–2) | Notre Dame (8–6–2) | Quinnipiac (10–7–2) | Quinnipiac (10–7–2) | Vermont (12–6–2) | Notre Dame (12–7–2) | Vermont (15–7–2) | Vermont (16–7–2) | Vermont (16–8–2) | Ohio State (13–7–6) | Cornell (16–6–3) | Boston College (18–12–4) | Ohio State (17–9–6) | North Dakota (18–14–3) | Ohio State (20–10–6) | Providence (22–11–5) | Cornell (21–9–5) | Cornell (21–9–5) | 13. |
| 14. | Northeastern | Northeastern (0–1–1) | St. Cloud State (0–2–0) | Ohio State (3–0–2) | Providence (3–3–1) | Ohio State (5–1–3) | Bemidji State (9–2–1) | Minnesota State (8–5–1) | Vermont (9–3–2) | Union (10–3–2) | Notre Dame (9–6–2) | Vermont (10–6–2) | Western Michigan (10–5–3) | Western Michigan (10–5–3) | Cornell (11–4–1) | Cornell (12–4–2) | St. Lawrence (15–7–6) | Vermont (16–9–3) | Ohio State (14–8–6) | Notre Dame (18–9–5) | Wisconsin (18–11–1) | Vermont (20–11–5) | Penn State (21–11–2) | Ohio State (21–11–6) | Ohio State (21–12–6) | Ohio State (21–12–6) | 14. |
| 15. | Bowling Green | Ohio State (1–0–1) | Providence (1–2–0) | Providence (2–2–1) | Penn State (5–1–1) | Union (8–2–1) | Minnesota State (7–4–1) | St. Cloud State (6–6–0) | Minnesota State (8–5–1) | Bemidji State (12–5–1) | Bemidji State (13–5–2) | Bemidji State (13–6–3) | Quinnipiac (11–8–2) | Quinnipiac (12–9–2)^ | Notre Dame (13–8–2) | Notre Dame (14–8–3) | Providence (14–8–4) | Cornell (14–6–2) | St. Cloud State (15–14–1) | North Dakota (15–13–3) | North Dakota (16–14–3) | Ohio State (18–10–6) | Boston College (20–14–4) | Air Force (26–9–5) | Providence (22–12–5) | Providence (22–12–5) | 15. |
| | Preseason Oct 3 | Week 1 Oct 10 | Week 2 Oct 17 | Week 3 Oct 24 | Week 4 Oct 31 | Week 5 Nov 7 | Week 6 Nov 14 | Week 7 Nov 21 | Week 8 Nov 28 | Week 9 Dec 5 | Week 10 Dec 12 | Week 11 Dec 19 | Week 12 Jan 2 | Week 13 Jan 9 | Week 14 Jan 16 | Week 15 Jan 23 | Week 16 Jan 30 | Week 17 Feb 6 | Week 18 Feb 13 | Week 19 Feb 20 | Week 20 Feb 27 | Week 21 Mar 6 | Week 22 Mar 13 | Week 23 Mar 20 | Week 24 Mar 27 | Final Apr 10 | |
| | | Dropped: Bowling Green | Dropped: NortheasternOhio State | Dropped: St. Lawrence | Dropped: Michigan | Dropped: Providence | Dropped: Union | None | Dropped: Bemidji StateSt. Cloud State | Dropped: Minnesota StateWestern Michigan | None | None | Dropped: Bemidji State | None | Dropped: QuinnipiacSt. Lawrence | None | Dropped: CornellNotre Dame | Dropped: St. Lawrence | Dropped: Vermont | Dropped: St. Cloud State | Dropped: Boston College | Dropped: Wisconsin | Dropped: Vermont | Dropped: Boston College | None | None | |
$^^$In the Week 13 poll (Jan 9) USA Today ranked Quinnipiac and St. Lawrence tied at 15th, with the Saints previously having been unranked in said poll.