# 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey rankings

Two human polls made up the 2021–22 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 2021–22 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 27 | Week 1 Oct 4 | Week 2 Oct 11 | Week 3 Oct 18 | Week 4 Oct 25 | Week 5 Nov 1 | Week 6 Nov 8 | Week 7 Nov 15 | Week 8 Nov 22 | Week 9 Nov 29 | Week 10 Dec 6 | Week 11 Dec 13 | Week 12 Jan 3 | Week 13 Jan 10 | Week 14 Jan 17 | Week 15 Jan 24 | Week 16 Jan 31 | Week 17 Feb 7 | Week 18 Feb 14 | Week 19 Feb 21 | Week 20 Feb 28 | Week 21 Mar 7 | Week 22 Mar 14 | Week 23 Mar 21 | Final Apr 11 | |
| 1. | Massachusetts (19) | Minnesota State (2–0–0) (24) | Minnesota State (3–1–0) (17) | Michigan (4–0–0) (45) | St. Cloud State (6–2–0) (22) | St. Cloud State (6–2–0) (29) | St. Cloud State (8–2–0) (42) | Michigan (10–2–0) (42) | Minnesota State (11–3–0) (38) | Minnesota Duluth (10–3–1) (33) | Minnesota State (14–4–0) (32) | Minnesota State (16–4–0) (37) | Minnesota State (18–4–0) (43) | Minnesota State (20–4–0) (42) | Quinnipiac (16–1–3) (30) | Minnesota State (23–5–0) (20) | Minnesota State (25–5–0) (29) | Minnesota State (27–5–0) (30) | Minnesota State (27–5–0) (40) | Minnesota State (29–5–0) (38) | Minnesota State (31–5–0) (48) | Minnesota State (33–5–0) (46) | Minnesota State (34–5–0) (46) | Minnesota State (35–5–0) (35) | Denver (31–9–1) (50) | 1. |
| 2. | St. Cloud State (13) | St. Cloud State (2–0–0) (18) | St. Cloud State (3–1–0) (14) | Minnesota State (4–2–0) (2) | Michigan (5–1–0) (17) | Minnesota State (6–2–0) (16) | Michigan (8–2–0) (3) | St. Cloud State (9–3–0) (4) | Minnesota Duluth (8–3–1) (5) | Minnesota State (12–4–0) (6) | Quinnipiac (12–1–3) (15) | Quinnipiac (14–1–3) (12) | Quinnipiac (14–1–3) (7) | Quinnipiac (14–1–3) (5) | Minnesota State (21–5–0) (15) | Quinnipiac (18–2–3) (18) | Quinnipiac (21–2–3) (14) | Quinnipiac (23–2–3) (12) | Michigan (23–7–1) (8) | Michigan (25–7–1) (10) | Minnesota (23–11–0) (1) | Minnesota (23–11–0) (1) | Minnesota (24–11–0) (1) | Michigan (29–9–1) (14) | Minnesota State (38–6–0) | 2. |
| 3. | Michigan (11) | Michigan (0–0–0) (8) | Michigan (2–0–0) (16) | St. Cloud State (4–2–0) (1) | Minnesota State (4–2–0) (8) | Michigan (6–2–0) | Minnesota State (7–3–0) (2) | Minnesota State (9–3–0) (4) | Quinnipiac (10–1–3) (6) | Michigan (12–4–0) (5) | Michigan (13–5–0) | Michigan (14–6–0) | Western Michigan (14–5–0) | Western Michigan (14–5–0) | Michigan (18–6–1) (4) | Western Michigan (16–5–0) (8) | Michigan (21–7–1) (6) | Denver (20–5–1) (4) | Denver (21–6–1) (2) | Denver (22–7–1) (2) | Denver (23–8–1) | Denver (25–8–1) (1) | Denver (27–8–1) (1) | Denver (27–9–1) | Michigan (31–10–1) | 3. |
| 4. | Minnesota (2) | Minnesota (0–0–0) (1) | Minnesota (2–0–0) (1) | Minnesota (3–1–0) (1) | Minnesota Duluth (5–1–0) (3) | Minnesota Duluth (5–1–0) (3) | Minnesota Duluth (6–2–0) (1) | Minnesota Duluth (7–2–1) | Michigan (10–4–0) (1) | Quinnipiac (10–1–3) (6) | Western Michigan (12–4–0) (1) | Western Michigan (13–5–0) | St. Cloud State (12–6–0) | Michigan (16–6–1) (3) | Western Michigan (14–5–0) | Michigan (19–7–1) (3) | Denver (18–5–1) (1) | Michigan (21–7–1) (4) | Quinnipiac (25–3–3) | Minnesota (21–11–0) | North Dakota (21–11–0) | Michigan (27–9–1) (1) | Michigan (28–9–1) (1) | Western Michigan (25–11–1) | Minnesota (26–13–0) | 4. |
| 5. | Minnesota State (1) | Minnesota Duluth (0–0–0) | Minnesota Duluth (2–0–0) (1) | Minnesota Duluth (3–1–0) | Quinnipiac (3–1–1) | Minnesota (5–3–0) (1) | Quinnipiac (7–1–2) | Quinnipiac (9–1–2) | St. Cloud State (9–5–0) | St. Cloud State (9–5–0) | Minnesota Duluth (10–5–1) (1) | North Dakota (13–6–0) | North Dakota (13–6–0) | St. Cloud State (12–6–0) | Denver (14–5–1) (1) | Denver (16–5–1) (1) | Western Michigan (17–6–0) | Western Michigan (19–6–0) | Minnesota (19–11–0) | Quinnipiac (26–4–3) | Michigan (25–9–1) | North Dakota (22–12–0) | North Dakota (22–12–0) | Minnesota (24–12–0) | Minnesota Duluth (22–16–4) | 5. |
| 6. | Minnesota Duluth (1) | Boston College (0–0–0) | Boston College (1–0–1) | North Dakota (3–1–0) | North Dakota (4–2–0) | Quinnipiac (5–1–2) | Minnesota (6–4–0) | North Dakota (8–3–0) | North Dakota (9–4–0) | Western Michigan (10–4–0) | St. Cloud State (10–6–0) | Minnesota Duluth (11–6–1) | Michigan (14–6–1) | Denver (12–5–1) | St. Cloud State (12–6–0) | St. Cloud State (14–6–0) | Minnesota Duluth (14–10–2) | Minnesota Duluth (14–10–2) | Western Michigan (19–7–1) | Western Michigan (20–8–1) | Quinnipiac (28–5–3) (1) | Quinnipiac (28–5–3) (1) | Quinnipiac (30–5–3) (1) | Minnesota Duluth (21–15–4) (1) | Western Michigan (26–12–1) | 6. |
| 7. | Boston College | Massachusetts (0–2–0) | North Dakota (2–0–0) | Quinnipiac (2–0–1) | Minnesota (3–3–0) | Providence (6–3–0) | North Dakota (6–3–0) | Minnesota (7–5–0) | Western Michigan (8–4–0) | North Dakota (10–5–0) | North Dakota (11–6–0) | St. Cloud State (10–6–0) (1) | Denver (12–5–1) | Minnesota Duluth (11–8–1) | Minnesota Duluth (12–8–2) | Minnesota Duluth (13–9–2) | St. Cloud State (14–7–1) | Minnesota (17–11–0) | Minnesota Duluth (15–11–3) | North Dakota (19–11–0) | Notre Dame (25–9–0) | Western Michigan (22–10–1) | Western Michigan (24–10–1) | North Dakota (24–13–0) | Quinnipiac (32–7–3) | 7. |
| 8. | North Dakota (2) | North Dakota (0–0–0) | Quinnipiac (1–0–1) | Denver (4–0–0) (1) | Providence (5–2–0) | North Dakota (4–3–0) | Massachusetts (6–2–0) | Massachusetts (6–3–1) | Notre Dame (10–3–0) | Notre Dame (10–3–0) | Notre Dame (11–4–0) | Denver (11–5–0) | Minnesota Duluth (11–8–1) | Minnesota (12–8–0) | Cornell (12–3–1) | Cornell (13–4–1) | Minnesota (15–11–0) | Ohio State (21–7–2) | St. Cloud State (15–9–3) | Minnesota Duluth (15–13–3) | Western Michigan (20–10–1) | Notre Dame (27–10–0) | Minnesota Duluth (19–15–4) | Quinnipiac (31–6–3) | Notre Dame (28–12–0) | 8. |
| 9. | Quinnipiac | Quinnipiac (0–0–0) | Massachusetts (0–2–0) | Massachusetts (2–2–0) | Boston College (3–2–1) | Omaha (7–1–0) | Western Michigan (6–2–0) | Omaha (9–3–0) | Omaha (11–3–0) | Cornell (8–1–0) | Cornell (9–1–1) | Cornell (9–1–1) | Minnesota (10–8–0) | Cornell (11–3–1) | North Dakota (13–8–0) | Massachusetts (12–6–2) | Ohio State (19–7–2) | Massachusetts (15–8–2) | North Dakota (17–11–0) | Notre Dame (23–9–0) | Massachusetts (19–10–2) | St. Cloud State (18–12–4) | Notre Dame (27–11–0) | Notre Dame (27–11–0) | North Dakota (24–14–0) | 9. |
| 10. | Boston University | Boston University (0–0–0) | Providence (3–0–0) | Boston College (2–1–1) | Omaha (5–1–0) | Western Michigan (5–1–0) | Harvard (4–0–0) (2) | Cornell (5–1–0) | Cornell (7–1–0) | Omaha (11–3–0) | Minnesota (10–8–0) (1) | Notre Dame (12–5–0) | Massachusetts (9–4–2) | North Dakota (13–8–0) | UMass Lowell (13–3–3) | Minnesota (14–10–0) | Massachusetts (13–8–2) | St. Cloud State (14–9–1) | Massachusetts (16–9–2) | Massachusetts (17–10–2) | St. Cloud State (17–11–4) | Minnesota Duluth (17–15–4) | Northeastern (25–11–1) | Massachusetts (22–12–2) | Massachusetts (22–13–2) | 10. |
| 11. | Wisconsin | Providence (1–0–0) | Denver (2–0–0) (1) | Omaha (5–1–0) | Denver (4–2–0) | Denver (4–2–0) | Omaha (8–2–0) | Denver (6–4–0) | Minnesota (8–6–0) | Minnesota (9–7–0) | Denver (10–4–0) | Minnesota (10–8–0) | Northeastern (13–4–1) | Northeastern (15–4–1) | Minnesota (13–9–0) | Notre Dame (17–7–0) | Cornell (13–4–3) | Notre Dame (20–8–0) | Ohio State (21–9–2) | St. Cloud State (15–11–3) | Minnesota Duluth (16–14–4) | Northeastern (24–11–1) | Massachusetts (20–12–2) | St. Cloud State (18–14–4) | St. Cloud State (18–15–4) | 11. |
| 12. | Providence | Denver (0–0–0) (1) | Boston University (1–1–0) | Providence (3–2–0) | Massachusetts (2–2–0) | Massachusetts (4–2–0) | Providence (6–5–0) | Providence (8–5–0) | Denver (8–4–0) | Denver (8–4–0) | Massachusetts (8–4–2) | Massachusetts (9–4–2) | UMass Lowell (11–3–3) | UMass Lowell (11–3–3) | Northeastern (15–5–1) | Ohio State (18–7–1) | North Dakota (14–10–0) | North Dakota (15–11–0) | Notre Dame (21–9–0) | Ohio State (21–11–2) | Ohio State (21–11–2) | Massachusetts (19–12–2) | St. Cloud State (18–14–4) | Northeastern (25–12–1) | UMass Lowell (21–11–3) | 12. |
| 13. | Denver (1) | Wisconsin (0–0–0) | Omaha (3–1–0) | Notre Dame (3–0–0) | Western Michigan (3–1–0) | Harvard (2–0–0) (1) | Cornell (3–1–0) | Western Michigan (6–4–0) | Massachusetts (7–4–1) | Providence (12–5–0) | Northeastern (13–4–1) | Northeastern (13–4–1) | Notre Dame (13–6–0) | Notre Dame (15–6–0) | Notre Dame (16–7–0) | North Dakota (13–10–0) | Notre Dame (18–8–0) | UMass Lowell (16–6–3) | Northeastern (19–8–1) | Boston University (17–10–3) | Northeastern (22–10–1) | Michigan Tech (21–11–3) | UMass Lowell (21–9–3) | UMass Lowell (21–10–3) | Northeastern (25–13–1) | 13. |
| 14. | Bemidji State | Harvard (0–0–0) | Harvard (0–0–0) | Harvard (0–0–0) | Notre Dame (4–1–0) | Boston College (4–3–1) | Denver (4–4–0) | Notre Dame (8–3–0) | Providence (10–5–0) | Massachusetts (7–4–1) | Omaha (12–4–0) | Omaha (13–5–0) | Cornell (9–3–1) | Massachusetts (10–6–2) | Massachusetts (10–6–2) | UMass Lowell (13–5–3) | UMass Lowell (14–6–3) | Michigan Tech (16–8–2) | Michigan Tech (18–9–2) | Michigan Tech (19–9–3) | Boston University (18–11–3) | UMass Lowell (20–9–3) | Clarkson (21–9–6) | Michigan Tech (21–12–3) | Michigan Tech (21–13–3) | 14. |
| 15. | Cornell | Bemidji State (0–0–0) | Cornell (0–0–0) | Cornell (0–0–0) | Harvard (0–0–0) | Cornell (2–0–0) | Notre Dame (6–3–0) | UMass Lowell (6–1–2) | UMass Lowell (7–2–2) | UMass Lowell (8–2–2) | UMass Lowell (8–3–3) | UMass Lowell (10–3–3) | Omaha (14–6–0) | Omaha (14–6–0) | Ohio State (16–7–1) | Northeastern (16–7–1) | Michigan Tech (14–8–1) | Northeastern (17–8–1) | Clarkson (17–7–6) | Northeastern (20–10–1) | Michigan Tech (19–11–3) | Ohio State (22–13–2) | Michigan Tech (21–12–3) | Harvard (21–10–3) | Harvard (21–11–3) | 15. |
| 16. | Harvard | Cornell (0–0–0) | Michigan Tech (2–0–0) | Boston University (2–2–0) | Cornell (0–0–0) | Penn State (6–1–0) | Boston College (5–4–1) | Harvard (4–2–1) | Harvard (4–2–1) | Northeastern (11–4–1) | Providence (12–7–0) | Providence (14–7–0) | Providence (15–7–1) | Ohio State (15–6–1) | Omaha (14–8–0) | Omaha (15–9–0) | Northeastern (16–8–1) | Cornell (13–6–4) | UMass Lowell (16–8–3) | UMass Lowell (17–9–3) | UMass Lowell (18–9–3) | Boston University (19–12–3) | Ohio State (22–13–2) | Ohio State (22–13–2) | Ohio State (22–13–2) | 16. |
| 17. | Omaha | Omaha (0–0–0) | Notre Dame (1–0–0) | Western Michigan (2–0–0) | Bemidji State (3–3–0) | Notre Dame (4–3–0) | Northeastern (7–3–0) | Ohio State (7–3–0) | Ohio State (7–3–0) | Harvard (5–3–1) | Ohio State (9–5–0) | Ohio State (10–6–0) | Ohio State (14–6–0) | Providence (15–7–1) | Michigan Tech (12–8–1) | Providence (16–9–2) | Providence (17–10–2) | Providence (18–11–2) | Boston University (16–10–3) | Clarkson (18–8–6) | Cornell (17–8–4) | Clarkson (19–9–6) | Harvard (19–10–3) | Clarkson (21–10–6) | Clarkson (21–10–6) | 17. |
| 18. | Notre Dame | Northeastern (1–0–0) | Northeastern (2–1–0) | Michigan Tech (2–1–0) | Michigan Tech (2–1–0) | Michigan Tech (3–2–0) | Ohio State (6–2–0) | Northeastern (8–4–0) | Northeastern (9–4–1) | Ohio State (8–4–0) | Clarkson (9–4–4) | Michigan Tech (10–7–0) | Boston College (10–5–3) | Harvard (8–4–1) | Providence (15–9–1) | Michigan Tech (12–8–1) | Omaha (16–10–0) | Omaha (17–11–0) | Cornell (14–7–4) | Cornell (15–8–4) | Clarkson (19–9–6) | Cornell (17–8–4) | Boston University (19–13–3) | AIC (22–12–3) | AIC (22–13–3) | 18. |
| 19. | Clarkson | Notre Dame (0–0–0) | Western Michigan (2–0–0) | Bemidji State (1–3–0) | Boston University (3–3–0) | UMass Lowell (4–1–1) | Penn State (6–3–0) | Boston College (6–5–1) | Boston College (7–5–2) | Clarkson (8–4–3) | Northern Michigan (10–6–1) | Harvard (6–4–1) | Harvard (7–4–1) | Michigan Tech (10–8–1) | Northern Michigan (13–9–1) | Merrimack (12–10–1) | Boston University (13–10–3) | Clarkson (15–7–6) | Providence (18–12–2) | Connecticut (17–12–0) т | Providence (21–13–2) | Omaha (21–15–0) | Connecticut (19–15–0) | Connecticut (20–16–0) | Connecticut (20–16–0) | 19. |
| 20. | AIC | Clarkson (0–0–0) | Bemidji State (0–2–0) | Northeastern (2–2–0) | Northeastern (3–2–0) | Bemidji State (4–4–0) | UMass Lowell (4–1–2) | Bemidji State (6–4–0) | Bemidji State (7–5–0) | Boston College (7–5–2) | Harvard (6–4–1) | Boston College (8–5–3) | Michigan Tech (10–8–1) | Boston College (10–6–3) | Harvard (8–5–1) | Northern Michigan (13–9–1) | Clarkson (13–7–6) | Boston University (14–10–3) | Connecticut (16–11–0) | Providence (19–13–2) т | Omaha (20–14–0) | Providence (21–13–2) | Providence (22–14–2) | Providence (22–14–2) | Providence (22–14–2) | 20. |
| | Preseason Sep 27 | Week 1 Oct 4 | Week 2 Oct 11 | Week 3 Oct 18 | Week 4 Oct 25 | Week 5 Nov 1 | Week 6 Nov 8 | Week 7 Nov 15 | Week 8 Nov 22 | Week 9 Nov 29 | Week 10 Dec 6 | Week 11 Dec 13 | Week 12 Jan 3 | Week 13 Jan 10 | Week 14 Jan 17 | Week 15 Jan 24 | Week 16 Jan 31 | Week 17 Feb 7 | Week 18 Feb 14 | Week 19 Feb 21 | Week 20 Feb 28 | Week 21 Mar 7 | Week 22 Mar 14 | Week 23 Mar 21 | Final Apr 11 | |
| | | Dropped: AIC | Dropped: Wisconsin Clarkson | None | None | Dropped: Boston University Northeastern | Dropped: Michigan Tech Bemidji State | Dropped: Penn State | None | Dropped: Bemidji State | Dropped: Boston College | Dropped: Clarkson Northern Michigan | None | None | Dropped: Boston College | Dropped: Harvard | Dropped: Merrimack Northern Michigan | None | Dropped: Omaha | None | Dropped: Connecticut | None | Dropped: Cornell Omaha | Dropped: Boston University | None | |

## USA Today

| | Preseason Sep 27 | Week 1 Oct 4 | Week 2 Oct 11 | Week 3 Oct 18 | Week 4 Oct 25 | Week 5 Nov 1 | Week 6 Nov 8 | Week 7 Nov 15 | Week 8 Nov 22 | Week 9 Nov 29 | Week 10 Dec 6 | Week 11 Dec 13 | Week 12 Jan 3 | Week 13 Jan 10 | Week 14 Jan 17 | Week 15 Jan 24 | Week 16 Jan 31 | Week 17 Feb 7 | Week 18 Feb 14 | Week 19 Feb 21 | Week 20 Feb 28 | Week 21 Mar 7 | Week 22 Mar 14 | Week 23 Mar 21 | Week 24 Mar 28 | Final Apr 11 | |
| 1. | Massachusetts (14) | St. Cloud State (2–0–0) (16) | Minnesota State (3–1–0) (10) | Michigan (4–0–0) (34) | St. Cloud State (6–2–0) (17) | St. Cloud State (6–2–0) (21) | St. Cloud State (8–2–0) (30) | Michigan (10–2–0) (24) | Minnesota State (11–3–0) (25) | Minnesota Duluth (10–3–1) (22) | Minnesota State (14–4–0) (15) | Minnesota State (16–4–0) (21) | Minnesota State (18–4–0) (28) | Minnesota State (20–4–0) (27) | Quinnipiac (16–1–3) (19) | Minnesota State (23–5–0) (24) | Minnesota State (25–5–0) (25) | Minnesota State (27–5–0) (22) | Minnesota State (27–5–0) (28) | Minnesota State (29–5–0) (29) | Minnesota State (31–5–0) (32) | Minnesota State (33–5–0) (31) | Minnesota State (34–5–0) (30) | Minnesota State (35–5–0) (20) | Minnesota State (37–5–0) (22) | Denver (31–9–1) (34) | 1. |
| 2. | Michigan (4) | Minnesota State (2–0–0) (9) | St. Cloud State (3–1–0) (11) | Minnesota State (4–2–0) | Minnesota State (4–2–0) (6) | Minnesota State (6–2–0) (9) | Michigan (8–2–0) | St. Cloud State (9–3–0) (4) | Minnesota Duluth (8–3–1) (3) | Michigan (12–4–0) (3) | Quinnipiac (12–1–3) (13) | Quinnipiac (14–1–3) (12) | Quinnipiac (14–1–3) (5) | Quinnipiac (14–1–3) (6) | Minnesota State (21–5–0) (9) | Quinnipiac (18–2–3) (5) | Quinnipiac (21–2–3) (5) | Quinnipiac (23–2–3) (8) | Michigan (23–7–1) (5) | Michigan (25–7–1) (4) | Minnesota (23–11–0) (2) | Minnesota (23–11–0) | Denver (27–8–1) (4) | Michigan (29–9–1) (13) | Michigan (31–9–1) (7) | Minnesota State (38–6–0) | 2. |
| 3. | St. Cloud State (2) | Michigan (0–0–0) (6) | Michigan (2–0–0) (9) | St. Cloud State (4–2–0) | Michigan (5–1–0) (6) | Minnesota Duluth (5–1–0) (2) | Minnesota State (7–3–0) (1) | Minnesota State (9–3–0) (3) | Michigan (10–4–0) (3) | Minnesota State (12–4–0) (5) | Michigan (13–5–0) (1) | Michigan (14–6–0) | Western Michigan (14–5–0) | Western Michigan (14–5–0) | Western Michigan (14–5–0) | Western Michigan (14–5–0) (3) | Denver (18–5–1) (3) | Denver (20–5–1) (3) | Denver (21–6–1) (1) | Denver (22–7–1) (1) | Denver (23–8–1) | Denver (25–8–1) (3) | Minnesota (24–11–0) | Minnesota Duluth (21–15–4) (1) | Denver (29–9–1) (5) | Michigan (31–10–1) | 3. |
| 4. | Minnesota (7) | Minnesota (0–0–0) (3) | Minnesota (2–0–0) | Minnesota (3–1–0) | Minnesota Duluth (5–1–0) (5) | Michigan (6–2–0) | Minnesota Duluth (6–1–0) (1) | Minnesota Duluth (7–2–1) (2) | Quinnipiac (10–1–3) (2) | Quinnipiac (10–1–3) (4) | Western Michigan (12–4–0) (1) | Western Michigan (13–5–0) (1) | St. Cloud State (12–6–0) | St. Cloud State (12–6–0) | Michigan (18–6–1) (4) | Michigan (19–7–1) | Michigan (21–7–1) (1) | Michigan (21–7–1) (1) | Quinnipiac (25–3–3) | Minnesota (21–11–0) | Michigan (25–9–1) | Michigan (27–9–1) | Michigan (28–9–1) | Denver (27–9–1) | Minnesota (26–12–0) | Minnesota (26–13–0) | 4. |
| 5. | Minnesota State | Minnesota Duluth (0–0–0) | Minnesota Duluth (2–0–0) | Minnesota Duluth (3–1–0) | Quinnipiac (3–1–1) | Minnesota (5–3–0) (1) | Quinnipiac (7–1–2) | Quinnipiac (9–1–2) (1) | North Dakota (9–4–0) | Western Michigan (10–4–0) | Minnesota Duluth (10–5–1) (3) | Minnesota Duluth (11–6–1) т | North Dakota (13–6–0) | Michigan (16–6–1) | St. Cloud State (12–6–0) | Denver (16–5–1) (2) | Western Michigan (17–6–0) | Western Michigan (19–6–0) | Western Michigan (19–7–1) | Quinnipiac (26–4–3) | North Dakota (21–11–1) | North Dakota (22–12–1) | North Dakota (24–12–1) | Western Michigan (25–11–1) | Western Michigan (26–12–1) | Minnesota Duluth (22–16–4) | 5. |
| 6. | Minnesota Duluth | Massachusetts (0–2–0) | North Dakota (2–0–0) | North Dakota (3–1–0) | North Dakota (4–2–0) | Quinnipiac (5–1–2) | Harvard (4–0–0) (2) | North Dakota (8–3–0) | St. Cloud State (9–5–0) | St. Cloud State (9–5–0) | St. Cloud State (10–6–0) | North Dakota (13–6–0) т | Denver (12–5–1) (1) | Denver (12–5–1) (1) | Denver (14–5–1) (2) | St. Cloud State (14–6–0) | St. Cloud State (14–7–0) | Minnesota Duluth (14–10–2) | Minnesota (19–11–0) | Western Michigan (20–8–1) | Quinnipiac (28–5–3) | Quinnipiac (28–5–3) | Quinnipiac (30–5–3) | Minnesota (24–12–0) | Minnesota Duluth (21–16–4) | Western Michigan (26–12–1) | 6. |
| 7. | North Dakota | North Dakota (0–0–0) | Boston College (1–0–1) | Quinnipiac (2–0–1) | Minnesota (3–3–0) | Omaha (7–1–0) | North Dakota (6–3–0) | Minnesota (7–5–0) | Western Michigan (8–4–0) (1) | North Dakota (10–5–0) | North Dakota (11–6–0) | St. Cloud State (10–6–0) | Michigan (14–6–1) | Minnesota Duluth (11–8–1) | Minnesota Duluth (12–8–2) | Minnesota Duluth (13–9–2) | Minnesota Duluth (14–10–2) | Ohio State (21–7–2) | Minnesota Duluth (15–11–3) | North Dakota (19–11–1) | Notre Dame (25–9–0) | Western Michigan (22–10–1) | Western Michigan (24–10–1) | Quinnipiac (31–6–3) | Quinnipiac (32–7–3) | Quinnipiac (32–7–3) | 7. |
| 8. | Boston College | Boston College (0–0–0) | Quinnipiac (1–0–1) | Denver (4–0–0) | Providence (5–2–0) | Providence (6–3–0) | Minnesota (6–4–0) | Massachusetts (6–3–1) | Notre Dame (10–3–0) | Notre Dame (10–3–0) | Notre Dame (11–4–0) | Denver (11–5–0) | Minnesota Duluth (11–8–1) | Minnesota (12–8–0) | Cornell (12–3–1) | Massachusetts (12–6–2) | Ohio State (19–7–2) | Minnesota (17–11–0) | St. Cloud State (14–9–1) | Notre Dame (23–9–0) | Western Michigan (20–10–1) | Notre Dame (27–10–0) | Minnesota Duluth (19–15–4) | North Dakota (24–13–1) | Notre Dame (28–12–0) | Notre Dame (28–12–0) | 8. |
| 9. | Quinnipiac | Quinnipiac (0–0–0) | Massachusetts (0–2–0) | Massachusetts (2–2–0) | Omaha (5–1–0) | Harvard (2–0–0) (1) | Massachusetts (6–2–0) | Cornell (5–1–0) | Omaha (11–3–0) | Cornell (8–1–0) | Cornell (9–1–1) | Cornell (9–1–1) | Massachusetts (9–4–2) | Northeastern (15–4–1) | UMass Lowell (13–3–3) | Cornell (13–4–1) | Massachusetts (13–8–2) | Massachusetts (15–8–2) | Massachusetts (16–9–2) | Minnesota Duluth (15–13–3) | Massachusetts (19–10–2) | St. Cloud State (18–12–4) | Notre Dame (27–11–0) | Massachusetts (22–12–2) | North Dakota (24–14–1) | North Dakota (24–14–1) | 9. |
| 10. | Boston University | Boston University (0–0–0) | Providence (3–0–0) | Boston College (2–1–1) | Massachusetts (2–2–0) | North Dakota (4–3–0) | Western Michigan (6–2–0) | Omaha (9–3–0) | Cornell (7–1–0) | Omaha (11–3–0) | Denver (10–4–0) | Notre Dame (12–5–0) | Northeastern (13–4–1) | Cornell (11–3–1) | North Dakota (13–8–0) | Minnesota (14–10–0) | Minnesota (15–11–0) | St. Cloud State (14–9–1) | North Dakota (17–11–1) | Massachusetts (17–10–2) | Minnesota Duluth (16–14–3) | Minnesota Duluth (17–15–4) | St. Cloud State (18–14–4) | Notre Dame (27–11–0) | Massachusetts (22–13–2) | Massachusetts (22–13–2) | 10. |
| 11. | Harvard | Providence (1–0–0) | Denver (2–0–0) | Omaha (5–1–0) | Western Michigan (3–1–0) | Western Michigan (5–1–0) | Omaha (8–2–0) | Providence (8–5–0) | Denver (8–4–0) | Denver (8–4–0) | Minnesota (10–8–0) (1) | Minnesota (10–8–0) | Minnesota (10–8–0) | North Dakota (13–8–0) | Minnesota (13–9–0) | Ohio State (18–7–1) | North Dakota (14–10–1) | Notre Dame (20–8–0) | Notre Dame (21–9–0) | St. Cloud State (15–11–3) | St. Cloud State (17–11–4) | Northeastern (24–11–1) | Northeastern (25–11–1) | St. Cloud State (18–14–4) | St. Cloud State (18–15–4) | St. Cloud State (18–15–4) | 11. |
| 12. | Wisconsin | Harvard (0–0–0) | Harvard (0–0–0) | Notre Dame (3–0–0) | Denver (4–2–0) | Massachusetts (4–2–0) | Cornell (3–1–0) | Denver (6–4–0) | Minnesota (8–6–0) | Minnesota (9–7–0) | Massachusetts (8–4–2) | Massachusetts (9–4–2) | UMass Lowell (11–3–3) | UMass Lowell (11–3–3) | Massachusetts (10–6–2) | Notre Dame (17–7–0) | Notre Dame (18–8–0) | North Dakota (15–11–1) | Ohio State (21–9–2) | Ohio State (21–11–2) | Ohio State (21–11–2) | Massachusetts (19–12–2) | Massachusetts (20–12–2) | Northeastern (25–12–1) | UMass Lowell (21–11–3) | Northeastern (25–13–1) | 12. |
| 13. | Cornell | Denver (0–0–0) | Cornell (0–0–0) | Harvard (0–0–0) | Boston College (3–2–1) | Denver (4–2–0) | Providence (6–5–0) | Western Michigan (6–4–0) | Massachusetts (7–4–1) | Providence (12–5–0) | Northeastern (13–4–1) | Northeastern (13–4–1) | Notre Dame (13–6–0) | Notre Dame (15–6–0) | Northeastern (15–5–1) | North Dakota (13–10–0) | Cornell (13–4–3) | UMass Lowell (16–6–3) | Michigan Tech (18–9–2) | Michigan Tech (19–9–3) | Northeastern (22–10–1) | Michigan Tech (21–11–3) | UMass Lowell (21–9–3) | UMass Lowell (21–10–3) | Northeastern (25–13–1) | UMass Lowell (21–11–3) | 13. |
| 14. | Providence | Wisconsin (0–0–0) | Omaha (3–1–0) | Providence (3–2–0) | Harvard (0–0–0) | Cornell (2–0–0) | Ohio State (6–2–0) | Harvard (4–2–1) | Providence (10–5–0) | Massachusetts (7–4–1) | Omaha (12–4–0) | UMass Lowell (10–3–3) | Cornell (9–3–1) | Massachusetts (10–6–2) | Notre Dame (16–7–0) | UMass Lowell (13–5–3) | Michigan Tech (14–8–1) | Michigan Tech (16–8–2) | Northeastern (19–8–1) | Boston University (17–10–3) | Boston University (18–11–3) | UMass Lowell (20–9–3) | Michigan Tech (21–12–3) | Michigan Tech (21–12–3) | Michigan Tech (21–13–3) | Michigan Tech (21–13–3) | 14. |
| 15. | Bemidji State | Omaha (0–0–0) | Boston University (1–1–0) | Cornell (0–0–0) | Cornell (0–0–0) | Boston College (4–3–1) | Notre Dame (6–3–0) | Notre Dame (8–3–0) | Harvard (4–2–1) | UMass Lowell (8–2–2) | UMass Lowell (8–3–3) | Omaha (13–5–0) | Omaha (14–6–0) | Ohio State (15–6–1) | Ohio State (16–7–1) | Northeastern (16–7–1) | UMass Lowell (14–6–3) | Cornell (13–6–4) | Clarkson (17–7–5) | Northeastern (20–10–1) | Michigan Tech (19–11–3) | Ohio State (22–13–2) | Clarkson (21–9–6) | Harvard (21–10–3) | Harvard (21–11–3) | Harvard (21–11–3) | 15. |
| | Preseason Sep 27 | Week 1 Oct 4 | Week 2 Oct 11 | Week 3 Oct 18 | Week 4 Oct 25 | Week 5 Nov 1 | Week 6 Nov 8 | Week 7 Nov 15 | Week 8 Nov 22 | Week 9 Nov 29 | Week 10 Dec 6 | Week 11 Dec 13 | Week 12 Jan 3 | Week 13 Jan 10 | Week 14 Jan 17 | Week 15 Jan 24 | Week 16 Jan 31 | Week 17 Feb 7 | Week 18 Feb 14 | Week 19 Feb 21 | Week 20 Feb 28 | Week 21 Mar 7 | Week 22 Mar 14 | Week 23 Mar 21 | Week 24 Mar 28 | Final Apr 11 | |
| | | Dropped: Cornell Bemidji State | Dropped: Wisconsin | Dropped: Boston University | Dropped: Notre Dame | None | Dropped: Denver Boston College | Dropped: Ohio State | None | Dropped: Harvard | Dropped: Providence | None | None | Dropped: Omaha | None | None | Dropped: Northeastern | None | Dropped: UMass Lowell Cornell | Dropped: Clarkson | None | Dropped: Boston University | Dropped: Ohio State | Dropped: Clarkson | None | None | |