Boston University Ranked No. 1 in Week Three of USA Hockey Men’s College Hockey Poll
Western Michigan, Michigan, Michigan State and Denver round out top five
USA Hockey
2025-26 Men’s College Hockey Poll – Week Three
(First-place votes in parentheses)
| Rank | School | Last Week’s Rank | 2025-26 | Weeks in Top 20 |
| 1. | Boston University, 642 (19) | 3 | 2-0-1 | 3 |
| 2. | Western Michigan University, 586 (4) | 1 | 1-1-0 | 3 |
| 3. | University of Michigan, 581 (9) | 7 | 4-0-0 | 3 |
| 4. | Michigan State University, 569 (1) | 2 | 1-1-0 | 3 |
| 5. | University of Denver, 551 | 5 | 1-0-1 | 3 |
| 6. | Penn State University, 526 | 4 | 3-1-0 | 3 |
| 7. | University of Maine, 516 (1) | 8 | 2-0-0 | 3 |
| 8. | University of North Dakota, 449 | 11 | 2-0-0 | 3 |
| 9. | Boston College, 387 | 10 | 1-1-1 | 3 |
| 10. | Quinnipiac University, 348 | 9 | 2-1-0 | 3 |
| 11. | University of Massachusetts, 296 | 14 | 3-0-0 | 3 |
| 12. | University of Connecticut, 280 | 13 | 1-1-0 | 3 |
| 13. | Providence College, 254 | 6 | 0-2-0 | 3 |
| 14. | University of Minnesota, 249 | 12 | 1-2-1 | 3 |
| 15. | Ohio State University, 216 | T-16 | 2-0-0 | 3 |
| 16. | Arizona State University, 213 | 15 | 2-2-0 | 3 |
| 17. | University of Wisconsin, 136 | 18 | 2-0-0 | 3 |
| 18. | Cornell University, 135 | T-16 | 0-0-0 | 3 |
| 19. | Minnesota State University, 61 | 20 | 1-1-0 | 3 |
| 20. | Colorado College, 34 | RV | 3-1-0 | 1 |
Others Receiving Votes: University of New Hampshire, 25; University of Minnesota Duluth, 14; Miami University, 13; Clarkson University, 12; Michigan Tech University, 12; University of St. Thomas, 8; Union College, 7; Sacred Heart University, 4; St. Cloud State University, 4; Brown University, 3; Northeastern University, 3; University of Nebraska Omaha, 2; Niagara University, 1.
Top 20 Matchups
(All times listed in local time zone)
| Date | Matchup | Time | TV/Stream |
| Thurs., Oct. 16 | No. 19 Minnesota State at No. 17 Wisconsin | 7:00 p.m. CT | B1G+ |
| Fri., Oct. 17 | No. 19 Minnesota State at No. 17 Wisconsin | 7:00 p.m. CT | B1G+ |
| No. 15 Ohio State at No. 12 UConn | 7:00 p.m. ET | ESPN+ | |
| No. 14 Minnesota at No. 8 North Dakota | 7:00 p.m. CT | NCHC.tv | |
| No. 7 Maine at No. 10 Quinnipiac | 7:00 p.m. ET | ESPN+ | |
| No. 4 Michigan State at No. 1 Boston University | 7:00 p.m. ET | ESPN2 | |
| Sat., Oct. 18 | No. 15 Ohio State at No. 12 UConn | 4:00 p.m. ET | ESPN+ |
| No. 14 Minnesota at No. 8 North Dakota | 6:00 p.m. CT | NCHC.tv | |
| No. 7 Maine at No. 10 Quinnipiac | 4:00 p.m. ET | ESPN+ | |
| No. 4 Michigan State at No. 1 Boston University | 7:00 p.m. ET | ESPN+ |
Notes: The Big Ten and Hockey East each have six teams in the rankings, while the NCHC has five. ECAC Hockey has two and the CCHA has one… Team records are listed as W-L-T.
About the Poll: The 31st annual 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.
