January 9, 2006
| Team | (First Place Votes) | Record | Points | Last Poll | |
| 1 | Wisconsin | (40) | 16-2-2 | 800 | 1 |
| 2 | Minnesota | 13-5-4 | 722 | 3 | |
| 3 | Miami | 14-3-3 | 713 | 2 | |
| 4 | Boston College | 12-4-2 | 680 | 5 | |
| 5 | Colorado College | 17-6-1 | 649 | 6 | |
| 6 | Vermont | 13-5-2 | 564 | 4 | |
| 7 | Cornell | 10-3-2 | 550 | 8 | |
| 8 | Michigan | 13-7-1 | 514 | 7 | |
| 9 | Maine | 14-6-0 | 480 | 10 | |
| 10 | North Dakota | 14-9-1 | 440 | 9 | |
| 11 | Providence | 12-7-1 | 332 | 13 | |
| 12 | New Hampshire | 10-7-4 | 325 | 15 | |
| 13 | St. Lawrence | 12-7-1 | 306 | 11 | |
| 14 | Clarkson | 12-6-2 | 252 | 18 | |
| 15 | Lake Superior | 12-6-4 | 224 | 19 | |
| 16 | Colgate | 10-5-5 | 190 | 12 | |
| 17 | Harvard | 10-7-2 | 179 | 14 | |
| 18 | Denver | 11-9-2 | 157 | 17 | |
| 19 | Ferris State | 9-6-5 | 81 | 20 | |
| 20 | Ohio State | 10-8-3 | 50 | 16 | |
| Others Receiving Votes: Boston University 36, Northern Michigan 36, Alaska-Fairbanks 27, Nebraska-Omaha 22, Michigan State 20, Bowling Green 15, St. Cloud State 11, Minnesota-Duluth 10, Bemidji State 6, Dartmouth 5, Holy Cross 3, Niagara 1 | |||||