Oct 18, 2012
| # | School (1st votes) | Rec | Pts | Prev. |
| 1 | St. Norbert (18) | 0-0 | 296 | |
| 2 | Oswego State (1) | 0-0 | 271 | |
| 3 | Norwich (1) | 0-0 | 266 | |
| 4 | Plattsburgh State | 0-0 | 216 | |
| 5 | St. Thomas | 0-0 | 212 | |
| 6 | Amherst | 0-0 | 202 | |
| 7 | Hobart | 0-0 | 161 | |
| 8 | Castleton State | 0-0 | 137 | |
| 9 | Gustavus Adolphus | 0-0 | 124 | |
| 10 | Elmira | 0-0 | 113 | |
| 11 | Adrian | 0-0 | 79 | |
| 12 | St. Scholastica | 0-0 | 59 | |
| 13 | Bowdoin | 0-0 | 42 | |
| 14 | UW-River Falls | 0-0 | 40 | |
| 15 | Milwaukee Engineering | 0-0 | 38 |
Others receiving votes: Neumann 35, Utica 30, Middlebury 24, UW-Stevens Point 24, Wentworth 15, Buffalo State 7, Manhattanville 4, Plymouth State 3, Williams 1, Geneseo State 1
The D3hockey.com Top 15 is voted on by a panel of 20 coaches, Sports Information Directors and media members from across the country, and is published weekly.
| # | School (1st votes) | Rec | Pts | Prev. |
| 1 | Norwich (20) | 6-0 | 300 | 1 |
| 2 | Oswego State | 7-1-1 | 278 | 2 |
| 3 | Castleton State | 9-0 | 248 | 3 |
| 4 | UW-River Falls | 6-0-2 | 242 | 4 |
| 5 | St. Norbert | 6-2-3 | 201 | 7 |
| 6 | Elmira | 5-3 | 189 | 8 |
| 7 | Plattsburgh State | 5-2-1 | 175 | 5 |
| 8 | Utica | 5-2 | 156 | 9 |
| 9 | UW-Superior | 5-2-2 | 109 | 12 |
| 10 | Middlebury | 2-1-1 | 100 | 11 |
| 11 | Neumann | 5-2 | 98 | 13 |
| 12 | Adrian | 6-3 | 91 | 6 |
| 13 | St. Thomas | 6-2-1 | 56 | 14 |
| 14 | Milwaukee Engineering | 6-2 | 48 | 10 |
| 15 | UW-Eau Claire | 6-4 | 41 | NR |