Union was selected first in the 2012-13 ECAC men’s coaches’ preseason poll and the ECAC media preseason poll.
In addition, six players from Union, Harvard, Quinnipiac and St. Lawrence were named to the preseason all-league team.
ECAC Coaches’ Poll
| School (First-place votes) | Total points |
| 1. Union (8) | 118 |
| 2. Cornell (3) | 110 |
| 3. Harvard (1) | 98 |
| 4. Quinnipiac | 93 |
| 5. Yale | 77 |
| 6. St. Lawrence | 61 |
| 7. Dartmouth | 58 |
| 8. Rensselaer | 46 |
| 9. Colgate | 45 |
| 10. Clarkson | 41 |
| 11. Princeton | 25 |
| 12. Brown | 20 |
ECAC Media Poll
| School (First-place votes) | Total points |
| 1. Union (18) | 343 |
| 2. Cornell (11) | 330 |
| 3. Harvard | 293 |
| 4. Quinnipiac | 246 |
| 5. Yale (1) | 236 |
| 6. St. Lawrence | 159 |
| 7. Clarkson | 155 |
| 8. Colgate | 148 |
| 9. Rensselaer | 144 |
| 10. Dartmouth | 140 |
| 11. Princeton | 108 |
| 12. Brown | 41 |
ECAC Preseason All-League Team
| Player | Position | Class | School |
| Daniel Carr | F | Jr. | Union |
| Kyle Flanagan | F | Sr. | St. Lawrence |
| Connor Jones | F | Jr. | Quinnipiac |
| Mat Bodie | D | Jr. | Union |
| Danny Biega | D | Sr. | Harvard |
| Troy Grosenick | G | Jr. | Union |
