USA TODAY/American Hockey Magazine Coaches Poll
November 23, 1998
| Team | Points | (First Place Votes) | Last Poll | Record | Weeks in Poll | |
| 1. | North | Dakota | (7) | 6-1-1 | 96 | 1 |
| 2. | Colorado | College | (1) | 8-1-0 | 90 | 3 |
| 3. | Michigan | (2) | 8-2-0 | 77 | 8 | |
| 4. | Boston | College | 6-2-1 | 71 | 2 | |
| 5. | Maine | 7-1-1 | 54 | 6 | ||
| 6. | New | Hampshire | 7-1-1 | 49 | 7 | |
| 7. | Michigan | State | 7-2-2 | 43 | 5 | |
| 8. | Notre | Dame | 9-2-2 | 39 | 4 | |
| 9. | Denver | 7-3-0 | 13 | 10 | ||
| 10. | Colgate | 5-2-0 | 9 | NR |
Others receiving votes: Ferris State 5, St. Lawrence 2, Cornell 1, Northern Michigan 1
