USA TODAY/American Hockey Magazine Coaches Poll
December 7, 1998
| Team | Points | (First Place Votes) | Last Poll | Record | Weeks in Poll | |
| 1. | North | Dakota | (10) | 10-1-1 | 100 | 1 |
| 2. | Michigan | 11-2-2 | 83 | 4 | ||
| 3. | Maine | 9-1-1 | 81 | 3 | ||
| 4. | Colorado | College | 11-3-0 | 75 | 2 | |
| 5. | Boston | College | 8-4-1 | 53 | 5 | |
| 6. | Michigan | State | 10-3-2 | 49 | 8 | |
| 7. | New | Hampshire | 9-3-1 | 48 | 6 | |
| 10. | Notre | Dame | 9-4-2 | 7 | 9 |
T8. Ferris State 9-3-3 21 8 T8. Princeton 7-1-1 21 NR Others receiving votes: Denver 6, Ohio State 2, St. Lawrence 2, Colgate 1, Cornell 1
