USA TODAY/American Hockey Magazine Coaches Poll
December 14, 1998
| Team | Points | (First Place Votes) | Last Poll | Record | Weeks in Poll | |
| 1. | North | Dakota | (10) | 12-1-1 | 100 | 1 |
| 2. | Colorado | College | 13-3-0 | 82 | 4 | |
| 3. | Michigan | 13-2-2 | 79 | 2 | ||
| 4. | Maine | 10-1-2 | 74 | 3 | ||
| 5. | New | Hampshire | 11-3-1 | 58 | 7 | |
| 6. | Boston | College | 8-4-1 | 50 | 5 | |
| 7. | Michigan | State | 11-3-2 | 46 | 6 | |
| 8. | Princeton | 7-1-1 | 28 | 8 | ||
| 9. | Notre | Dame | 9-4-2 | 12 | 10 | |
| 10. | Colgate | 9-3-0 | 9 | NR |
Others receiving votes: St. Lawrence 6, Denver 3, Ohio State 2, Cornell 1
