USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Men's College Hockey Poll
March 20, 2017
| Team | Points | (First Place Votes) | Last Poll | Record | Weeks in Poll | |
| 1 | University of Denver 480 | (13) | 1 | 29- | 7-4 | 24 |
| 2 | Harvard University 475 | (15) | 2 | 26- | 5-2 | 24 |
| 3 | University of Minnesota Duluth 466 | (5) | 3 | 25- | 6-7 | 24 |
| 4 | UMass Lowell | 403 | (1) | 5 | 26-10-3 | 24 |
| 5 | University of Minnesota | 371 | 4 | 23-11-3 | 24 | |
| 6 | Boston University | 307 | 7 | 23-11-3 | 24 | |
| 7 | Union College 306 | 6 | 25- | 9-3 | 16 | |
| 8 | Western Michigan University | 287 | 8 | 22-12-5 | 13 | |
| 9 | Cornell University 232 | 10 | 21- | 8-5 | 9 | |
| 10 | University of North Dakota | 189 | 11 | 21-15-3 | 24 | |
| 11 | Penn State University | 168 | 14 | 24-11-2 | 20 | |
| 12 | University of Notre Dame | 151 | 9 | 21-11-5 | 21 | |
| 13 | Providence College | 82 | 12 | 22-11-5 | 13 | |
| 14 | Ohio State University | 80 | 13 | 21-11-6 | 22 | |
| 15 | United States Air Force Academy 55 | NR | 26- | 9-5 | 1 |
Others receiving votes: Boston College 25, St. Lawrence University 2, University of Wisconsin 1.
