USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Men's College Hockey Poll
January 2, 2018
| Team | Points | (First Place Votes) | Last Poll | Record | Weeks in Poll | |
| 1 | University of Notre Dame | 488 | (16) | 3 | 16-3-1 | 13 |
| 2 | St. Cloud State University | 482 | (17) | 1 | 12-2-3 | 13 |
| 3 | Clarkson University | 450 | 4 | 15-3-1 | 11 | |
| 4 | Cornell University | 394 | (1) | 5 | 11-2-0 | 7 |
| 5 | University of Denver | 382 | 2 | 11-5-4 | 13 | |
| 6 | University of North Dakota | 336 | 6 | 10-5-5 | 13 | |
| 7 | Minnesota State University | 288 | 7 | 14-6-0 | 12 | |
| 8 | Ohio State University | 262 | 9 | 12-4-4 | 4 | |
| 9 | Northeastern University | 236 | 8 | 11-5-2 | 12 | |
| 10 | University of Minnesota | 204 | 10 | 12-9-1 | 13 | |
| 11 | Providence College | 178 | 11 | 12-7-1 | 13 | |
| 12 | Western Michigan University | 140 | 12 | 11-8-1 | 7 | |
| 13 | Penn State University | 81 | 13 | 11-7-2 | 7 | |
| 14 | Boston College | 70 | 14 | 10-7-2 | 5 | |
| 15 | University of Wisconsin | 53 | 15 | 10-9-2 | 13 |
Others receiving votes: University of Minnesota Duluth 18, Colgate University 10, University of Nebraska Omaha 6, Canisius College 2.
