USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Men's College Hockey Poll
January 8, 2018
| Team | Points | (First Place Votes) | Last Poll | Record | Weeks in Poll | |
| 1 | University of Notre Dame | 500 | (26) | 1 | 18-3-1 | 14 |
| 2 | St. Cloud State University | 462 | (2) | 2 | 13-3-3 | 14 |
| 3 | Clarkson University | 450 | (2) | 3 | 16-3-1 | 12 |
| 4 | Cornell University | 416 | (2) | 4 | 13-2-0 | 8 |
| 5 | University of Denver | 360 | (2) | 5 | 12-6-4 | 14 |
| 6 | Minnesota State University | 319 | 7 | 16-6-0 | 13 | |
| 7 | Ohio State University | 307 | 8 | 14-4-4 | 5 | |
| 8 | University of North Dakota | 290 | 6 | 11-6-5 | 14 | |
| 9 | Northeastern University | 205 | 9 | 12-5-3 | 13 | |
| 10 | Providence College | 204 | 11 | 14-7-1 | 14 | |
| 11 | University of Minnesota | 198 | 10 | 13-10-1 | 14 | |
| 12 | Western Michigan University | 141 | 12 | 11-8-1 | 8 | |
| 13 | Penn State University | 119 | 13 | 12-7-3 | 8 | |
| 14 | Bowling Green State University | 34 | NR | 12-6-6 | 1 | |
| 15 | University of Minnesota Duluth | 19 | NR | 9-9-3 | 11 |
Others receiving votes: Boston College 18, University of Wisconsin 12, University of Nebraska Omaha 10, University of Maine 8, UMass Lowell 6, Colgate University 1, Harvard University 1.
