USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Men's College Hockey Poll
January 15, 2018
| Team | Points | (First Place Votes) | Last Poll | Record | Weeks in Poll | |
| 1 | University of Notre Dame | 505 | (29) | 1 | 18-3-1 | 15 |
| 2 | Clarkson University | 476 | (3) | 3 | 18-3-1 | 13 |
| 3 | St. Cloud State University | 445 | (2) | 2 | 14-4-3 | 15 |
| 4 | Cornell University | 409 | 4 | 14-2-1 | 9 | |
| 5 | University of Denver | 361 | 5 | 12-6-4 | 15 | |
| 6 | Ohio State University | 327 | 7 | 15-5-4 | 6 | |
| 7 | University of North Dakota | 307 | 8 | 12-6-6 | 15 | |
| 8 | Minnesota State University | 253 | 6 | 17-7-0 | 14 | |
| 9 | Northeastern University | 238 | 9 | 14-5-3 | 14 | |
| 10 | Providence College | 225 | 10 | 15-7-2 | 15 | |
| 11 | Western Michigan University | 182 | 12 | 12-9-1 | 9 | |
| 12 | Penn State University | 132 | 13 | 13-8-3 | 9 | |
| 13 | University of Minnesota Duluth | 76 | 15 | 11-9-3 | 12 | |
| 14 | University of Minnesota | 68 | 11 | 13-12-1 | 15 | |
| 15 | University of Nebraska Omaha | 47 | NR | 12-9-1 | 1 |
Others receiving votes: Boston College 17, Harvard University 5, University of Michigan 3, Bowling Green State University 2, UMass Lowell 2.
