USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Men's College Hockey Poll
January 22, 2018
| Team | Points | (First Place Votes) | Last Poll | Record | Weeks in Poll | |
| 1 | University of Notre Dame | 503 | (27) | 1 | 19-4-1 | 16 |
| 2 | Clarkson University | 469 | (7) | 2 | 18-4-2 | 14 |
| 3 | St. Cloud State University | 430 | 3 | 14-5-3 | 16 | |
| 4 | Cornell University | 419 | 4 | 16-2-1 | 10 | |
| 5 | University of Denver | 374 | 5 | 14-6-4 | 16 | |
| 6 | Ohio State University | 331 | 6 | 15-5-4 | 7 | |
| 7 | University of North Dakota | 292 | 7 | 12-8-6 | 16 | |
| 8 | Minnesota State University | 231 | 8 | 18-7-0 | 15 | |
| 9 | Northeastern University | 213 | 9 | 15-6-3 | 15 | |
| 10 | Providence College | 199 | 10 | 16-8-2 | 16 | |
| 11 | Western Michigan University | 160 | 11 | 13-10-1 | 10 | |
| 12 | Penn State University | 150 | 12 | 13-10-3 | 10 | |
| 13 | University of Minnesota Duluth | 147 | 13 | 13-9-3 | 13 | |
| 14 | University of Minnesota | 39 | 14 | 15-12-1 | 16 | |
| 15 | University of Nebraska Omaha | 35 | 15 | 12-11-1 | 2 |
Others receiving votes: Boston College 28, Harvard University 22, Bowling Green State University 21, UMass Lowell 13, University of Michigan 3, University of Wisconsin 1.
