USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Men's College Hockey Poll
January 29, 2018
| Team | Points | (First Place Votes) | Last Poll | Record | Weeks in Poll | |
| 1 | Cornell University | 496 | (20) | 4 | 18-2-1 | 11 |
| 2 | University of Notre Dame | 489 | (14) | 1 | 20-5-1 | 17 |
| 3 | Clarkson University | 425 | 2 | 19-4-3 | 15 | |
| 4 | St. Cloud State University | 381 | 3 | 15-6-3 | 17 | |
| 5 | University of Denver | 369 | 5 | 14-6-6 | 17 | |
| 6 | Ohio State University | 359 | 6 | 17-5-4 | 8 | |
| 7 | Minnesota State University | 332 | 8 | 19-7-0 | 16 | |
| 8 | Providence College | 258 | 10 | 17-8-3 | 17 | |
| 9 | Northeastern University | 197 | 9 | 15-7-4 | 16 | |
| 10 | University of Minnesota Duluth | 193 | 13 | 14-11-3 | 14 | |
| 11 | University of North Dakota | 191 | 7 | 12-8-8 | 17 | |
| 12 | University of Minnesota | 142 | 14 | 16-13-1 | 17 | |
| 13 | University of Nebraska Omaha | 92 | 15 | 14-11-1 | 3 | |
| 14 | Bowling Green State University | 62 | NR | 16-8-6 | 2 | |
| 15 | Boston College | 30 | NR | 13-10-3 | 6 |
Others receiving votes: Western Michigan University 26, Penn State University 17, University of Wisconsin 7, UMass Lowell 5, Union College 5, Northern Michigan University 3, University of Michigan 1.
