USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Men's College Hockey Poll
March 5, 2018
| Team | Points | (First Place Votes) | Last Poll | Record | Weeks in Poll | |
| 1 | St. Cloud State University | 502 | (28) | 1 | 22-6-6 | 22 |
| 2 | Cornell University | 466 | (6) | 2 | 23-4-2 | 16 |
| 3 | Minnesota State University | 426 | 3 | 28-7-1 | 21 | |
| 4 | University of Notre Dame | 410 | 4 | 23-9-2 | 22 | |
| 5 | University of Denver | 372 | 5 | 18-8-8 | 22 | |
| 6 | Ohio State University | 352 | 6 | 23-8-5 | 13 | |
| 7 | Northeastern University | 285 | 8 | 21-8-5 | 21 | |
| 8 | Clarkson University | 235 | 9 | 20-8-6 | 20 | |
| 9 | University of Minnesota Duluth | 228 | 7 | 19-14-3 | 19 | |
| 10 | Providence College | 214 | 10 | 20-10-4 | 22 | |
| 11 | University of Michigan | 199 | 12 | 20-13-3 | 3 | |
| 12 | Penn State University | 128 | 13 | 18-13-5 | 12 | |
| 13 | University of Nebraska Omaha | 75 | 15 | 17-15-2 | 8 | |
| 14 | University of Minnesota | 65 | 11 | 19-17-2 | 22 | |
| 15 | Union College | 37 | NR | 21-13-2 | 1 |
Others receiving votes: University of North Dakota 33, Bowling Green State University 28, Boston College 18, Northern Michigan University 4, Harvard University 2, Mercyhurst University 1.
