USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Men's College Hockey Poll
March 12, 2018
| Team | Points | (First Place Votes) | Last Poll | Record | Weeks in Poll | |
| 1 | St. Cloud State University | 498 | (20) | 1 | 24-7-6 | 23 |
| 2 | Cornell University | 477 | (14) | 2 | 25-4-2 | 17 |
| 3 | University of Notre Dame | 439 | 4 | 24-9-2 | 23 | |
| 4 | Ohio State University | 386 | 6 | 24-8-5 | 14 | |
| 5 | University of Denver | 380 | 5 | 20-9-8 | 23 | |
| 6 | Minnesota State University | 346 | 3 | 29-9-1 | 22 | |
| 7 | Northeastern University | 294 | 7 | 23-8-5 | 22 | |
| 8 | University of Minnesota Duluth | 252 | 9 | 21-14-3 | 20 | |
| 9 | Providence College | 243 | 10 | 22-10-4 | 23 | |
| 10 | Clarkson University | 215 | 8 | 22-9-6 | 21 | |
| 11 | University of Michigan | 169 | 11 | 20-14-3 | 4 | |
| 12 | Penn State University | 102 | 12 | 18-14-5 | 13 | |
| 13 | University of North Dakota | 90 | NR | 16-12-10 | 22 | |
| 14 | University of Minnesota | 70 | 14 | 19-17-2 | 23 | |
| 15 | Boston College | 36 | NR | 20-13-3 | 7 |
Others receiving votes: Northern Michigan University 24, University of Nebraska Omaha 20, Union College 16, Harvard University 12, Bowling Green State University 7, Mercyhurst University 4.
