USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Men's College Hockey Poll
March 19, 2018
| Team | Points | (First Place Votes) | Last Poll | Record | Weeks in Poll | |
| 1 | St. Cloud State University | 495 | (21) | 1 | 25-8-6 | 24 |
| 2 | University of Notre Dame | 487 | (13) | 3 | 25-9-2 | 24 |
| 3 | Cornell University | 422 | 2 | 25-5-2 | 18 | |
| 4 | University of Denver | 419 | 5 | 22-9-8 | 24 | |
| 5 | Ohio State University | 382 | 4 | 24-9-5 | 15 | |
| 6 | Minnesota State University | 335 | 6 | 29-9-1 | 23 | |
| 7 | Providence College | 286 | 9 | 23-11-4 | 24 | |
| 8 | Northeastern University | 277 | 7 | 23-9-5 | 23 | |
| 9 | Clarkson University | 227 | 10 | 23-10-6 | 22 | |
| 10 | University of Michigan | 213 | 11 | 20-14-3 | 5 | |
| 11 | University of Minnesota Duluth | 171 | 8 | 21-16-3 | 21 | |
| 12 | Penn State University | 142 | 12 | 18-14-5 | 14 | |
| 13 | Boston University | 81 | NR | 21-13-4 | 7 | |
| 14 | University of North Dakota | 63 | 13 | 17-13-10 | 23 | |
| 15 | University of Minnesota | 39 | 14 | 19-17-2 | 24 |
Others receiving votes: Boston College 9, Union College 8, Princeton University 7, Harvard University 6, Michigan Tech 5, Bowling Green State University 2, Northern Michigan University 2, United States Air Force Academy 2.
