Preseason USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Men's College Hockey Poll
September 25, 2017
| Team | Points | (First Place Votes) | Last Poll | Record | Weeks in Poll | |
| 1 | University of Denver 510 | (34) | 1 | 33- | 7-4 | 1 |
| 2 | Boston University | 424 | 6 | 24-12-3 | 1 | |
| 3 | University of Minnesota | 408 | 7 | 23-12-3 | 1 | |
| 4 | Harvard University 351 | 3 | 28- | 6-2 | 1 | |
| 5 | Providence College | 348 | 15 | 22-12-5 | 1 | |
| 6 | St Cloud State University | 281 | NR | 16-19-1 | 1 | |
| 7 | University of North Dakota | 276 | 9 | 21-16-3 | 1 | |
| 8 | University of Notre Dame | 269 | 4 | 23-12-5 | 1 | |
| 9 | UMass Lowell | 266 | 5 | 27-11-3 | 1 | |
| 10 | Penn State University | 206 | 8 | 25-12-2 | 1 | |
| 11 | University of Wisconsin | 156 | NR | 20-15-1 | 1 | |
| 11 | University of Minnesota Duluth 156 | 2 | 28- | 7-7 | 1 | |
| 13 | Quinnipiac University | 103 | NR | 23-15-2 | 1 | |
| 14 | Northeastern University | 101 | NR | 18-15-5 | 1 | |
| 15 | Minnesota State University | 41 | NR | 22-13-5 | 1 |
Others receiving votes: Cornell University 37, Ohio State University 32, Boston College 30, Clarkson University 22, United States Air Force Academy 22, Union College 14, Western Michigan University 12, Miami University 7, Michigan Tech University 4, Yale University 1.
