USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Men's College Hockey Poll
October 2, 2017
| Team | Points | (First Place Votes) | Last Poll | Record | Weeks in Poll | |
| 1 | University of Denver | 510 | (34) | 1 | 0-0-0 | 2 |
| 2 | Boston University | 426 | 2 | 1-0-0 | 2 | |
| 3 | University of Minnesota | 403 | 3 | 0-0-0 | 2 | |
| 4 | Harvard University | 373 | 4 | 0-0-0 | 2 | |
| 5 | Providence College | 338 | 5 | 0-0-0 | 2 | |
| 6 | St Cloud State University | 302 | 6 | 0-0-0 | 2 | |
| 7 | University of North Dakota | 280 | 7 | 0-0-0 | 2 | |
| 8 | University of Notre Dame | 263 | 8 | 0-0-0 | 2 | |
| 9 | UMass Lowell | 238 | 9 | 0-0-0 | 2 | |
| 10 | University of Wisconsin | 186 | T11 | 1-0-0 | 2 | |
| 11 | Penn State University | 168 | 10 | 0-0-0 | 2 | |
| 12 | University of Minnesota Duluth | 130 | T11 | 0-0-0 | 2 | |
| 13 | Northeastern University | 117 | 14 | 0-0-0 | 2 | |
| 14 | Quinnipiac University | 108 | 13 | 0-0-0 | 2 | |
| 15 | Minnesota State University | 59 | 15 | 0-0-0 | 2 |
Others receiving votes: Boston College 48, Clarkson University 29, Ohio State University 28, Cornell University 28, United States Air Force Academy 23, Miami University 14, Western Michigan University 7, Union College 2.
