USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Men's College Hockey Poll
October 23, 2017
| Team | Points | (First Place Votes) | Last Poll | Record | Weeks in Poll | |
| 1 | University of Denver | 503 | (28) | 1 | 2-0-2 | 5 |
| 2 | St Cloud State University | 476 | (6) | 2 | 5-0-0 | 5 |
| 3 | Harvard University | 425 | 3 | 0-0-0 | 5 | |
| 4 | University of North Dakota | 383 | 4 | 4-1-1 | 5 | |
| 5 | University of Wisconsin | 297 | 5 | 5-2-0 | 5 | |
| 6 | Boston University | 279 | 8 | 3-2-1 | 5 | |
| 7 | University of Minnesota | 275 | 7 | 3-3-0 | 5 | |
| 8 | University of Notre Dame | 220 | 6 | 3-2-1 | 5 | |
| 8 | Clarkson University | 220 | 3 | 3-0-1 | 3 | |
| 10 | Providence College | 219 | 9 | 3-2-0 | 5 | |
| 11 | University of Minnesota Duluth | 173 | 13 | 2-2-2 | 5 | |
| 12 | University of New Hampshire | 128 | NR | 5-1-0 | 1 | |
| 13 | Quinnipiac University | 123 | NR | 3-1-1 | 3 | |
| 14 | Minnesota State University | 89 | 12 | 3-2-0 | 4 | |
| 15 | Penn State University | 70 | 11 | 3-3-0 | 5 |
Others receiving votes: UMass Lowell 64, United States Air Force Academy 44, Michigan Tech University 31, Cornell University 21, Boston College 18, Ohio State University 8, Northeastern University 6, Northern Michigan University 5, Colorado College 3.
