USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Men's College Hockey Poll
December 4, 2017
| Team | Points | (First Place Votes) | Last Poll | Record | Weeks in Poll | |
| 1 | University of Denver | 506 | (30) | 1 | 9-3-2 | 11 |
| 2 | St. Cloud State University | 472 | (3) | 2 | 11-2-0 | 11 |
| 3 | Clarkson University | 431 | (1) | 4 | 13-3-1 | 9 |
| 4 | University of Notre Dame | 425 | 3 | 14-3-1 | 11 | |
| 5 | University of North Dakota | 364 | 6 | 10-4-4 | 11 | |
| 6 | Cornell University | 348 | 5 | 10-2-0 | 5 | |
| 7 | University of Minnesota | 286 | 7 | 10-7-1 | 11 | |
| 8 | Minnesota State University | 253 | 10 | 9-5-0 | 10 | |
| 9 | Providence College | 244 | 9 | 9-6-1 | 11 | |
| 10 | Western Michigan University | 168 | 8 | 9-7-1 | 5 | |
| 11 | Northeastern University | 136 | 11 | 9-5-1 | 10 | |
| 12 | University of Wisconsin | 107 | 12 | 10-7-2 | 11 | |
| 13 | Ohio State University | 101 | 13 | 8-4-4 | 2 | |
| 14 | Boston College | 95 | NR | 9-6-2 | 3 | |
| 15 | University of New Hampshire | 88 | 14 | 8-5-1 | 7 |
Others receiving votes: Penn State University 17, University of Minnesota Duluth 17, Union College 12, Colgate University 7, University of Nebraska Omaha 3.
