USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Men's College Hockey Poll
December 11, 2017
| Team | Points | (First Place Votes) | Last Poll | Record | Weeks in Poll | |
| 1 | St. Cloud State University | 502 | (27) | 2 | 12-2-1 | 12 |
| 2 | University of Denver | 451 | (3) | 1 | 9-3-4 | 12 |
| 3 | University of Notre Dame | 448 | (3) | 4 | 16-3-1 | 12 |
| 4 | Clarkson University | 435 | (1) | 3 | 15-3-1 | 10 |
| 5 | Cornell University | 353 | 6 | 10-2-0 | 6 | |
| 6 | University of North Dakota | 344 | 5 | 10-5-5 | 12 | |
| 7 | Minnesota State University | 308 | 8 | 11-5-0 | 11 | |
| 8 | Northeastern University | 233 | 11 | 10-5-1 | 11 | |
| 9 | Ohio State University | 223 | 13 | 10-4-4 | 3 | |
| 10 | University of Minnesota | 182 | 7 | 10-9-1 | 12 | |
| 11 | Providence College | 177 | 9 | 10-7-1 | 12 | |
| 12 | Western Michigan University | 159 | 10 | 10-8-1 | 6 | |
| 13 | Penn State University | 91 | NR | 11-7-2 | 6 | |
| 14 | Boston College | 73 | 14 | 9-7-2 | 4 | |
| 15 | University of Wisconsin | 55 | 12 | 10-9-2 | 12 |
Others receiving votes: University of New Hampshire 16, Union College 11, University of Minnesota Duluth 7, Canisius College 5, Colgate University 4, University of Michigan 2, University of Nebraska Omaha 1.
