Preseason USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Women's College Hockey Poll
September 19, 2017
| Team | Points | (First Place Votes) | Last Poll | Record | Weeks in Poll | |
| 1 | Clarkson University | 183 | (14) | 1 | 32-4-5 | 1 |
| 2 | University of Wisconsin | 169 | (3) | 2 | 33-3-4 | 1 |
| 3 | University of Minnesota | 155 | (2) | 4 | 26-8-5 | 1 |
| 4 | Boston College | 129 | 3 | 28-6-5 | 1 | |
| 5 | University of Minnesota Duluth | 116 | 5 | 25-7-5 | 1 | |
| 6 | St Lawrence University | 72 | 6 | 26-6-4 | 1 | |
| 7 | Cornell University | 71 | 7 | 20-9-5 | 1 | |
| 8 | Northeastern University | 42 | 10 | 22-12-3 | 1 | |
| 9 | Quinnipiac University | 36 | NR | 21-10-6 | 1 | |
| 10 | Robert Morris University | 27 | 8 | 24-5-6 | 1 |
Others receiving votes: Colgate University 20, Princeton University 15, Harvard University 4, Boston University 2, Mercyhurts University 2, Ohio State University 2.
