USA TODAY/American Hockey Magazine Coaches Poll
Colorado Springs, Colo. (Jan 27, 1998)
| Team | Points | (First Place Votes) | Last Poll | Record | Weeks in Poll | |
| 1. | Michigan | State | (6) | 21-3-3 | 95 | 2 |
| 2. | North | Dakota | (2) | 17-4-1 | 82 | 1 |
| 3. | New | Hampshire | (1) | 16-4-1 | 81 | 3 |
| 4. | Boston | University | (1) | 16-4-2 | 75 | 4 |
| 5. | Miami | University | 17-5-2 | 51 | 5 | |
| 6. | Boston | College | 15-6-3 | 40 | 6 | |
| 7. | Wisconsin | 17-6-1 | 35 | 9 | ||
| 8. | St. Cloud | State | 15-7-2 | 31 | 10 | |
| 9. | Yale | 14-4-0 | 29 | 7 | ||
| 10. | Michigan | 20-6-1 | 24 | 5 |
Others receiving votes: Northeastern 6, Princeton 1
