USA TODAY/American Hockey Magazine Coaches Poll
Colorado Springs, Colo. (Feb. 2, 1998)
| Team | Points | (First Place Votes) | Last Poll | Record | Weeks in Poll | |
| 1. | Michigan | State | (10) | 20-3-5 | 95 | 1 |
| 2. | North | Dakota | 19-4-1 | 87 | 1 | |
| 3. | Boston | University | 17-4-2 | 77 | 4 | |
| 4. | New | Hampshire | 18-5-1 | 72 | 3 | |
| 5. | Wisconsin | 19-6-1 | 61 | 7 | ||
| 6. | Yale | 15-4-0 | 42 | 9 | ||
| 7. | Miami | University | 17-6-3 | 35 | 5 | |
| 8. | Michigan | 22-6-1 | 33 | 10 | ||
| 9. | Boston | College | 16-7-3 | 25 | 6 | |
| 10. | St. Cloud | University | 16-8-2 | 12 | 8 |
Others receiving votes: Colgate 3, Ohio State 1
