USA TODAY/American Hockey Magazine Coaches Poll
Colorado Springs, Colo. (Feb. 9, 1998)
| Team | Points | (First Place Votes) | Last Poll | Record | Weeks in Poll | |
| 1. | North | Dakota | (6) | 21-4-1 | 96 | 2 |
| 2. | Boston | University | (3) | 19-4-2 | 89 | 3 |
| 3. | Michigan | State | (1) | 20-4-5 | 81 | 1 |
| 4. | New | Hampshire | 19-5-1 | 73 | 4 | |
| 5. | Yale | 17-4-0 | 53 | 6 | ||
| 6. | Michigan | 23-6-1 | 50 | 8 | ||
| 7. | Miami | University | 18-6-4 | 40 | 7 | |
| 8. | Wisconsin | 19-8-1 | 32 | 5 | ||
| 9. | Boston | College | 16-8-4 | 17 | 9 | |
| 10. | St. Cloud | University | 16-8-2 | 13 | 10 |
Others receiving votes: Ohio State 3, Northeastern 2, Clarkson 1
