USA TODAY/American Hockey Magazine Coaches Poll
Colorado Springs, Colo. (Mar. 2, 1998)
| Team | Points | (First Place Votes) | Last Poll | Record | Weeks in Poll | |
| 1. | Michigan | State(7) | 26-4-5 | 97 | 2 | |
| 2. | North | Dakota | (3) | 26-5-1 | 92 | 1 |
| 3. | Boston | University | 25-5-2 | 81 | 3 | |
| 4. | New | Hampshire | 22-8-1 | 56 | 4 | |
| 5. | Michigan | 26-9-1 | 55 | 6 | ||
| 6. | Boston | College | 20-8-4 | 53 | 7 | |
| 7. | Yale | 20-6-1 | 46 | 5 | ||
| 8. | Clarkson | 18-7-3 | 32 | 8 | ||
| 9. | Wisconsin | 21-12-1 | 14 | 9 | ||
| 10. | Ohio | State | 20-11-2 | 11 | NR |
Others receiving votes: St. Cloud State 11, Norhteastern 8, Colorado College 3
