USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Men's College Hockey Poll
October 8, 2018
| Team | Points | (First Place Votes) | Last Poll | Record | Weeks in Poll | |
| 1 | Ohio State University | 475 | (18) | 2 | 0-0-0 | 2 |
| 2 | University of Minnesota Duluth | 447 | (7) | 1 | 0-1-1 | 2 |
| 3 | St. Cloud State University | 415 | (4) | 4 | 0-0-0 | 2 |
| 4 | University of Notre Dame | 406 | (3) | 3 | 0-0-0 | 2 |
| 5 | Providence College | 378 | (1) | 5 | 1-0-0 | 2 |
| 6 | University of Minnesota | 312 | (1) | 13 | 1-0-1 | 2 |
| 7 | Cornell University | 302 | 7 | 0-0-0 | 2 | |
| 8 | University of Michigan | 273 | 6 | 0-1-0 | 2 | |
| 9 | Boston University | 245 | 8 | 0-0-0 | 2 | |
| 10 | Boston College | 193 | 9 | 0-0-0 | 2 | |
| 11 | Minnesota State University | 163 | 10 | 0-0-0 | 2 | |
| 12 | University of North Dakota | 155 | 12 | 0-0-0 | 2 | |
| 13 | University of Denver | 134 | 11 | 0-0-0 | 2 | |
| 14 | Princeton University | 63 | 14 | 0-0-0 | 2 | |
| 15 | Northeastern University | 52 | NR | 0-0-0 | 1 |
Others receiving votes: Penn State University 17, Western Michigan University 17, Clarkson University 11, University of Massachusetts 6, Union College 4, University of Northern Michigan 4, Harvard University 3, Bowling Green University 2, United States Air Force Academy 2, Michigan Tech University 1.
