USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Men's College Hockey Poll
October 15, 2018
| Team | Points | (First Place Votes) | Last Poll | Record | Weeks in Poll | |
| 1 | Ohio State University | 496 | (25) | 1 | 2-0-0 | 3 |
| 2 | University of Minnesota Duluth | 446 | (3) | 2 | 2-1-1 | 3 |
| 3 | University of Notre Dame | 445 | (3) | 4 | 1-0-1 | 3 |
| 4 | St. Cloud State University | 416 | (3) | 3 | 2-0-0 | 3 |
| 5 | Providence College | 339 | 5 | 2-1-0 | 3 | |
| 6 | University of Minnesota | 335 | 6 | 1-0-1 | 3 | |
| 7 | Cornell University | 308 | 7 | 0-0-0 | 3 | |
| 8 | Minnesota State University | 292 | 11 | 2-0-0 | 3 | |
| 9 | University of Denver | 215 | 13 | 2-0-0 | 3 | |
| 10 | University of Michigan | 177 | 8 | 0-1-0 | 3 | |
| 11 | Penn State University | 153 | NR | 2-0-0 | 2 | |
| 12 | Northeastern University | 119 | 15 | 2-0-0 | 2 | |
| 13 | University of Wisconsin | 86 | NR | 2-0-0 | 1 | |
| 14 | Princeton University | 69 | 14 | 0-0-0 | 3 | |
| 15 | Boston University | 52 | 9 | 0-2-0 | 3 |
Others receiving votes: University of North Dakota 39, Western Michigan University 35, Boston College 18, Union College 15, Bowling Green University 10, Northern Michigan University 7, University of Massachusetts 7, University of Maine 2, Miami University 1, Michigan Tech University 1.
