USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Men's College Hockey Poll
October 29, 2018
| Team | Points | (First Place Votes) | Last Poll | Record | Weeks in Poll | |
| 1 | University of Minnesota Duluth | 508 | (33) | 2 | 6-1-1 | 5 |
| 2 | St. Cloud State University | 453 | 3 | 5-1-0 | 5 | |
| 3 | Providence College | 413 | 6 | 4-1-1 | 5 | |
| 4 | Minnesota State University | 383 | 7 | 5-1-0 | 5 | |
| 5 | University of Notre Dame | 353 | 1 | 3-2-1 | 5 | |
| 6 | Penn State University | 328 | (1) | 9 | 5-0-0 | 4 |
| 7 | University of Denver | 278 | 10 | 3-0-1 | 5 | |
| 8 | University of Minnesota | 248 | 5 | 1-1-1 | 5 | |
| 9 | Ohio State University | 238 | 4 | 3-2-1 | 5 | |
| 10 | Bowling Green State University | 210 | NR | 5-1-1 | 1 | |
| 11 | University of Massachusetts | 171 | NR | 5-1-0 | 1 | |
| 12 | Quinnipiac University | 137 | 15 | 5-0-0 | 2 | |
| 13 | University of Michigan | 109 | 12 | 3-2-0 | 5 | |
| 14 | Northeastern University | 82 | NR | 4-2-0 | 3 | |
| 15 | University of North Dakota | 56 | NR | 2-2-1 | 3 |
Others receiving votes: Colorado College 23, University of Wisconsin 21, Princeton University 15, Miami University 14, Cornell University 13, Union College 12, Michigan State University 7, Western Michigan University 4, Clarkson University 2, Arizona State University 1, Yale University 1.
