USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Men's College Hockey Poll
December 10, 2018
| Team | Points | (First Place Votes) | Last Poll | Record | Weeks in Poll | |
| 1 | St. Cloud State University | 503 | (27) | 1 | 13-1-2 | 11 |
| 2 | University of Massachusetts | 479 | (6) | 2 | 13-2-0 | 7 |
| 3 | Minnesota State University | 443 | (1) | 4 | 14-2-0 | 11 |
| 4 | University of Minnesota Duluth | 387 | 3 | 10-4-2 | 11 | |
| 5 | Quinnipiac University | 353 | 8 | 14-3-0 | 8 | |
| 6 | Ohio State University | 322 | 7 | 9-4-3 | 11 | |
| 7 | University of Denver | 302 | 5 | 8-4-2 | 11 | |
| 8 | University of Notre Dame | 285 | 6 | 11-5-1 | 11 | |
| 9 | Penn State University | 243 | 9 | 11-5-1 | 10 | |
| 10 | Providence College | 215 | 10 | 9-4-3 | 11 | |
| 11 | Northeastern University | 155 | 12 | 10-3-1 | 8 | |
| 12 | Bowling Green State University | 130 | 13 | 11-3-3 | 7 | |
| 13 | Arizona State University | 88 | 15 | 12-6-0 | 3 | |
| 14 | Union College | 73 | 11 | 8-4-3 | 7 | |
| 15 | University of North Dakota | 48 | 14 | 9-7-1 | 8 |
Others receiving votes: Yale University 23, Western Michigan University 22, Clarkson University 4, Michigan Tech University 2, Cornell University 2, Miami University 1.
