USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Men's College Hockey Poll
December 17, 2018
| Team | Points | (First Place Votes) | Last Poll | Record | Weeks in Poll | |
| 1 | St. Cloud State University | 495 | (19) | 1 | 13-1-2 | 12 |
| 2 | University of Massachusetts | 491 | (15) | 2 | 14-2-0 | 8 |
| 3 | University of Minnesota Duluth | 428 | 4 | 10-4-2 | 12 | |
| 4 | Quinnipiac University | 398 | 5 | 14-3-0 | 9 | |
| 5 | Ohio State University | 364 | 6 | 9-4-3 | 12 | |
| 6 | University of Notre Dame | 326 | 8 | 11-5-1 | 12 | |
| 7 | University of Denver | 301 | 7 | 8-4-2 | 12 | |
| 8 | Minnesota State University | 282 | 3 | 14-4-0 | 12 | |
| 9 | Bowling Green State University | 233 | 12 | 13-3-3 | 8 | |
| 10 | Penn State University | 203 | 9 | 11-5-2 | 11 | |
| 11 | Providence College | 178 | 10 | 9-4-3 | 12 | |
| 12 | Northeastern University | 128 | 11 | 10-3-1 | 9 | |
| 13 | Arizona State University | 124 | 13 | 14-6-0 | 4 | |
| 14 | Union College | 63 | 14 | 8-4-3 | 8 | |
| 15 | Yale University | 35 | NR | 7-3-2 | 1 |
Others receiving votes: University of North Dakota 13, Western Michigan University 11, Clarkson University 3.
