USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Men's College Hockey Poll
December 31, 2018
| Team | Points | (First Place Votes) | Last Poll | Record | Weeks in Poll | |
| 1 | St. Cloud State University | 498 | (22) | 1 | 13-1-2 | 13 |
| 2 | University of Massachusetts | 487 | (12) | 2 | 14-2-0 | 9 |
| 3 | Quinnipiac University | 431 | 4 | 15-3-0 | 10 | |
| 4 | Ohio State University | 395 | 5 | 11-4-3 | 13 | |
| 5 | University of Minnesota Duluth | 374 | 3 | 11-5-2 | 13 | |
| 6 | University of Notre Dame | 328 | 6 | 11-5-1 | 13 | |
| 7 | University of Denver | 307 | 7 | 10-4-2 | 13 | |
| 8 | Bowling Green State University | 263 | 9 | 13-3-3 | 9 | |
| 9 | Penn State University | 236 | 10 | 11-5-2 | 12 | |
| 10 | Providence College | 211 | 11 | 11-4-3 | 13 | |
| 11 | Northeastern University | 175 | 12 | 12-3-1 | 10 | |
| 12 | Minnesota State University | 165 | 8 | 14-5-1 | 13 | |
| 13 | Arizona State University | 87 | 13 | 14-7-1 | 5 | |
| 14 | Clarkson University | 59 | NR | 11-6-0 | 1 | |
| 15 | Yale University | 38 | 15 | 7-3-2 | 2 |
Others receiving votes: Union College 14, Western Michigan University 7, University of North Dakota 6, Miami University 1.
