USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Women's College Hockey Poll
December 5, 2017
| Team | Points | (First Place Votes) | Last Poll | Record | Weeks in Poll | |
| 1 | University of Wisconsin | 190 | (19) | 1 | 19-1-0 | 12 |
| 2 | Boston College | 171 | 2 | 13-1-3 | 12 | |
| 3 | Clarkson University | 154 | 4 | 14-3-1 | 12 | |
| 4 | Colgate University | 132 | 3 | 15-3-0 | 10 | |
| 5 | Cornell University | 106 | 7 | 8-4-1 | 11 | |
| 6 | University of Minnesota | 90 | T5 | 14-5-1 | 12 | |
| 7 | Ohio State University | 84 | T5 | 11-3-4 | 9 | |
| 8 | St. Lawrence University | 38 | 8 | 7-6-3 | 12 | |
| 9 | Robert Morris University | 37 | 9 | 11-3-2 | 12 | |
| 10 | Providence College | 35 | 10 | 10-5-4 | 6 |
Others receiving votes: Northeastern University 4, Bemidji State University 2, University of Maine 2.
