USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Women's College Hockey Poll
December 12, 2017
| Team | Points | (First Place Votes) | Last Poll | Record | Weeks in Poll | |
| 1 | University of Wisconsin | 190 | (19) | 1 | 21-1-0 | 13 |
| 2 | Boston College | 169 | 2 | 15-1-3 | 13 | |
| 3 | Clarkson University | 153 | 3 | 17-3-1 | 13 | |
| 4 | Colgate University | 133 | 4 | 15-3-1 | 11 | |
| 5 | Cornell University | 110 | 5 | 8-4-1 | 12 | |
| 6 | Ohio State University | 82 | 7 | 11-3-4 | 10 | |
| 7 | University of Minnesota | 80 | 6 | 15-5-2 | 13 | |
| 8 | Robert Morris University | 47 | 9 | 11-3-3 | 13 | |
| 9 | Providence College | 46 | 10 | 11-5-4 | 7 | |
| 10 | St. Lawrence University | 32 | 8 | 9-6-3 | 13 |
Others receiving votes: Bemidji State University 1, Northeastern University 1, University of Maine 1.
