First-place votes in parentheses
| Rank | Team | Last Week | 2017-18 Record | Weeks in Poll |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Minnesota Duluth, 510 (34) | 3 | 25-16-3 | 23 |
| 2 | University of Notre Dame, 476 | 1 | 28-10-2 | 26 |
| 3 | Ohio State University, 436 | 2 | 26-10-5 | 17 |
| 4 | University of Michigan, 396 | 4 | 22-15-3 | 7 |
| 5 | St. Cloud State University, 367 | 6 | 25-9-6 | 26 |
| 6 | University of Denver, 353 | 5 | 23-10-8 | 26 |
| 7 | Cornell University, 270 | 7 | 25-6-2 | 20 |
| 8 | Minnesota State University, 259 | 9 | 29-10-1 | 25 |
| 9 | Providence College, 244 | 8 | 24-12-4 | 26 |
| 10 | Northeastern University, 203 | 10 | 23-10-5 | 25 |
| 11 | Boston University, 202 | 11 | 22-14-4 | 9 |
| 12 | Clarkson University, 148 | 12 | 23-11-6 | 24 |
| 13 | Penn State University, 87 | 13 | 18-15-5 | 16 |
| 14 | United State Air Force Academy, 36 | 14 | 23-15-5 | 2 |
| 15 | Michigan Tech University, 27 | 15 | 22-17-5 | 2 |
Others Receiving Votes: Boston College, 15; Harvard University, 15; Princeton University, 15; University of Minnesota, 12; University of North Dakota, 6; Union College, 3.
Notes: University of Minnesota Duluth tops this season's final poll with 510 points and all 34 first-place votes. The Bulldogs defeated Notre Dame, 2-1, last Saturday in the NCAA title game in Saint Paul... The Big Ten has four teams in the rankings, the NCHC and Hockey East Association have three, ECAC Hockey and the WCHA have two and the Atlantic Hockey Conference has one.
About the Poll: The 23rd annual USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Men's College Hockey Poll is conducted each week in conjunction with the American Hockey Coaches Association. The poll includes input from coaches and journalists representing each of the six NCAA Division I ice hockey conferences, as well as composite votes from officers of the AHCA and USA Hockey.