USA TODAY/American Hockey Magazine Coaches Poll
Colorado Springs, Colo. (Nov. 17, 1997)
| Team | Points | (First Place Votes) | Last Poll | Record | Weeks in Poll | |
| 1. | Michigan | State | (6) | 6-1-2 | 91 | 3 |
| 2. | Boston | University | 5-1-0 | 86 | 1 | |
| 3. | North | Dakota | (3) | 3-2-1 | 77 | 2 |
| 4. | Miami | (Ohio) | (1) | 7-1-0 | 63 | 7 |
| 5. | New | Hampshire | 6-3-0 | 37 | 8 | |
| 6. | Boston | College | 6-2-0 | 32 | 6 | |
| 7. | Cornell | 4-0-1 | 31 | 10 | ||
| 8. | Maine | 5-3-1 | 30 | 5 | ||
| 9. | Wisconsin | 5-1-0 | 26 | NR | ||
| 10. | Rensselaer | 5-2-0 | 23 | 9 |
Others receiving votes: Michigan 17, Northern Michigan 14, Colorado College 12, St. Cloud State 4, Colgate 3, Princeton 3, Alaska-Anchorage 1.
