USA TODAY/American Hockey Magazine Coaches Poll
Colorado Springs, Colo. (Dec. 1, 1997)
| Team | Points | (First Place Votes) | Last Poll | Record | Weeks in Poll | |
| 1. | Boston | University | (7) | 11-1-0 | 96 | 2 |
| 2. | Michigan | State | (3) | 12-2-2 | 88 | 1 |
| 3. | North | Dakota | 7-2-1 | 81 | 3 | |
| 4. | New | Hampshire | 12-3-0 | 63 | 5 | |
| 5. | Miami | (Ohio) | 10-2-0 | 48 | 4 | |
| 6. | Michigan | 11-3-1 | 44 | 7 | ||
| 7. | Colorado | College | 8-3-2 | 41 | 6 | |
| 8. | St. Cloud | State | 9-3-2 | 28 | 8 | |
| 9. | Boston | College | 10-5-0 | 15 | 9 | |
| 10. | Providence | 10-3-1 | 14 | NR |
Others receiving votes: Colgate 13, Yale 13, Cornell 4, Wisconsin 2
