# 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey rankings

Two human polls made up the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey rankings, the USCHO.com/CBS College Sports poll and the USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine poll. As the 2017–18 season progressed, rankings were updated weekly.

## Legend

| | Increase in ranking |
| | Decrease in ranking |
| | Not ranked previous week |
| Italics | Number of first place votes |
| (#-#) | Win–loss–tie record |
| т | Tied with team above or below also with this symbol |

## USCHO

| | Preseason Sep 25 | Week 2 Oct 9 | Week 3 Oct 16 | Week 4 Oct 23 | Week 5 Oct 30 | Week 6 Nov 6 | Week 7 Nov 13 | Week 8 Nov 20 | Week 9 Nov 27 | Week 10 Dec 4 | Week 11 Dec 11 | Week 12 Jan 2 | Week 13 Jan 8 | Week 14 Jan 15 | Week 15 Jan 22 | Week 16 Jan 29 | Week 17 Feb 5 | Week 18 Feb 12 | Week 19 Feb 19 | Week 20 Feb 26 | Week 21 Mar 5 | Week 22 Mar 12 | Week 23 Mar 19 | Final Apr 9 | |
| 1. | Denver (48) | Denver (0–0–0) (45) | Denver (1–0–1) (49) | Denver (2–0–2) (33) | Denver (4–0–2) (42) | St. Cloud State (7–0–0) (50) | Denver (6–2–2) (43) | Denver (7–3–2) (30) | Denver (7–3–2) (39) | Denver (9–3–2) (39) | St. Cloud State (12–2–1) (35) | St. Cloud State (12–2–3) (33) | Notre Dame (18–3–1) (40) | Notre Dame (18–3–1) (44) | Notre Dame (19–4–1) (33) | Cornell (18–2–1) (32) | Notre Dame (21–5–2) (36) | Notre Dame (22–6–2) (15) | St. Cloud State (20–6–4) (28) | St. Cloud State (21–6–5) (47) | St. Cloud State (22–6–6) (44) | St. Cloud State (24–7–6) (32) | St. Cloud State (25–8–6) (28) | Minnesota-Duluth (25–16–3) (50) | 1. |
| 2. | Boston University | Boston University (2–0–0) (5) | Harvard (0–0–0) | St. Cloud State (5–0–0) (16) | St. Cloud State (5–0–0) (8) | North Dakota (6–2–2) | St. Cloud State (7–2–0) (1) | St. Cloud State (9–2–0) (18) | St. Cloud State (9–2–0) (9) | St. Cloud State (11–2–0) (9) | Denver (9–3–4) (8) | Notre Dame (16–3–1) (14) | St. Cloud State (13–3–3) (6) | Clarkson (18–3–1) (5) | Cornell (16–2–1) (15) | Notre Dame (20–5–1) (17) | Denver (16–6–6) (8) | Denver (16–6–6) (15) | Cornell (22–3–2) (18) | Cornell (23–4–2) (2) | Cornell (23–4–2) (5) | Cornell (25–4–2) (16) | Notre Dame (25–9–2) (14) | Notre Dame (28–10–2) | 2. |
| 3. | Minnesota | Harvard (0–0–0) | St. Cloud State (3–0–0) (1) | Harvard (0–0–0) (1) | Harvard (1–0–0) | Denver (4–2–2) | North Dakota (7–2–3) (2) | North Dakota (8–3–3) (2) | Clarkson (12–3–1) (1) | Clarkson (13–3–1) (1) | Notre Dame (16–3–1) (6) | Clarkson (15–3–1) (1) | Clarkson (16–3–1) (3) | St. Cloud State (14–4–3) (1) | Clarkson (18–4–2) (1) | Clarkson (19–4–3) | Cornell (19–3–1) (4) | St. Cloud State (19–6–3) (13) | Denver (17–7–6) (3) | Minnesota State (26–7–1) (1) | Minnesota State (28–7–1) (1) | Notre Dame (24–9–2) (1) | Denver (22–9–8) (7) | Ohio State (26–10–5) | 3. |
| 4. | Harvard (1) | Notre Dame (2–0–0) | North Dakota (3–0–1) | North Dakota (4–1–1) | North Dakota (5–2–1) | Minnesota (7–3–0) | Notre Dame (8–3–1) | Notre Dame (10–3–1) | Notre Dame (12–3–1) (1) | Notre Dame (14–3–1) (1) | Clarkson (15–3–1) (1) | Denver (11–5–4) (1) | Cornell (13–2–0) (1) | Cornell (14–2–1) | Denver (14–6–4) (1) | Denver (14–6–6) (1) | St. Cloud State (17–6–3) (2) | Cornell (20–3–2) (7) | Minnesota State (25–7–0) (1) | Denver (17–8–7) | Denver (18–8–8) | Denver (20–9–8) (1) | Cornell (25–5–2) (1) | Michigan (22–15–3) | 4. |
| 5. | UMass Lowell | Minnesota-Duluth (1–1–0) | Notre Dame (2–1–1) | Wisconsin (5–2–0) | Minnesota (5–3–0) | Harvard (2–1–0) | Minnesota State (8–3–0) | Clarkson (10–3–1) | Cornell (9–1–0) | North Dakota (10–4–4) | Cornell (10–2–0) | Cornell (11–2–0) (1) | Denver (12–6–4) | Denver (12–6–4) | St. Cloud State (14–5–3) | Ohio State (17–5–4) | Minnesota State (21–7–0) | Minnesota State (23–7–0) | Notre Dame (22–8–2) | Notre Dame (23–9–2) | Notre Dame (23–9–2) | Ohio State (24–8–5) | Ohio State (24–9–5) | Denver (23–10–8) | 5. |
| 6. | Minnesota-Duluth (1) | St. Cloud State (1–0–0) | Wisconsin (4–1–0) | Boston University (3–2–1) | Providence (5–2–0) | Notre Dame (6–3–1) | Cornell (6–0–0) (4) | Minnesota (9–4–1) | North Dakota (8–4–4) | Cornell (10–2–0) | North Dakota (10–5–5) | North Dakota (10–5–5) | Ohio State (14–4–4) | Ohio State (15–5–4) | Ohio State (15–5–4) | St. Cloud State (15–6–3) | Ohio State (18–6–4) | Ohio State (19–7–4) | Ohio State (19–8–5) | Ohio State (21–8–5) | Ohio State (23–8–5) | Minnesota State (29–9–1) | Minnesota State (29–9–1) | St. Cloud State (25–9–6) | 6. |
| 7. | North Dakota | Minnesota (1–1–0) | Boston University (2–2–0) | Minnesota (3–3–0) | Wisconsin (6–3–0) | Wisconsin (6–4–1) | Minnesota (7–4–1) | Cornell (7–1–0) | Minnesota (9–6–1) | Minnesota (10–7–1) | Minnesota State (11–5–0) | Minnesota State (14–6–0) | North Dakota (11–6–5) | North Dakota (12–6–6) | Minnesota State (18–7–0) | Minnesota State (19–7–0) | Clarkson (19–6–3) | Clarkson (19–6–5) | Providence (20–9–4) | Minnesota-Duluth (18–13–3) | Northeastern (21–8–5) | Northeastern (23–8–5) | Providence (23–11–4) | Providence (24–12–4) | 7. |
| 8. | Notre Dame | North Dakota (1–0–1) | Minnesota (2–2–0) | Notre Dame (3–2–1) | Minnesota-Duluth (4–2–2) | Providence (5–3–0) | Clarkson (8–3–1) | Minnesota State (9–4–0) | Minnesota State (9–5–0) | Minnesota State (9–5–0) | Northeastern (10–5–1) | Ohio State (12–4–4) | Minnesota State (16–6–0) | Northeastern (14–5–3) | Northeastern (15–6–3) | Providence (17–8–3) | North Dakota (12–8–8) | Providence (18–9–4) | Minnesota (19–13–2) | Northeastern (21–8–5) | Minnesota-Duluth (19–14–3) | Minnesota-Duluth (21–14–3) | Northeastern (23–9–5) | Cornell (25–6–2) | 8. |
| 9. | St. Cloud State | Providence (2–0–0) | Minnesota-Duluth (1–2–1) | Clarkson (4–1–1) | Minnesota State (5–2–0) | New Hampshire (6–1–1) | Wisconsin (7–5–1) | Wisconsin (8–5–2) | Providence (8–5–1) | Providence (9–6–1) | Ohio State (10–4–4) | Northeastern (11–5–2) | Minnesota (13–10–1) | Minnesota State (17–7–0) | Minnesota-Duluth (13–9–3) | Minnesota-Duluth (14–11–3) | Providence (17–9–4) | North Dakota (13–9–8) | Minnesota-Duluth (16–13–3) | Providence (20–10–4) | Providence (20–10–4) | Providence (22–10–4) | Clarkson (23–10–6) | Minnesota State (29–10–1) | 9. |
| 10. | Penn State | Wisconsin (2–1–0) | Providence (2–1–0) | Minnesota-Duluth (2–2–2) | Notre Dame (4–3–1) | Minnesota State (6–3–0) | Providence (6–4–0) | Providence (7–4–1) | Western Michigan (9–5–1) | Northeastern (9–5–1) | Minnesota (10–9–1) | Minnesota (12–9–1) | Northeastern (12–5–3) | Providence (15–7–2) | Providence (16–8–2) | North Dakota (12–8–8) | Minnesota-Duluth (14–13–3) | Minnesota (13–13–1) | Clarkson (19–8–5) | Clarkson (20–8–6) | Clarkson (20–8–6) | Clarkson (22–9–6) | Michigan (20–14–3) | Boston University (22–14–4) | 10. |
| 11. | Providence | Penn State (1–1–0) | Penn State (2–2–0) | Providence (3–2–0) | Quinnipiac (3–1–1) | Clarkson (6–3–1) | New Hampshire (6–3–1) | Western Michigan (8–4–1) | Ohio State (8–3–3) | Western Michigan (9–7–1) | Providence (10–7–1) | Providence (12–7–1) | Providence (14–7–1) | Western Michigan (12–9–1) | North Dakota (12–8–6) | Northeastern (15–7–4) | Northeastern (15–7–5) | Minnesota-Duluth (14–13–3) | Northeastern (19–8–5) | Minnesota (19–15–2) | Michigan (20–13–3) | Michigan (20–14–3) | Minnesota-Duluth (21–16–3) | Northeastern (23–10–5) | 11. |
| 12. | Wisconsin | UMass Lowell (0–2–0) | Clarkson (2–1–0) | Minnesota State (3–2–0) | Boston University (3–4–1) | Minnesota-Duluth (4–4–2) | Northeastern (6–3–1) | Northeastern (7–4–1) | Northeastern (7–4–1) | Wisconsin (10–7–2) | Western Michigan (10–8–1) | Western Michigan (11–8–1) | Western Michigan (11–8–1) | Penn State (13–8–3) | Western Michigan (13–10–1) | Minnesota (16–13–1) | Minnesota (16–13–1) | Northeastern (16–8–5) | North Dakota (14–10–8) | Michigan (18–13–3) | Penn State (18–13–5) | North Dakota (16–12–10) | Penn State (18–14–5) | Clarkson (23–11–6) | 12. |
| 13. | Boston College | Boston College (0–0–1) | Boston College (1–1–1) | Quinnipiac (3–1–1) | Clarkson (4–3–1) т | Northeastern (5–2–1) | Harvard (2–3–0) | New Hampshire (6–4–1) | New Hampshire (7–4–1) | New Hampshire (8–5–1) | Wisconsin (10–9–2) | Boston College (10–7–2) | Penn State (12–7–2) | Minnesota (13–12–1) | Minnesota (15–12–1) | Omaha (14–11–1) | Omaha (14–13–1) | Omaha (14–13–1) | Michigan (16–13–3) | North Dakota (14–11–9) | Omaha (17–15–2) | Penn State (18–14–5) | Boston University (21–13–4) | Penn State (18–15–5) | 13. |
| 14. | Quinnipiac | Northeastern (2–0–0) | Minnesota State (2–1–0) | New Hampshire (5–1–0) | New Hampshire (5–1–1) т | Cornell (4–0–0) | Minnesota-Duluth (5–5–2) | Boston College (8–5–1) | Wisconsin (9–6–2) | Boston College (9–6–2) | Boston College (9–7–2) | Penn State (11–7–2) | Bowling Green (12–6–6) | Minnesota-Duluth (11–9–3) | Penn State (13–10–3) | Bowling Green (16–8–6) | Bowling Green (17–9–6) | Bowling Green (17–9–6) | Omaha (15–14–1) | Omaha (16–14–2) | North Dakota (14–12–10) | Boston College (20–13–3) | North Dakota (17–13–10) | Air Force (23–15–5) | 14. |
| 15. | Cornell | Clarkson (2–0–0) | Michigan Tech (3–1–1) | Penn State (3–3–0) | Northeastern (4–2–1) | Boston University (4–5–1) | Western Michigan (6–4–1) | Ohio State (6–3–3) | Boston College (8–5–2) | Ohio State (8–4–4) | Penn State (11–7–2) | Wisconsin (10–9–2) | Minnesota-Duluth (9–9–3) | Omaha (12–9–1) | Bowling Green (14–8–6) | Western Michigan (13–12–1) | Western Michigan (14–13–1) | Western Michigan (14–13–1) | Bowling Green (19–9–6) | Penn State (16–13–5) | Minnesota (19–17–2) | Minnesota (19–17–2) | Minnesota (19–17–2) | Princeton (19–13–4) | 15. |
| 16. | Union | Michigan Tech (2–1–0) | Northeastern (2–0–1) | Michigan Tech (4–2–1) | Ohio State (5–1–2) | Quinnipiac (3–3–1) | Ohio State (6–3–3) | Minnesota-Duluth (6–6–2) | Minnesota-Duluth (7–6–2) | Colgate (8–5–4) | New Hampshire (9–7–1) | Minnesota-Duluth (9–9–3) | Boston College (10–8–3) | Boston College (11–9–3) | Boston College (11–9–3) | Boston College (13–10–3) | Penn State (13–12–5) | Penn State (13–12–5) | Northern Michigan (20–11–3) | Union (21–13–2) | Union (21–13–2) | Northern Michigan (25–14–3) | Princeton (19–12–4) | Michigan Tech (22–17–5) | 16. |
| 17. | Air Force | Quinnipiac (0–1–1) | New Hampshire (4–0–0) | UMass Lowell (3–3–0) | Penn State (4–4–0) | Ohio State (5–3–2) | Michigan (6–3–1) | Michigan (6–4–2) | Colgate (8–4–4) | Minnesota-Duluth (7–8–2) | Minnesota-Duluth (8–9–2) | Colgate (8–6–4) | Omaha (10–9–1) | Bowling Green (12–8–6) | Michigan (12–10–2) | Penn State (13–11–4) | Wisconsin (14–13–4) | Northern Michigan (20–11–3) | Western Michigan (14–14–2) | Bowling Green (20–10–6) | Bowling Green (22–10–6) | Omaha (17–17–2) | Boston College (20–14–3) | North Dakota (17–13–10) | 17. |
| 18. | Minnesota State | Cornell (0–0–0) | Quinnipiac (1–1–1) | Air Force (4–1–1) | Cornell (2–0–0) | Western Michigan (5–3–1) | Boston University (5–6–1) | Colgate (7–3–4) | UMass Lowell (8–6–0) | Penn State (9–7–2) | Colgate (8–6–4) | Omaha (9–8–1) | Wisconsin (10–10–3) | Wisconsin (11–11–3) | Wisconsin (12–12–3) | Wisconsin (13–12–4) | Boston College (13–11–3) | Michigan (13–13–3) | Penn State (14–13–5) | Boston College (18–13–3) | Boston College (18–13–3) | Boston University (19–13–4) | Michigan Tech (22–16–5) | Minnesota (19–17–2) | 18. |
| 19. | Ohio State | Air Force (1–0–1) | UMass Lowell (1–3–0) | Boston College (1–3–1) | Air Force (5–2–1) | Penn State (5–5–0) | Colgate (6–2–4) | Boston University (6–7–1) т | Union (8–6–1) | Union (9–7–1) | Union (10–8–1) | Bowling Green (9–6–6) | Colgate (9–7–4) | Colgate (10–8–4) | Omaha (12–11–1) | Northern Michigan (17–10–3) | Michigan (13–13–2) | Boston College (14–12–3) | Union (20–13–1) | Northern Michigan (21–12–3) | Northern Michigan (23–13–3) | Bowling Green (23–12–6) | Northern Michigan (25–15–3) | Boston College (20–14–3) | 19. |
| 20. | Northeastern т Western Michigan т | New Hampshire (2–0–0) | Air Force (3–0–1) | Northeastern (2–2–1) | Michigan Tech (4–4–1) | Northern Michigan (5–3–0) | Northern Michigan (6–4–0) | UMass Lowell (8–6–0) т | Omaha (6–5–1) | Niagara (9–5–1) | Canisius (10–5–1) | New Hampshire (9–9–1) | Maine (11–7–1) т Miami (9–9–2) т | Michigan (10–10–2) | Northern Michigan (15–10–3) | Michigan (12–12–2) | Northern Michigan (18–11–3) | Boston University (15–11–3) | Boston College (16–13–3) | Boston University (17–13–4) | Boston University (17–13–4) | Union (21–15–2) | Omaha (17–17–2) | Northern Michigan (25–15–3) | 20. |
| | Preseason Sep 25 | Week 2 Oct 9 | Week 3 Oct 16 | Week 4 Oct 23 | Week 5 Oct 30 | Week 6 Nov 6 | Week 7 Nov 13 | Week 8 Nov 20 | Week 9 Nov 27 | Week 10 Dec 4 | Week 11 Dec 11 | Week 12 Jan 2 | Week 13 Jan 8 | Week 14 Jan 15 | Week 15 Jan 22 | Week 16 Jan 29 | Week 17 Feb 5 | Week 18 Feb 12 | Week 19 Feb 19 | Week 20 Feb 26 | Week 21 Mar 5 | Week 22 Mar 12 | Week 23 Mar 19 | Final Apr 9 | |
| | | Dropped: UnionMinnesota StateOhio StateWestern Michigan | Dropped: Cornell | None | Dropped: UMass LowellBoston College | Dropped: Air ForceMichigan Tech | Dropped: QuinnipiacPenn State | Dropped: HarvardNorthern Michigan | Dropped: MichiganBoston University | Dropped: UMass LowellOmaha | Dropped: Niagara | Dropped: UnionCanisius | Dropped: New Hampshire | Dropped: MaineMiami | Dropped: Colgate | None | None | Dropped: Wisconsin | Dropped: Boston University | Dropped: Western Michigan | None | None | Dropped: Bowling Green Union | Dropped: Omaha | |

## USA Today

| | Preseason Sep 25 | Week 1 Oct 2 | Week 2 Oct 9 | Week 3 Oct 16 | Week 4 Oct 23 | Week 5 Oct 30 | Week 6 Nov 6 | Week 7 Nov 13 | Week 8 Nov 20 | Week 9 Nov 27 | Week 10 Dec 4 | Week 11 Dec 11 | Week 12 Jan 2 | Week 13 Jan 8 | Week 14 Jan 15 | Week 15 Jan 22 | Week 16 Jan 29 | Week 17 Feb 5 | Week 18 Feb 12 | Week 19 Feb 19 | Week 20 Feb 26 | Week 21 Mar 5 | Week 22 Mar 12 | Week 23 Mar 19 | Week 24 Mar 26 | Final Apr 9 | |
| 1. | Denver (34) | Denver (0–0–0) (34) | Denver (0–0–0) (34) | Denver (1–0–1) (34) | Denver (2–0–2) (28) | Denver (4–0–2) (34) | St. Cloud State (7–0–0) (34) | Denver (6–2–2) (25) | Denver (7–3–2) (20) | Denver (7–3–2) (32) | Denver (9–3–2) (30) | St. Cloud State (12–2–1) (27) | Notre Dame (16–3–1) | Notre Dame (18–3–1) (26) | Notre Dame (18–3–1) (29) | Notre Dame (19–4–1) (27) | Cornell (18–2–1) (20) | Notre Dame (21–5–2) (26) | Notre Dame (22–6–2) (14) | St. Cloud State (20–6–4) (26) | St. Cloud State (21–6–5) (34) | St. Cloud State (22–6–6) (28) | St. Cloud State (24–7–6) (20) | St. Cloud State (25–8–6) (21) | Notre Dame (27–9–2) (33) | Minnesota-Duluth (25–16–3) (34) | 1. |
| 2. | Boston University | Boston University (1–0–0) | Boston University (2–0–0) | St. Cloud State (3–0–0) | St. Cloud State (5–0–0) (6) | St. Cloud State (5–0–0) | Minnesota (7–3–0) | St. Cloud State (7–2–0) (1) | St. Cloud State (9–2–0) (9) | St. Cloud State (9–2–0) (1) | St. Cloud State (11–2–0) (3) | Denver (9–3–4) (3) | St. Cloud State (12–2–3) | St. Cloud State (13–3–3) (2) | Clarkson (18–3–1) (3) | Clarkson (18–4–2) (7) | Notre Dame (20–5–1) (14) | Denver (16–6–6) (6) | St. Cloud State (19–6–3) (13) | Cornell (22–3–2) (8) | Cornell (23–4–2) | Cornell (23–4–2) (6) | Cornell (25–4–2) (14) | Notre Dame (25–9–2) (13) | Ohio State (26–9–5) (1) | Notre Dame (28–10–2) | 2. |
| 3. | Minnesota | Minnesota (0–0–0) | Harvard (0–0–0) | Harvard (0–0–0) | Harvard (0–0–0) | Harvard (1–0–0) | Denver (4–2–2) | North Dakota (7–2–3) (3) | North Dakota (8–3–3) | Notre Dame (12–3–1) (1) | Clarkson (13–3–1) (1) | Notre Dame (16–3–1) (3) | Clarkson (15–3–1) | Clarkson (16–3–1) (2) | St. Cloud State (14–4–3) (2) | St. Cloud State (14–5–3) | Clarkson (19–4–3) | St. Cloud State (17–6–3) | Denver (16–6–6) (6) | Notre Dame (22–8–2) | Minnesota State (26–7–1) | Minnesota State (28–7–1) | Notre Dame (24–9–2) | Cornell (25–5–2) | Minnesota-Duluth (23–16–3) | Ohio State (26–10–5) | 3. |
| 4. | Harvard | Harvard (0–0–0) | St. Cloud State (1–0–0) | North Dakota (3–0–1) | North Dakota (4–1–1) | Minnesota (5–3–0) | North Dakota (6–2–2) | Notre Dame (8–3–1) | Notre Dame (10–3–1) | Clarkson (12–3–1) | Notre Dame (14–3–1) | Clarkson (15–3–1) (1) | Cornell (11–2–0) | Cornell (13–2–0) (2) | Cornell (14–2–1) | Cornell (16–2–1) | St. Cloud State (15–6–3) | Cornell (19–3–1) (2) | Cornell (20–3–2) (1) | Denver (17–7–6) | Notre Dame (23–9–2) | Notre Dame (23–9–2) | Ohio State (24–8–5) | Denver (22–9–8) | Michigan (22–14–3) | Michigan (22–15–3) | 4. |
| 5. | Providence | Providence (0–0–0) | Providence (2–0–0) | Wisconsin (4–1–0) | Wisconsin (5–2–0) | North Dakota (5–2–1) | Harvard (2–1–0) | Cornell (6–0–0) (5) | Clarkson (10–3–1) (3) | Cornell (9–1–0) | North Dakota (10–4–4) | Cornell (10–2–0) | Denver (11–5–4) | Denver (12–6–4) (2) | Denver (12–6–4) | Denver (14–6–4) | Denver (14–6–6) | Minnesota State (21–7–0) | Minnesota State (23–7–0) | Minnesota State (25–7–0) | Denver (17–8–7) | Denver (18–8–8) | Denver (20–9–8) | Ohio State (24–9–5) | Denver (23–10–8) | St. Cloud State (25–9–6) | 5. |
| 6. | St. Cloud State | St. Cloud State (0–0–0) | Notre Dame (2–0–0) | Notre Dame (2–1–1) | Boston University (3–2–1) | Providence (5–2–0) | Notre Dame (6–3–1) | Minnesota (7–4–1) | Minnesota (9–4–1) (2) | North Dakota (8–4–4) | Cornell (10–2–0) | North Dakota (10–5–5) | North Dakota (10–5–5) | Minnesota State (16–6–0) | Ohio State (15–5–4) | Ohio State (15–5–4) | Ohio State (17–5–4) | Ohio State (18–6–4) | Ohio State (19–7–4) | Ohio State (19–8–5) | Ohio State (21–8–5) | Ohio State (23–8–5) | Minnesota State (29–9–1) | Minnesota State (29–9–1) | St. Cloud State (25–9–6) | Denver (23–10–8) | 6. |
| 7. | North Dakota | North Dakota (0–0–0) | Minnesota (1–1–0) | Minnesota (2–2–0) | Minnesota (3–3–0) | Wisconsin (6–3–0) | Providence (5–3–0) | Clarkson (8–3–1) | Cornell (7–1–0) | Minnesota (9–6–1) | Minnesota (10–7–1) | Minnesota State (11–5–0) | Minnesota State (14–6–0) | Ohio State (14–4–4) | North Dakota (12–6–6) | North Dakota (12–8–6) | Minnesota State (19–7–0) | Clarkson (19–6–3) | Clarkson (19–6–5) | Providence (20–9–4) | Minnesota-Duluth (18–13–3) | Northeastern (21–8–5) | Northeastern (23–8–5) | Providence (23–11–4) | Cornell (25–6–2) | Cornell (25–6–2) | 7. |
| 8. | Notre Dame | Notre Dame (0–0–0) | North Dakota (1–0–1) | Boston University (2–2–0) | Notre Dame (3–2–1) т | Minnesota-Duluth (4–2–2) | New Hampshire (6–1–1) | Minnesota State (8–3–0) | Minnesota State (9–4–0) | Western Michigan (9–5–1) | Minnesota State (9–5–0) | Northeastern (10–5–1) | Ohio State (12–4–4) | North Dakota (11–6–5) | Minnesota State (17–7–0) | Minnesota State (18–7–0) | Providence (17–8–3) | North Dakota (12–8–8) | Providence (18–9–4) | Minnesota (19–13–2) | Northeastern (21–8–5) | Clarkson (20–8–6) | Minnesota-Duluth (21–14–3) | Northeastern (23–9–5) | Providence (24–12–4) | Minnesota State (29–10–1) | 8. |
| 9. | UMass Lowell | UMass Lowell (0–0–0) | Minnesota-Duluth (1–1–0) | Providence (2–1–0) | Clarkson (3–0–1) т | Minnesota State (5–2–0) | Clarkson (6–3–1) | Providence (6–4–0) | Western Michigan (8–4–1) | Providence (8–5–1) | Providence (9–6–1) | Ohio State (10–4–4) | Northeastern (11–5–2) | Northeastern (12–5–3) | Northeastern (14–5–3) | Northeastern (15–6–3) | Northeastern (15–7–4) | Minnesota (16–13–1) | Minnesota (18–13–1) | Clarkson (19–8–5) | Clarkson (20–8–6) | Minnesota-Duluth (19–14–3) | Providence (22–10–4) | Clarkson (23–10–6) | Minnesota State (29–10–1) | Providence (24–12–4) | 9. |
| 10. | Penn State | Wisconsin (1–0–0) | Wisconsin (2–1–0) | Clarkson (3–0–1) | Providence (3–2–0) | Notre Dame (4–3–1) | Wisconsin (6–4–1) | Wisconsin (7–5–1) | Wisconsin (8–5–2) | Minnesota State (9–5–0) | Western Michigan (9–7–1) | Minnesota (10–9–1) | Minnesota (12–9–1) | Providence (14–7–1) | Providence (15–7–2) | Providence (16–8–2) | Minnesota-Duluth (14–11–3) | Providence (17–9–4) | North Dakota (13–9–8) | Northeastern (19–8–5) | Providence (20–10–4) | Providence (20–10–4) | Clarkson (22–9–6) | Michigan (20–14–3) | Northeastern (23–10–5) | Northeastern (23–10–5) | 10. |
| 11. | Wisconsin т | Penn State (0–0–0) | Penn State (1–1–0) | Penn State (2–2–0) | Minnesota-Duluth (2–2–2) | Boston University (3–4–1) | Minnesota State (6–3–0) | Harvard (2–3–0) | Providence (7–4–1) | Northeastern (7–4–1) | Northeastern (9–5–1) | Providence (10–7–1) | Providence (12–7–1) | Minnesota (13–10–1) | Western Michigan (12–9–1) | Western Michigan (13–10–1) | North Dakota (12–8–8) | Northeastern (15–7–5) | Northeastern (16–8–5) | Minnesota-Duluth (16–13–3) | Minnesota (19–15–2) | Michigan (20–13–3) | Michigan (20–14–3) | Minnesota-Duluth (21–16–3) | Boston University (22–14–4) | Boston University (22–14–4) | 11. |
| 12. | Minnesota-Duluth т | Minnesota-Duluth (0–0–0) | UMass Lowell (0–2–0) | Minnesota State (2–1–0) | New Hampshire (5–1–0) | Quinnipiac (3–1–1) | Cornell (4–0–0) | New Hampshire (6–3–1) | Northeastern (7–4–1) | Wisconsin (9–6–2) | Wisconsin (10–7–2) | Western Michigan (10–8–1) | Western Michigan (11–8–1) | Western Michigan (11–8–1) | Penn State (13–8–3) | Penn State (13–10–3) | Minnesota (16–13–1) | Minnesota-Duluth (14–13–3) | Minnesota-Duluth (14–13–3) | North Dakota (14–10–8) | Michigan (18–13–3) | Penn State (18–13–5) | Penn State (18–14–5) | Penn State (18–14–5) | Clarkson (23–11–6) | Clarkson (23–11–6) | 12. |
| 13. | Quinnipiac | Northeastern (0–0–0) | Michigan Tech (2–1–0) | Minnesota-Duluth (1–2–1) | Quinnipiac (3–1–1) | New Hampshire (5–1–1) | Northeastern (5–2–1) | Northeastern (6–3–1) | Boston College (8–5–1) | Ohio State (8–3–3) | Ohio State (8–4–4) | Penn State (11–7–2) | Penn State (11–7–2) | Penn State (12–7–3) | Minnesota-Duluth (11–9–3) | Minnesota-Duluth (13–9–3) | Omaha (14–11–1) | Omaha (14–13–1) | Omaha (14–13–1) | Michigan (16–13–3) | Penn State (16–13–5) | Omaha (17–15–2) | North Dakota (16–12–10) | Boston University (21–13–4) | Penn State (18–15–5) | Penn State (18–15–5) | 13. |
| 14. | Northeastern | Quinnipiac (0–0–0) | Northeastern (2–0–0) | Northeastern (2–0–1) | Minnesota State (3–2–0) | Clarkson (4–3–1) | Minnesota-Duluth (4–4–2) | Western Michigan (6–4–1) | New Hampshire (6–4–1) | New Hampshire (7–4–1) | Boston College (9–6–2) | Boston College (9–7–2) | Boston College (10–7–2) | Bowling Green (12–6–6) | Minnesota (13–12–1) | Minnesota (15–12–1) | Bowling Green (16–8–6) | Western Michigan (14–13–1) | Bowling Green (17–9–6) | Omaha (15–14–1) | North Dakota (14–11–9) | Minnesota (19–17–2) | Minnesota (19–17–2) | North Dakota (17–13–10) | Air Force (23–15–5) | Air Force (23–15–5) | 14. |
| 15. | Minnesota State | Minnesota State (0–0–0) | Clarkson (2–0–0) | Boston College (1–1–1) | Penn State (3–3–0) | Northeastern (4–2–1) | Western Michigan (5–3–1) | Minnesota-Duluth (5–5–2) | Minnesota-Duluth (6–6–2) | Minnesota-Duluth (7–6–2) | New Hampshire (8–6–1) | Wisconsin (10–9–2) | Wisconsin (10–9–2) | Minnesota-Duluth (9–9–3) | Omaha (12–9–1) | Omaha (12–11–1) | Boston College (13–10–3) | Bowling Green (17–9–6) | Western Michigan (14–13–1) | Bowling Green (19–9–6) | Omaha (16–14–2) | Union (21–13–2) | Boston College (20–13–3) | Minnesota (19–17–2) | Michigan Tech (22–17–5) | Michigan Tech (23–15–5) | 15. |
| | Preseason Sep 25 | Week 1 Oct 2 | Week 2 Oct 9 | Week 3 Oct 16 | Week 4 Oct 23 | Week 5 Oct 30 | Week 6 Nov 6 | Week 7 Nov 13 | Week 8 Nov 20 | Week 9 Nov 27 | Week 10 Dec 4 | Week 11 Dec 11 | Week 12 Jan 2 | Week 13 Jan 8 | Week 14 Jan 15 | Week 15 Jan 22 | Week 16 Jan 29 | Week 17 Feb 5 | Week 18 Feb 12 | Week 19 Feb 19 | Week 20 Feb 26 | Week 21 Mar 5 | Week 22 Mar 12 | Week 23 Mar 19 | Week 24 Mar 26 | Final Apr 9 | |
| | | None | Dropped: QuinnipiacMinnesota State | Dropped: UMass LowellMichigan Tech | Dropped: NortheasternBoston College | Dropped: Penn State | Dropped: Boston UniversityQuinnipiac | None | Dropped: Harvard | Dropped: Boston College | Dropped: Minnesota-Duluth | Dropped: New Hampshire | None | Dropped: Boston CollegeWisconsin | Dropped: Bowling Green | None | Dropped: Western MichiganPenn State | Dropped: Boston College | None | Dropped: Western Michigan | Dropped: Bowling Green | Dropped: North Dakota | Dropped: Omaha Union | Dropped: Boston College | Dropped: North Dakota Minnesota | None | |