Two human polls made up the 2016–17 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 2016–17 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

USA Today

^In the Week 13 poll (Jan 9) USA Today ranked Quinnipiac and St. Lawrence tied at 15th, with the Saints previously having been unranked in said poll.

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