| Year: | 2016 |
| Gender: | men |
| Champ: | Denver |
| Preseason Uscho: | North Dakota |
| Preseason Usa Today: | North Dakota |
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.
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| Italics | Number of first place votes | ||
| (#-#) | Win–loss–tie record | ||
| т | Tied with team above or below also with this symbol |
^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.