1997–98 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season

The 1997–98 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season began in October 1997 and concluded with the 1998 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament's championship game on April 4, 1998, at the FleetCenter in Boston, Massachusetts. This was the 51st season in which an NCAA ice hockey championship was held and is the 104th year overall where an NCAA school fielded a team.

Pre-season polls
The top teams in the nation as ranked before the start of the season.

The WMPL Baker's Dozen poll was voted on by coaches. The WMEB poll was voted on by media. The U.S. College Hockey Online poll was voted on by coaches, media, and NHL scouts. The USA Today/American Hockey Magazine poll was voted on by coaches and media.

This was the 16th and last season for the WMEB poll, which started as the College Hockey Statistics Bureau/WDOM poll.

Final regular season polls
The WMEB poll was released before the conference tournaments. The USA Today and USCHO polls were released before the conference tournament finals.

1998 NCAA tournament
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Scoring leaders
The following players led the league in points at the conclusion of the season.

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes

Leading goaltenders
The following goaltenders led the league in goals against average at the end of the regular season while playing at least 33% of their team's total minutes.

GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime/shootout losses; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average

1998 NHL Entry Draft
† incoming freshman ‡ Ruutu had left school two years prior.