Boston College earned 93 voting points to claim the top spot in the 2018-19 Hockey East preseason coaches poll.
Providence sits second with 92 voting points.
BC picked up five first-place votes, while the Friars garnered four.
| School (First-place votes) | Voting points |
|---|---|
| 1. Boston College (5) | 93 |
| 2. Providence (4) | 92 |
| 3. Boston University (1) | 84 |
| 4. Northeastern (1) | 66 |
| 5. Maine` | 61 |
| 6. Massachusetts | 56 |
| 7. UMass Lowell | 52 |
| 8. UConn | 41 |
| 9. New Hampshire | 26 |
| 10. Vermont | 19 |
| 11. Merrimack | 15 |
