| GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GPG | GA | GAPG | PP Pct. | PK Pct. | Overall | ||
| 1. | Boston University | 24 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 116 | 4.83 (3) | 71 | 2.96 (1) | 26.0 (4) | 83.6 (1) | 26-9-6 |
| New Hampshire | 24 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 36 | 130 | 5.42 (1) | 76 | 3.17 (t2) | 27.1 (2) | 78.9 (4) | 28-11-0 | |
| 3. | Maine ^ | 24 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 33 | 120 | 5.00 (2) | 76 | 3.17 (t2) | 32.1 (1) | 82.9 (2) | 24-10-1 |
| 4. | Providence | 24 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 25 | 101 | 4.21 (4) | 88 | 3.67 (4) | 17.9 (7) | 80.3 (3) | 15-20-1 |
| 5. | Merrimack | 24 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 24 | 88 | 3.67 (6) | 98 | 4.08 (5) | 16.7 (8) | 75.2 (7) | 15-19-2 |
| 6. | Boston College | 24 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 21 | 96 | 4.00 (5) | 112 | 4.67 (6) | 26.7 (3) | 71.2 (8) | 15-19-4 |
| 7. | UMass Lowell | 24 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 19 | 83 | 3.46 (7) | 113 | 4.71 (7) | 21.2 (5) | 77.9 (5) | 15-21-2 |
| 8. | Massachusetts | 24 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 14 | 69 | 2.88 (8) | 117 | 4.88 (8) | 13.5 (9) | 65.5 (9) | 12-23-0 |
| 9. | Northeastern | 24 | 3 | 19 | 2 | 8 | 66 | 2.75 (9) | 118 | 4.92 (9) | 19.5 (6) | 75.6 (6) | 8-25-3 |
^ Maine was not eligible to compete in the 1997 Hockey East tournament.