| GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GPG | GA | GAPG | PP Pct. | PK Pct. | Overall | ||
| 1. | Boston University | 24 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 38 | 95 | 3.96 (4) | 52 | 2.17 (1) | 17.9 (6) | 89.8 (1) | 28-8-2 |
| 2. | Boston College | 24 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 34 | 107 | 4.46 (1) | 78 | 3.25 (t3) | 26.9 (1) | 79.3 (5) | 28-9-5 |
| 3. | New Hampshire | 24 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 31 | 104 | 4.33 (2) | 62 | 2.67 (2) | 23.5 (3) | 87.3 (2) | 25-12-1 |
| 4. | Northeastern | 24 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 29 | 77 | 3.21 (7) | 78 | 3.25 (t3) | 15.5 (9) | 82.5 (3) | 21-15-3 |
| 5. | UMass Lowell | 24 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 25 | 88 | 3.67 (5) | 89 | 3.71 (t6) | 22.5 (4) | 80.0 (4) | 16-16-3 |
| 6. | Maine | 24 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 23 | 98 | 4.08 (3) | 89 | 3.71 (t6) | 25.0 (2) | 78.6 (6) | 17-15-4 |
| 7. | Providence | 24 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 20 | 65 | 2.71 (8) | 82 | 3.42 (5) | 16.0 (8) | 76.3 (7) | 15-18-3 |
| 8. | Merrimack | 24 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 8 | 78 | 3.25 (6) | 128 | 5.33 (9) | 20.0 (5) | 70.6 (9) | 11-26-1 |
| Massachusetts | 24 | 3 | 19 | 2 | 8 | 62 | 2.58 (9) | 116 | 4.83 (8) | 17.4 (7) | 71.7 (8) | 6-24-3 | |
^ Maine was not eligible to compete in the 1997 Hockey East tournament.