USA TODAY/American Hockey Magazine Poll
January 3, 2000
| Team | Points | (First Place Votes) | Last Poll | Record | Weeks in Poll | |
| 1. | New | Hampshire | (12) | 14-2-1 | 222 | 1 |
| 2. | North | Dakota | (3) | 14-3-1 | 207 | 2 |
| 3. | Maine | 13-2-2 | 194 | 3 | ||
| 4t. | Michigan | State | 15-5-0 | 170 | 5 | |
| 4t. | Wisconsin | 15-5-0 | 170 | 4 | ||
| 6. | Michigan | 15-6-0 | 142 | 6 | ||
| 7. | Northern | Michigan | 14-5-1 | 128 | 7 | |
| 8. | RPI | 12-4-0 | 120 | 8 | ||
| 9. | Colgate | 11-5-0 | 97 | 10 | ||
| 10t. | Boston | College | 11-5-0 | 84 | 12 | |
| 10t. | Boston | University | 11-6-2 | 84 | 9 | |
| 12. | Ferris | State | 14-8-0 | 63 | 13 | |
| 13. | St. | Lawrence | 9-5-1 | 36 | 11 | |
| 14. | Colorado | College | 10-9-0 | 31 | 14 | |
| 15. | Niagara | 13-5-1 | 29 | NR |
Others receiving votes: Providence 10, Miami 5, St. Cloud State 3, Minnesota 2, Northeastern 2, Yale 1
