USA TODAY/American Hockey Magazine Poll
January 17, 2000
| Team | Points | (First Place Votes) | Last Poll | Record | Weeks in Poll | |
| 1. | New | Hampshire | (14) | 18-3-1 | 224 | 1 |
| 2. | Wisconsin | (1) | 18-5-1 | 211 | 4 | |
| 3. | North | Dakota | 15-5-2 | 185 | 2 | |
| 5. | Michigan | 18-6-0 | 183 | 5 | ||
| 5. | Maine | 15-5-3 | 163 | 3 | ||
| 6. | Boston | University | 13-6-4 | 148 | 8 | |
| 7. | Michigan | State | 16-7-0 | 132 | 6 | |
| 8. | Northern | Michigan | 16-6-2 | 119 | 7 | |
| 9. | Boston | College | 13-6-1 | 93 | 11 | |
| 10. | Ferris | State | 15-9-0 | 82 | 9 | |
| 11. | Colgate | 12-6-0 | 71 | 12 | ||
| 12. | St. | Lawrence | 11-6-2 | 62 | 14 | |
| 13. | Niagara | 18-5-2 | 49 | 13 | ||
| 14. | RPI | 13-6-1 | 47 | 10 | ||
| 15. | Northeastern | 11-8-2 | 23 | NR |
Others receiving votes: Colorado College 5, Miami (Ohio) 2, Alaska-Anchorage 1
