USA TODAY/American Hockey Magazine Poll
December 6, 1999
| Team | Points | (First Place Votes) | Last Poll | Record | Weeks in Poll | |
| 1. | North | Dakota | (9) | 11-2-1 | 218 | 2 |
| 2. | New | Hampshire | (5) | 12-2-1 | 212 | 3 |
| 3. | Wisconsin | (1) | 13-3-0 | 193 | 4 | |
| 4. | Maine | 9-2-2 | 171 | 1 | ||
| 5. | Northern | Michigan | 13-4-1 | 149 | 7 | |
| 6. | Rensselaer | 11-3-0 | 142 | 9 | ||
| 7. | Michigan | State | 12-5-0 | 133 | 5 | |
| 8. | Boston | University | 11-3-2 | 126 | 10 | |
| 9. | Michigan | 12-5-0 | 122 | 6 | ||
| 10. | St. | Lawrence | 8-3-1 | 82 | 11 | |
| 11. | Colgate | 9-4-0 | 73 | 8 | ||
| 12. | Miami | 8-5-2 | 42 | 14 | ||
| 13. | Colorado | College | 8-7-0 | 35 | 12 | |
| 14. | Boston | College | 6-5-0 | 27 | 15 | |
| 15. | Ferris | State | 11-7-0 | 23 | NR |
Others receiving votes: Niagara 19, Northeastern 19, Harvard 4, Lake Superior 4, Yale 4, Minnesota State-Mankato 2
