USA Today/American Hockey Magazine Poll
February 5, 2001
| Team | Points | (First Place Votes) | Last Poll | Record | Weeks in Poll | |
| 3. | North | Dakota | (20-5-5) | 235 | 3 | |
| 4. | Colorado | College | (20-6-1) | 216 | 4 | |
| 5. | 5. | Michigan | (20-7-4) | 196 | 5 | |
| 6. | 6. | Minnesota | (20-7-2) | 168 | 7 | |
| 7. | St. | Cloud | State | (20-7-1) | 164 | 6 |
| 8. | Providence | College | (15-7-4) | 134 | 10 | |
| 9. | New | Hampshire | (16-8-6) | 114 | 9 | |
| 10. | 10. | Cornell | (11-6-4) | 100 | 13 | |
| 11. | 11. | Maine | (11-9-6) | 55 | NR | |
| 14. | 14. | MSU-Mankato | (17-10-1) | 52 | NR | |
| 15. | 15. | Wisconsin | (15-11-2) | 38 | 12 |
T1. Boston College (8) (20-6-1) 258 2 T1. Michigan State (10) (22-3-4) 258 1 T12. Clarkson (13-8-3) 54 15 T12. Western Michigan (16-8-5) 54 9 Others receiving votes: Miami (Ohio) 16, Nebraska-Omaha 15, Harvard 11, Northern Michigan 8, Ohio State 6, St Lawrence 4, Denver 3, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 1
