USA Today/American Hockey Magazine Poll
February 26, 2001
| Team | Points | (First Place Votes) | Last Poll | Record | Weeks in Poll | |
| 1. | Michigan State | (18) | 27- | 4-4 | 270 | 1 |
| 2. | Boston College | 24- | 8-2 | 243 | 2 | |
| 3. | North Dakota | 22- | 5-9 | 240 | 3 | |
| 4. | Minnesota | 25- | 8-2 | 202 | 4 | |
| 5. | St. Cloud State | 25- | 8-1 | 202 | 6 | |
| 6. | Michigan | 21-10-5 | 180 | 5 | ||
| 7. | New Hampshire | 19- | 9-6 | 152 | 7 | |
| 8. | Providence College | 19- | 8-5 | 141 | 8 | |
| 9. | Colorado | College | 21-10-1 | 134 | 9 | |
| 10. | Clarkson | 18- | 9-3 | 105 | 11 | |
| 11. | Wisconsin | 17-13-4 | 75 | 10 | ||
| 12. | Nebraska-Omaha | 20-13-3 | 65 | 15 | ||
| 13. | St. | Lawrence | 16-10-4 | 55 | 14 | |
| 14. | Maine | 15-10-7 | 50 | 11 | ||
| 15. | Western | Michigan | 18-10-6 | 29 | 13 |
Others receiving votes: Miami University (Ohio) 7, Denver University 6, Northern Michigan University 2
