USA Today/American Hockey Magazine Poll
March 5, 2001
| Team | Points | (First Place Votes) | Last Poll | Record | Weeks in Poll | |
| 1. | Michigan St | (18) | 28- | 4-4 | 270 | 1 |
| 2. | Boston College | 26- | 8-2 | 243 | 2 | |
| 3. | North Dakota | 24- | 5-9 | 242 | 3 | |
| 4. | St Cloud | 27- | 8-1 | 217 | 5 | |
| 5. | Minnesota | 25-10-2 | 188 | 4 | ||
| 6. | Michigan | 22-11-5 | 182 | 6 | ||
| 7. | New | Hampshire | 20-10-6 | 154 | 7 | |
| 8. | Colorado | Coll | 22-11-1 | 131 | 9 | |
| 9. | Clarkson | 20- | 9-3 | 130 | 10 | |
| 10. | Maine | 17-10-7 | 113 | 14 | ||
| 11. | Providence | 19-10-5 | 78 | 8 | ||
| 12. | Wisconsin | 19-13-4 | 69 | 11 | ||
| 13. | Nebraska-Omaha | 22-13-3 | 66 | 12 | ||
| 14. | Miami | Ohio | 20-14-2 | 34 | NR | |
| 15. | University of | Denver | 19-13-4 | 22 | NR |
Others receiving votes: Western Michigan 13, St Lawrence 4, Northern Michigan 3, Mercyhurst 1
