USA Today/American Hockey Magazine Poll
October 23, 2000
| Team | Points | (First Place Votes) | Last Poll | Record | Weeks in Poll | |
| 1. | Wisconsin | (7) | (6-0-0) | 258 | 2 | |
| 2. | Boston | Colege | (4) | (4-0-0) | 246 | 3 |
| 3. | New | Hampshire | (7) | (4-0-1) | 241 | 4 |
| 4. | Michigan | (1) | (4-0-2) | 217 | 5 | |
| 5. | North | Dakota | (1) | (2-1-3) | 193 | 1 |
| 6. | 6. | Minnesota | (4-0-0) | 175 | 6 | |
| 7. | 7. | Maine | (1-1-1) | 149 | 8 | |
| 8. | St. | Cloud | St | (3-0-1) | 142 | 9 |
| 9. | Michigan | State | (2-1-1) | 115 | 7 | |
| 10. | Colorado | College | (2-0-0) | 104 | 11 | |
| 11. | Boston | University | (1-1-0) | 101 | 10 | |
| 12. | 12. | Nebraska-Omaha | (2-2-0) | 75 | 15 | |
| 13. | 13. | Cornell | (0-0-0) | 50 | 14 | |
| 14. | 14. | Colgate | (1-1-2) | 23 | 12 |
T15.Providence (2-0-0) 17 NR T15.St. Lawrence (1-2-0) 17 13 Others receiving votes: Northern Michigan 9, Harvard 8, Northeastern 6, Lake Superior State 5, Rensselaer 5, Quinnipiac 3, Michigan Tech 1
