USA Today/American Hockey Magazine Poll
November 13, 2000
| Team | Points | (First Place Votes) | Last Poll | Record | Weeks in Poll | |
| 1. | Michigan | State | (10) | (7-1-1) | 252 | 4 |
| 2. | Boston | College | (6) | (8-2-0) | 244 | 3 |
| 3. | North | Dakota | (1) | (6-2-4) | 220 | 7 |
| 4. | 4. | Michigan | (7-2-2) | 212 | 3 | |
| 5. | St. | Cloud | State | (6-1-1) | 203 | 9 |
| 6. | 6. | Minnesota | (7-1-2) | 194 | 2 | |
| 7. | Western | Michigan | (1) | (8-1-1) | 137 | 13 |
| 8. | New | Hampshire | (6-3-1) | 129 | 8 | |
| 9. | Colorado | College | (6-2-0) | 123 | 5 | |
| 10. | 10. | Maine | (3-3-2) | 104 | 11 | |
| 11. | 11. | Northeastern | (5-2-1) | 89 | 14 | |
| 12. | 12. | Wisconsin | (7-5-0) | 75 | 6 | |
| 13. | 13. | Providence | (5-2-1) | 65 | 15 | |
| 14. | Union | College | (5-1-0) | 30 | NR | |
| 15. | Yale | University | (3-1-0) | 28 | NR |
Others receiving votes: Boston University 12, Nebraska-Omaha 11, Northern Michigan University 8, Ohio St University 7, Alaska-Anchorage 5, Alabama-Huntsville 4, Colgate 4, Harvard 2, Quinnipiac College 1, St. Lawrence 1
