USA Today/American Hockey Magazine Poll
November 20, 2000
| Team | Points | (First Place Votes) | Last Poll | Record | Weeks in Poll | |
| 1. | Minnesota | (9) | (9-1-2) | 257 | 6 | |
| 2. | Michigan | State | (6) | (7-1-2) | 239 | 1 |
| 3. | Boston | College | (9-3-0) | 231 | 2 | |
| 4. | North | Dakota | (3) | (8-2-4) | 212 | 3 |
| 5. | New | Hampshire | (8-3-1) | 186 | 8 | |
| 6. | Western | Michigan | (8-1-2) | 177 | 7 | |
| 7. | 7. | Michigan | (8-3-2) | 168 | 4 | |
| 8. | Colorado | College | (7-3-0) | 141 | 9 | |
| 9. | 9. | Providence | (7-1-2) | 137 | 13 | |
| 10. | St. | Cloud | State | (6-3-1) | 115 | 5 |
| 11. | 11. | Maine | (4-3-2) | 73 | 10 | |
| 12. | 12. | Wisconsin | (7-5-0) | 60 | 12 | |
| 13. | Union | College | (5-1-0) | 41 | 14 | |
| 14. | 14. | Vermont | (4-2-0) | 38 | NR | |
| 15. | 15. | Yale | (4-2-0) | 26 | 15 |
Others receiving votes: Northeastern 21, Northern Michigan 16, Harvard 8, Boston University 7, Rensselaer 5, Alabama-Huntsville 1, Mercyhurst 1
