USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Men's College Hockey Poll
January 4, 2021
| Team | Points | (First Place Votes) | Last Poll | Record | Weeks in Poll | |
| 1 | University of Minnesota | 506 | (30) | 1 | 9-0-0 | 9 |
| 2 | Boston College | 473 | (4) | 2 | 5-1-0 | 9 |
| 3 | University of North Dakota | 446 | 3 | 7-2-1 | 9 | |
| 4 | Minnesota State University | 388 | 5 | 5-1-1 | 9 | |
| 5 | University of Minnesota Duluth | 384 | 4 | 6-3-2 | 9 | |
| 6 | Bowling Green State University | 317 | 7 | 11-1-0 | 4 | |
| 7 | St Cloud State University | 306 | 6 | 7-4-0 | 5 | |
| 8 | University of Massachusetts | 285 | 9 | 8-3-1 | 9 | |
| 9 | University of Michigan | 196 | 8 | 5-5-0 | 9 | |
| 10 | Clarkson University | 186 | 12 | 6-3-1 | 8 | |
| 11 | University of Nebraska-Omaha | 177 | 11 | 6-3-1 | 3 | |
| 12 | Quinnipiac University | 85 | 13 | 6-3-1 | 8 | |
| 13 | University of Massachusetts-Lowell | 82 | NR | 2-1-0 | 7 | |
| 14 | University of Wisconsin | 77 | 15 | 5-5-0 | 7 | |
| 15 | Northeastern University | 64 | 10 | 3-3-2 | 6 |
Others receiving votes: AIC 26, Michigan Tech University 24, Providence College 19, University of Denver 18, Robert Morris University 16, Michigan State University 3, Lake Superior State University 2.
