USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Men's College Hockey Poll
January 11, 2021
| Team | Points | (First Place Votes) | Last Poll | Record | Weeks in Poll | |
| 1 | University of Minnesota | 503 | (28) | 1 | 11-1-0 | 10 |
| 2 | University of North Dakota | 473 | (6) | 3 | 8-2-1 | 10 |
| 3 | Boston College | 436 | 2 | 6-2-0 | 10 | |
| 4 | Minnesota State University | 397 | 4 | 5-1-1 | 10 | |
| 5 | St Cloud State University | 387 | 7 | 9-4-0 | 6 | |
| 6 | University of Massachusetts | 327 | 8 | 9-3-1 | 10 | |
| 7 | Bowling Green State University | 295 | 6 | 12-2-0 | 5 | |
| 8 | University of Minnesota Duluth | 292 | 5 | 6-5-2 | 10 | |
| 9 | University of Nebraska-Omaha | 189 | 11 | 6-3-1 | 4 | |
| 10 | University of Michigan | 167 | 9 | 6-6-0 | 10 | |
| 11 | Quinnipiac University | 130 | 12 | 8-4-1 | 9 | |
| 12 | Clarkson University | 124 | 10 | 7-5-1 | 9 | |
| 13 | Northeastern University | 108 | 15 | 5-3-2 | 7 | |
| 14 | University of Wisconsin | 102 | 14 | 6-6-0 | 8 | |
| 15 | University of Massachusetts-Lowell | 70 | 13 | 3-1-0 | 8 |
Others receiving votes: Michigan Tech University 22, Robert Morris University 21, University of Denver 13, AIC 10, Lake Superior State University 6, Michigan State University 4, Boston University 2, Notre Dame University 1, Providence College 1.
