USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Men's College Hockey Poll
January 18, 2021
| Team | Points | (First Place Votes) | Last Poll | Record | Weeks in Poll | |
| 1 | Boston College | 503 | (28) | 3 | 8-2-0 | 11 |
| 2 | Minnesota State University | 446 | (3) | 4 | 7-1-1 | 11 |
| 3 | University of North Dakota | 444 | (2) | 2 | 9-3-1 | 11 |
| 4 | University of Minnesota | 425 | (1) | 1 | 11-3-0 | 11 |
| 5 | Bowling Green State University | 352 | 7 | 14-2-0 | 6 | |
| 6 | St Cloud State University | 299 | 5 | 9-6-0 | 7 | |
| 7 | University of Minnesota Duluth | 287 | 8 | 6-5-2 | 11 | |
| 8 | University of Massachusetts | 280 | 6 | 9-4-1 | 11 | |
| 9 | University of Michigan | 240 | 10 | 8-6-0 | 11 | |
| 10 | Quinnipiac University | 197 | 11 | 10-4-1 | 10 | |
| 11 | University of Nebraska-Omaha | 175 | 9 | 6-3-1 | 5 | |
| 12 | University of Wisconsin | 124 | 14 | 8-6-0 | 9 | |
| 13 | Northeastern University | 100 | 13 | 6-3-2 | 8 | |
| 14 | Clarkson University | 50 | 12 | 8-6-1 | 10 | |
| 15 | University of Denver | 36 | NR | 5-7-1 | 9 |
Others receiving votes: University of Notre Dame 32, University of Massachusetts-Lowell 28, Michigan Tech University 25, Robert Morris University 19, AIC 9, Boston University 5, Lake Superior State University 2, Providence College 2.
