Preseason USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Men's College Hockey Poll
November 2, 2020
| Team | Points | (First Place Votes) | Last Poll | Record | Weeks in Poll | |
| 1 | University of North Dakota | 494 | (22) | 2 | 26-5-4 | 1 |
| 2 | Boston College | 418 | (3) | 4 | 24-8-2 | 1 |
| 3 | University of Minnesota Duluth | 385 | (3) | 5 | 22-10-2 | 1 |
| 4 | University of Denver | 370 | (1) | 6 | 21-9-6 | 1 |
| 5 | Minnesota State University | 369 | (3) | 3 | 31-5-2 | 1 |
| 6 | Cornell University | 368 | (3) | 1 | 23-2-4 | 1 |
| 7 | University of Massachusetts | 277 | 9 | 21-11-2 | 1 | |
| 8 | Clarkson University | 255 | 8 | 23-8-3 | 1 | |
| 9 | Penn State University | 238 | 7 | 20-10-4 | 1 | |
| 10 | Ohio State University | 197 | 10 | 20-11-5 | 1 | |
| 11 | University of Massachusetts Lowell | 158 | 12 | 18-10-6 | 1 | |
| 12 | University of Michigan | 145 | 15 | 18-14-4 | 1 | |
| 13 | University of Minnesota | 111 | NR | 16-14-7 | 1 | |
| 14 | Quinnipiac University | 96 | 14 | 21-11-2 | 1 | |
| 15 | Bemidji State University | 42 | 11 | 22-10-5 | 1 |
Others receiving votes: Providence 38, Arizona State 33, Boston University 18, Northeastern 13, Notre Dame 13, Bowling Green 8, Harvard 6, Michigan Tech 5, Western Michigan 5, Maine 4, Northern Michigan 4, UConn 3, Wisconsin 3, Air Force 2, AIC 1, St.Cloud State 1.
