# 2000–01 NCAA Division III men's ice hockey season

The 2000–01 NCAA Division III men's ice hockey season began on October 20, 2000 and concluded on March 17, 2001. This was the 28th season of Division III college ice hockey.

## Regular season
### Standings

2000–01 ECAC East standingsvte :
| | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall |
| | GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA |
| Norwich † | 17 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 104 | 40 | 28 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 141 | 73 |
| Salem State | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 22 | 73 | 39 | 26 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 117 | 59 |
| New England College * | 17 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 20 | 72 | 66 | 30 | 20 | 10 | 0 | 129 | 108 |
| Babson | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 63 | 55 | 27 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 102 | 85 |
| Skidmore | 17 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 41 | 79 | 24 | 8 | 14 | 2 | 62 | 106 |
| Saint Anselm ~ | 17 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 41 | 79 | 26 | 10 | 14 | 2 | 92 | 117 |
| Massachusetts–Boston | 17 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 41 | 96 | 24 | 4 | 17 | 3 | 62 | 122 |
| Southern Maine | 17 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 33 | 86 | 26 | 5 | 19 | 2 | 62 | 122 |
| MCLA | 17 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 94 | 26 | 4 | 22 | 0 | 62 | 123 |
| Championship: March 4, 2001 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion ~ indicates Division II Tournament champion |||||||||||||||
2000–01 ECAC Northeast standingsvte :
| | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall |
| | GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA |
| Division III |||||||||||||||
| Tufts † | 17 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 98 | 46 | 24 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 131 | 81 |
| Wentworth | 17 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 94 | 27 | 28 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 133 | 65 |
| Johnson & Wales | 17 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 100 | 35 | 27 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 144 | 76 |
| Lebanon Valley * | 17 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 72 | 39 | 29 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 116 | 91 |
| Massachusetts–Dartmouth | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 22 | 68 | 58 | 26 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 105 | 90 |
| Worcester State | 17 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 19 | 64 | 61 | 25 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 93 | 94 |
| Fitchburg State | 17 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 19 | 67 | 57 | 26 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 92 | 98 |
| Salve Regina | 17 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 57 | 72 | 26 | 11 | 15 | 0 | 85 | 115 |
| Suffolk | 17 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 12 | 55 | 90 | 22 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 78 | 109 |
| Western New England | 17 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 60 | 82 | 23 | 7 | 14 | 2 | 76 | 111 |
| Framingham State | 17 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 8 | 58 | 84 | 24 | 6 | 18 | 0 | 78 | 117 |
| Plymouth State | 17 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 8 | 40 | 78 | 25 | 4 | 20 | 1 | 54 | 126 |
| Curry | 17 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 44 | 90 | 22 | 4 | 17 | 1 | 55 | 115 |
| Nichols | 17 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 50 | 99 | 23 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 72 | 120 |
| Division II |||||||||||||||
| New Hampshire College | 17 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 26 | 82 | 56 | 26 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 114 | 92 |
| Stonehill | 17 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 18 | 83 | 82 | 22 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 102 | 107 |
| Saint Michael's | 17 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 17 | 69 | 78 | 27 | 10 | 15 | 2 | 105 | 128 |
| Assumption | 17 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 61 | 88 | 24 | 4 | 19 | 1 | 69 | 130 |
| Division III Championship: March 3, 2001 Division II Championship: March 3, 2001 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champions ~ indicates Division II Tournament champion |||||||||||||||
2000–01 ECAC West standingsvte :
| | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall |
| | GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA |
| RIT †* | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 37 | 11 | 29 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 210 | 66 |
| Elmira | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 138 | 99 |
| Manhattanville | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 21 | 27 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 114 | 81 |
| Hobart | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 38 | 25 | 6 | 15 | 4 | 79 | 111 |
| Championship: March 3, 2001 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champions |||||||||||||||
2000–01 NCAA Division III Independent ice hockey standingsvte :
| | Overall record | Overall record | Overall record | Overall record | Overall record | Overall record |
| | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA |
| Neumann | 22 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 44 | 148 |
| Scranton | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
2000–01 Midwest Collegiate Hockey Association standingsvte :
| | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall |
| | GP | W | L | T | Pct. | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA |
| Minnesota–Crookston † | 12 | 11 | 0 | 1 | .958 | 78 | 24 | 25 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 130 | 84 |
| Marian * | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | .821 | 73 | 31 | 27 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 111 | 83 |
| Northland | 16 | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 49 | 76 | 25 | 6 | 19 | 0 | 78 | 141 |
| Lawrence | 14 | 3 | 10 | 1 | .250 | 36 | 69 | 24 | 4 | 18 | 2 | 54 | 134 |
| MSOE | 16 | 3 | 12 | 1 | .219 | 42 | 78 | 25 | 3 | 21 | 1 | 59 | 136 |
| Championship: February 24, 2001 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champions |||||||||||||||
2000–01 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference ice hockey standingsvte :
| | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall |
| | GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA |
| St. Thomas † | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 80 | 46 | 27 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 122 | 87 |
| Concordia (MN) | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 62 | 39 | 27 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 98 | 79 |
| Saint John's * | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 58 | 45 | 31 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 102 | 101 |
| Bethel | 16 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 74 | 56 | 29 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 125 | 124 |
| Augsburg | 16 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 70 | 52 | 25 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 97 | 88 |
| Saint Mary's | 16 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 52 | 64 | 25 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 95 | 102 |
| St. Olaf | 16 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 9 | 46 | 81 | 25 | 8 | 16 | 1 | 85 | 116 |
| Hamline | 16 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 43 | 82 | 25 | 11 | 14 | 0 | 96 | 113 |
| Gustavus Adolphus | 16 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 39 | 60 | 25 | 6 | 16 | 3 | 56 | 89 |
| Championship: March 4, 2001 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion |||||||||||||||
2000–01 New England Small College Athletic Conference ice hockey standingsvte :
| | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall |
| | GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA |
| Middlebury †* | 17 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 85 | 20 | 28 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 120 | 44 |
| Amherst | 17 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 27 | 78 | 33 | 26 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 118 | 55 |
| Colby | 17 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 69 | 46 | 25 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 94 | 81 |
| Trinity | 17 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 65 | 44 | 24 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 93 | 69 |
| Bowdoin | 17 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 22 | 85 | 53 | 25 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 107 | 83 |
| Hamilton | 17 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 20 | 67 | 60 | 25 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 96 | 101 |
| Williams | 17 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 15 | 61 | 58 | 25 | 9 | 15 | 1 | 81 | 90 |
| Connecticut College | 17 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 40 | 82 | 21 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 66 | 108 |
| Wesleyan | 17 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 66 | 88 | 24 | 8 | 14 | 2 | 96 | 114 |
| Championship: March 3, 2001 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion |||||||||||||||
2000–01 Northern Collegiate Hockey Association standingsvte :
| | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall |
| | GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA |
| Wisconsin–Superior †* | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 63 | 32 | 35 | 30 | 4 | 1 | 163 | 77 |
| Wisconsin–River Falls | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 71 | 38 | 35 | 23 | 10 | 2 | 146 | 86 |
| St. Norbert | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 64 | 39 | 29 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 129 | 72 |
| Wisconsin–Stout | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 52 | 57 | 27 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 98 | 102 |
| Wisconsin–Stevens Point | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 49 | 48 | 29 | 17 | 12 | 0 | 110 | 94 |
| St. Scholastica | 14 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 39 | 75 | 27 | 9 | 17 | 1 | 86 | 122 |
| Lake Forest | 14 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 42 | 62 | 25 | 9 | 14 | 2 | 86 | 96 |
| Wisconsin–Eau Claire | 14 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 34 | 63 | 27 | 9 | 18 | 0 | 88 | 120 |
| Championship: March 3, 2001 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion |||||||||||||||
2000–01 State University of New York Athletic Conference ice hockey standingsvte :
| | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall |
| | GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA |
| Plattsburgh State †* | 14 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 89 | 32 | 34 | 29 | 5 | 0 | 173 | 79 |
| Oswego State | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 67 | 34 | 27 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 137 | 81 |
| Potsdam State | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 48 | 43 | 31 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 120 | 90 |
| Fredonia State | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 44 | 32 | 26 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 74 | 72 |
| Geneseo State | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 55 | 57 | 29 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 124 | 127 |
| Cortland State | 14 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 39 | 57 | 27 | 9 | 16 | 2 | 84 | 108 |
| Buffalo State | 14 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 49 | 73 | 25 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 108 | 110 |
| Brockport State | 14 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 91 | 25 | 2 | 21 | 2 | 58 | 167 |
| Championship: March 4, 2001 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champions |||||||||||||||
Note: Mini-game are not included in final standings

## 2001 NCAA tournament

| Quarterfinals March 9–10 | Quarterfinals March 9–10 | Quarterfinals March 9–10 | Quarterfinals March 9–10 | Quarterfinals March 9–10 | Semifinals March 16 | Semifinals March 16 | Semifinals March 16 | National championship March 17 | National championship March 17 | National championship March 17 |
| RIT | RIT | 8 | 10 | - | | | | | | |
| Lebanon Valley | Lebanon Valley | 1 | 2 | - | | | | | | |
| Lebanon Valley | Lebanon Valley | 1 | 2 | - | RIT | RIT | 5 | | | |
| | | | | | Wisconsin–River Falls | Wisconsin–River Falls | 2 | | | |
| Wisconsin–River Falls | Wisconsin–River Falls | 8 | 2 | - | Wisconsin–River Falls | Wisconsin–River Falls | 2 | | | |
| New England College | New England College | 1 | 1 | - | | | | | | |
| New England College | New England College | 1 | 1 | - | | | | RIT | RIT | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | Plattsburgh State | Plattsburgh State | 6 |
| Wisconsin–Superior | Wisconsin–Superior | 5 | 4 | - | | | | | | | Plattsburgh State | Plattsburgh State | 6 |
| Saint John's | Saint John's | 4 | 0 | - | | | |
| Saint John's | Saint John's | 4 | 0 | - | Wisconsin–Superior | Wisconsin–Superior | 3 | Third-place game | Third-place game | Third-place game |
| | | | | | Plattsburgh State | Plattsburgh State | 5 |
| Plattsburgh State | Plattsburgh State | 3 | 5 | - | Plattsburgh State | Plattsburgh State | 5 | Wisconsin–River Falls | Wisconsin–River Falls | 1 |
| Middlebury | Middlebury | 1 | 2 | - | | | | Wisconsin–Superior | Wisconsin–Superior | 3 |
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)