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 of the following year. This was the 28th season of Division III college ice hockey.

2000–01 NCAA Division III men's ice hockey season
Frank Ritter Memorial Ice Arena was the host of the 2001 Frozen Four
Duration	October 20, 2000– March 17, 2001
NCAA tournament	2001
National championship	Frank Ritter Memorial Ice Arena Rochester, New York
NCAA champion	Plattsburgh State
Sid Watson Award	Keith Aucoin (Norwich)
List of NCAA Division III men's ice hockey seasons ← 1999–00 2001–02 →

Regular season

Standings

2000–01 ECAC East standings
	Conference								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 standings
	Conference								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 standings
	Conference								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 standings
	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 standings
	Conference								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 standings
	Conference								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 standings
	Conference								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 standings
	Conference								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 standings
	Conference								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

Main article: 2001 NCAA Division III Men's Ice Hockey Tournament

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

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

See also

• 2000–01 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season