USA Today/American Hockey Magazine Men's College Hockey Poll
January 28, 2002
| Team | Points | (First Place Votes) | Last Poll | Record | Weeks in Poll | |
| 1. | University of New | Hampshire | 276 | (10) | 2 | 19-4-2 |
| 2. | University of | Denver | 273 | (9) | 1 | 23-3-0 |
| 5. | St. Cloud State | University | 212 | 3 | 20-5-2 | |
| 6. | Northern Michigan | University | 165 | 10 | 17-7-2 | |
| 7. | Colorado | College | 158 | 8 | 16-8-2 | |
| 8. | University of | Maine | 150 | 12 | 15-7-4 | |
| 9. | University of | Mass.-Lowell | 125 | 7 | 16-7-1 | |
| 10. | Cornell | University | 121 | 11 | 13-5-1 | |
| 11. | Boston | University | 114 | 6 | 14-7-2 | |
| 12. | University of | Michigan | 90 | 9 | 14-8-5 | |
| 13. | University of | Nebraska-Omaha | 60 | 15 | 16-9-3 |
T3. University of Minnesota 231 4 18-5-4 T3. Michigan State University 231 5 19-5-3 T14. University of Alaska-Fairbanks 22 13 14-10-2 T14. Harvard University 22 NR 9-6-3 Others receiving votes: Northeastern University 14, University of Wisconsin 9. The Ohio State University 5, Western Michigan University 2.
