USA Today/American Hockey Magazine Men's College Hockey Poll
March 11, 2002
| Team | Points | (First Place Votes) | Last Poll | Record | Weeks in Poll | |
| 1. | University of New | Hampshire | 279 | (14) | 1 | 27-6-3 |
| 2. | University of | Denver | 258 | (2) | 2 | 30-7-1 |
| 3. | University of | Minnesota | 253 | (3) | 3 | 28-7-4 |
| 4. | Michigan State | University | 211 | 5 | 26-7-5 | |
| 5. | St. Cloud State | University | 206 | 4 | 29-8-2 | |
| 6. | Boston | University | 196 | 7 | 25-8-3 | |
| 7. | University of | Maine | 165 | 9 | 22-9-7 | |
| 8. | Cornell | University | 157 | 8 | 23-6-2 | |
| 9. | Colorado | College | 127 | 10 | 24-11-3 | |
| 10. | University of | Michigan | 126 | 6 | 24-10-5 | |
| 11. | University of | Alaska-Fairbanks | 92 | 12 | 22-11-3 | |
| 12. | Northern Michigan | University | 76 | 11 | 25-11-2 | |
| 13. | University of | Mass.-Lowell | 62 | 13 | 22-12-3 | |
| 14. | Ohio State | University | 30 | NR | 19-15-4 | |
| 15. | Rensselaer Polytechnic | Institute | 16 | NR | 18-12-4 |
Others receiving votes: Clarkson University 11, Northeastern University 3, University of Nebraska-Omaha 3, University of Notre Dame 3, Western Michigan University 3, Mercyhurst College 2, Harvard University 1.
