USA Today/American Hockey Magazine Preseason Poll
October 1, 2001
| Team | Points | (First Place Votes) | Last Poll | Record | Weeks in Poll | |
| 1. | Michigan State University | 263 | (6) | 3 | 33- | 5-4 |
| 2. | University of North Dakota | 243 | (7) | 2 | 29- | 8-9 |
| 3. | University of | Minnesota | 236 | (2) | 9 | 27-13-2 |
| 4. | University of | Michigan | 191 | 4 | 27-13-5 | |
| 5. | Providence | College | 169 | 11 | 22-13-5 | |
| 6. | Colorado | College | 166 | 6 | 27-13-1 | |
| 7. | Boston College | 147 | (4) | 1 | 33- | 8-2 |
| 8. | Harvard | University | 126 | NR | 16-15-2 | |
| 9. | St. Cloud State University | 118 | 5 | 31- | 9-1 | |
| 10. | University of | Maine | 114 | 7 | 20-12-7 | |
| 11. | University of New | Hampshire | 91 | 14 | 21-12-6 | |
| 12. | University of | Nebraska-Omaha | 90 | 13 | 24-15-3 | |
| 13. | Clarkson | University | 76 | 15 | 21-11-3 | |
| 14. | University of | Wisconsin | 66 | 8 | 22-15-4 |
T15. Dartmouth College 31 NR 16-14-4 University of Denver 31 NR 19-15-4 Others receiving votes: St. Lawrence University 28, Ohio State University 26, Boston University 22, Miami University (Ohio) 20, Cornell University 14, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 12.
