USA Today/American Hockey Magazine Men's College Hockey Poll
October 15, 2001
| Team | Points | (First Place Votes) | Last Poll | Record | Weeks in Poll | |
| 1. | Michigan State | University | 277 | (16) | 1 | 2-0-1 |
| 2. | University of | Minnesota | 261 | (3) | 2 | 1-0-0 |
| 3. | University of North | Dakota | 252 | 5 | 2-1-0 | |
| 4. | St. Cloud State | University | 224 | 11 | 2-0-0 | |
| 5. | University of | Michigan | 177 | 3 | 1-1-1 | |
| 6. | University of New | Hampshire | 175 | 9 | 1-0-0 | |
| 7. | University of | Denver | 130 | NR | 2-0-0 | |
| 8. | University of | Maine | 130 | 8 | 1-1-0 | |
| 11. | Boston | University | 81 | NR | 1-0-0 | |
| 12. | University of | Nebraska-Omaha | 67 | 12 | 1-1-0 | |
| 13. | Boston | College | 65 | 7 | 1-1-1 | |
| 14. | University of | Minnesota-Duluth | 54 | NR | 2-0-0 | |
| 15. | Providence | College | 41 | 6 | 0-2-0 |
T-9. Colorado College 119 4 0-2-0 Harvard University 119 10 0-0-0 Others receiving votes: Dartmouth College 40, Michigan Technological University 17, Clarkson University 14, University of Alaska-Anchorage 8, University of Wisconsin 8, University of Massachusetts-Lowell 6, Ohio State University 6, University of Alaska-Fairbanks 4, Miami University (Ohio) 4, Cornell University 3, Union College 1
