USA Today/American Hockey Magazine Men's College Hockey Poll
October 22, 2001
| Team | Points | (First Place Votes) | Last Poll | Record | Weeks in Poll | |
| 1. | Michigan State | University | 277 | (15) | 1 | 3-0-1 |
| 2. | University of | Minnesota | 271 | (4) | 2 | 3-0-0 |
| 3. | St. Cloud State | University | 245 | 4 | 4-0-0 | |
| 4. | University of North | Dakota | 219 | 3 | 3-2-0 | |
| 5. | University of | Denver | 168 | 7 | 2-0-0 | |
| 6. | Colorado | College | 159 | 9 | 2-2-0 | |
| 9. | University of New | Hampshire | 124 | 6 | 2-1-0 | |
| 10. | Boston | University | 123 | 11 | 2-0-0 | |
| 11. | Harvard | University | 107 | 9 | 0-0-0 | |
| 12. | University of | Nebraska-Omaha | 91 | 12 | 3-1-0 | |
| 13. | University of | Mass-Lowell | 65 | NR | 3-0-0 | |
| 14. | Providence | College | 50 | 15 | 1-2-0 | |
| 15. | Dartmouth | College | 22 | NR | 0-0-0 |
T-7. University of Maine 148 8 2-2-0 University of Michigan 148 5 2-2-1 Others receiving votes: Minnesota State University-Mankato 18, University of Alaska-Fairbanks 13, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 9, Union College 9, Michigan Technological University 5, Northern Michigan University 4, Clarkson University 2, University of Wisconsin 2, Boston College 1
