USA Today/American Hockey Magazine Men's College Hockey Poll
December 3, 2001
| Team | Points | (First Place Votes) | Last Poll | Record | Weeks in Poll | |
| 1. | St. Cloud State | University | 283 | (17) | 2 | 12-1-1 |
| 4. | University of New | Hampshire | 235 | 5 | 9-2-2 | |
| 5. | University of | Mass.-Lowell | 198 | 7 | 10-2-0 | |
| 6. | Michigan State | University | 196 | 3 | 10-3-2 | |
| 7. | Boston | University | 151 | 6 | 8-3-1 | |
| 8. | Northern Michigan | University | 146 | 8 | 8-3-1 | |
| 9. | Cornell | University | 139 | 9 | 7-2-1 | |
| 10. | Colorado | College | 100 | 11 | 8-5-1 | |
| 11. | University of | Michigan | 93 | 13 | 8-5-2 | |
| 12. | University of | Nebraska-Omaha | 81 | 14 | 9-5-2 | |
| 13. | Ohio State | University | 59 | 12 | 9-4-1 | |
| 14. | Boston | College | 49 | 15 | 8-5-1 | |
| 15. | University of | Maine | 16 | NR | 7-5-2 |
T-2. University of Denver 252 (2) 4 11-1-0 University of Minnesota 252 1 11-1-3 Others receiving votes: Miami University (Ohio) 10, Harvard University 7, University of North Dakota 3, Western Michigan University 3, Yale University 3, Minnesota State University-Mankato 2, Niagara University 2.
