USA Today/American Hockey Magazine Men's College Hockey Poll
September 30, 2002
| Team | Points | (First Place Votes) | Last Poll | Record | Weeks in Poll | |
| 1. | University of | Minnesota | 245 | (12) | 1 | 32-8-4 |
| 2. | University of | Michigan | 210 | (1) | 4 | 28-11-5 |
| 3. | University of | Denver | 207 | (2) | 5 | 32-8-1 |
| 4. | University of New | Hampshire | 186 | 3 | 30-7-3 | |
| 5. | Boston | University | 176 | (1) | 6 | 25-10-3 |
| 6. | University of | Maine | 167 | 2 | 26-11-7 | |
| 7. | Michigan State | University | 152 | 8 | 27-9-5 | |
| 8. | Cornell | University | 142 | 9 | 25-8-2 | |
| 9. | St. Cloud | University | 97 | 10 | 29-11-2 | |
| 10. | Colorado | College | 92 | 7 | 27-13-3 | |
| 11. | Northern Michigan | University | 74 | (1) | 11 | 26-12-2 |
| 14. | Harvard | University | 57 | 13 | 15-15-4 | |
| 15. | The Ohio State | University | 29 | 15 | 20-16-4 |
T-12.Boston College 71 NR 18-18-2 University of North Dakota 71 NR 16-19-2 Others receiving votes: University of Wisconsin 16, Clarkson University 10, University of Alaska-Fairbanks 9, University of Nebraska-Omaha 9, Providence College 6, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 6, Western Michigan University 4, University of Notre Dame 2, Bowling Green State University 1, Wayne State University 1.
