2001–02 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season

The 2001–02 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season began on October 5, 2001 and concluded with the 2002 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament's championship game on April 6, 2002 at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minnesota. This was the 55th season in which an NCAA ice hockey championship was held and is the 107th year overall where an NCAA school fielded a team.

Pre-season polls
The top 15 from USCHO.com/CBS College Sports and the top 15 from USA Today/American Hockey Magazine.

2002 NCAA Tournament
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Player stats
===Scoring leaders === The following players led the league in points at the conclusion of the season.

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes

Leading goaltenders
The following goaltenders led the league in goals against average at the end of the regular season while playing at least 33% of their team's total minutes.

GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime/shootout losses; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average