2002-03 CCHA season

This is the 2002-03 Central Collegiate Hockey Association season. This was the league's thirty-second season.

Membership changes

 * none

Standings
Team                      GP  W  L T  P  GF  GA Ferris State Bulldogs      28 22  5 1 45 121  64 Michigan Wolverines       28 18  7 3 39 111  72 Ohio State Buckeyes       28 16  8 4 36  90  63 Michigan State Spartans   28 17 10 1 35 113  83 Northern Michigan Wildcats 28 14 13 1 29 91  83 Miami RedHawks            28 13 12 3 29  86  66 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 28 13 12 3 29  90  90 Western Michigan Broncos  28 13 14 1 27  92 101 Alaska-Fairbanks Nanooks  28 10 11 7 27  78 104 Nebraska-Omaha Mavericks  28  9 17 2 20  64  94 Bowling Green Falcons     28  5 20 3 13  71 116 Lake Superior Lakers      28  3 24 1  7  40 108

First Round (best of three)

 * Ferris State defeated Lake Superior two games to none (6-1, 6-1)
 * Michigan defeated Bowling Green two games to none (3-1, 4-3)
 * Ohio State defeated Nebraksa-Omaha two games to none (4-1, 3-1)
 * Michigan State defeated Alaska-Fairbanks two games to none (11-1, 3-1)
 * Northern Michigan defeated Western Michigan two games to none (8-3, 6-4)
 * Notre Dame defeated Miami two games to one (2-4, 1-0, 5-0)

Quarterfinals

 * Northern Michigan defeated Michigan State 7 to 5
 * Ohio State defeated Notre Dame 3 to 2

Semifinals

 * Michigan defeated Ohio State 3 to 0
 * Ferris State defeated Northern Michigan 4 to 2

Final

 * Michigan defeated Ferris State 5 to 3

NCAA Tournament
Ferris State Michigan Ohio State
 * defeated North Dakota 5 to 2 in the West Regional Semifinals
 * lost to Minnesota 7 to 4 in the West Regional Final
 * defeated Maine 2 to 1 in the Midwest Regional Semifinals
 * defeated Colorado College 5 to 3 in the Midwest Regional Final
 * lost to Minnesota in the National Semifinals
 * lost to Boston College 1 to 0 in the East Regional Semifinals