2011-12 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season

The 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season began on October 1, 2011 and concluded with the 2012 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament's championship game on April 7, 2012 at the Tampa Bay Times Forum in Tampa, Florida. This was the 65th season in which an NCAA ice hockey championship was held and is the 117th year overall where an NCAA school fielded a team.

Pre-season polls
The top 20 from USCHO.com/CBS College Sports, September 26, 2011, and the top 15 from USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine, September 26, 2011. First place votes are in parentheses.

Scoring leaders
The following players lead the NCAA in points at the conclusion of games played on March 17, 2012.

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

Leading goaltenders
The following goaltenders lead the NCAA in goals against average at the conclusion of games played on March 19, 2012 while playing at least 33% of their team's total minutes.

GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average

AHC
Atlantic Hockey First Team All-Conference


 * Kyle De Laurell	Forward	Air Force
 * Brett Gensler	Forward	Bentley
 * Cole Schneider	Forward	Connecticut
 * Tim Kirby	        Defenseman	Air Force
 * Scott Mathis	Defenseman	Air Force
 * Shane Madolora	Goaltender	RIT

Hockey East
2011-2012 Hockey East First-Team All-Stars


 * Joe Cannata, Goaltender: Joe Cannata, Merrimack (Sr., Wakefield, Mass.)
 * Adam Clendening, Defense: Boston University (So., Wheatfield, N.Y.)
 * Brian Dumoulin, Defense: Boston College (Jr., Biddeford, Maine)
 * Spencer Abbott, Forward: Maine (Sr., Hamilton, Ont.) (unanimous selection)
 * Barry Almeida, Forward: Boston College (Sr., Springfield, Mass.)
 * Brian Flynn, Forward: Maine (Sr., Lynnfield, Mass.)