2001-02 CCHA season

This is the 2001-02 Central Collegiate Hockey Association season. This was the league's thirty-first season.

Membership changes

 * none

Standings
Team                      GP  W  L T  P GF  GA Michigan Wolverines        28 19  5 4 42 97  56 Michigan State Spartans   28 18  6 4 40 87  47 Northern Michigan Wildcats 28 16 10 2 34 86 69 Alaska-Fairbanks Nanooks  28 15 10 3 33 91  55 Nebraska-Omaha Mavericks  28 13 11 4 30 72  64 Western Michigan Broncos  28 13 12 3 29 92  92 Ohio State Buckeyes       28 12 12 4 28 71  81 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 28 12 12 4 28 95  86 Ferris State Bulldogs     28 12 15 1 25 86  83 Miami RedHawks            28  9 17 2 20 68  88 Bowling Green Falcons     28  7 11 3 17 78 104 Lake Superior Lakers      28  4 22 2 10 38 106

First Round (best of three)

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

Quarterfinals

 * Ohio State defeated Alaska-Fairbanks  6 to 5 in overtime
 * Northern Michigan defeated Notre Dame 3 to 1

Semifinals

 * Michigan defeated Ohio State 2 to 1
 * Michigan State defeated Northern Michigan 2 to 1

Final

 * Michigan defeated Michigan State 3 to 2

NCAA Tournament
Michigan Michigan State
 * defeated St. Cloud State 4 to 2 in the West Regional Quarterfinals
 * defeated Denver 5 to 3 in the West Regional Semifinals
 * lost to Minnesota 3 to 2 in the National Semifinals
 * lost to Colorado College 2 to 0 in the West Regional Quarterfinals