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
Conference Tournament[]
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
- defeated North Dakota 5 to 2 in the West Regional Semifinals
- lost to Minnesota 7 to 4 in the West Regional Final
Michigan
- 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
Ohio State
- lost to Boston College 1 to 0 in the East Regional Semifinals