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

The 2001–02 NCAA Division III men's ice hockey season began on October 19, 2001 and concluded on March 16 of the following year. This was the 29th season of Division III college ice hockey.

2001–02 NCAA Division III men's ice hockey season
Duration	October 19, 2001– March 16, 2002
NCAA tournament	2002
National championship	Kenyon Arena Middlebury, Vermont
NCAA champion	Wisconsin–Superior
Sid Watson Award	Jerry Galway (RIT)
List of NCAA Division III men's ice hockey seasons ← 2000–01 2002–03 →

The NCAA expanded the tournament to nine teams. They did this to allow both the east and the west to each receive one at-large bid. The new tournament alignment had all three western teams playing in one quarterfinal (with a First Round game between the 2nd- and 3rd-ranked teams) while the six eastern teams were arranged over the other three quarterfinal series.

Regular season

Standings

2001–02 ECAC East standings
	Conference								Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Division III
Norwich †*	19	15	4	0	30	112	37		32	27	5	0	183	54
New England College	19	9	8	2	20	62	80		27	14	11	2	96	106
MCLA	19	8	8	3	19	63	73		28	14	11	3	91	104
Salem State	19	9	9	1	19	72	61		27	15	11	1	105	83
Southern Maine	19	7	9	3	17	61	67		26	10	13	3	91	91
Babson	19	5	11	3	13	46	70		25	8	14	3	66	88
Massachusetts–Boston	19	3	14	2	8	45	106		25	4	18	3	66	135
Skidmore	19	2	14	3	7	36	91		25	2	20	3	50	116
Division II
Saint Anselm	19	4	10	5	13	56	74		26	9	12	5	88	96
Saint Michael's ~	19	5	13	1	11	46	95		26	11	14	1	79	117
Division III Championship: March 2, 2002 Division II Championship: March 2, 2002 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion ~ indicates Division II Tournament champion

2001–02 ECAC Northeast standings
	Conference								Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Division III
Lebanon Valley †	15	13	1	1	27	88	22		28	23	4	1	153	48
Massachusetts–Dartmouth	15	13	2	0	26	79	38		25	18	6	1	113	67
Wentworth *	15	13	2	0	26	77	31		30	23	7	0	128	84
Curry	15	11	4	0	22	89	53		25	16	8	1	140	97
Johnson & Wales	15	11	4	0	22	78	45		27	13	14	0	113	105
Fitchburg State	15	9	6	0	18	66	50		26	15	9	2	106	72
Salve Regina	15	8	7	0	16	63	53		25	10	13	2	86	85
Plymouth State	15	7	8	0	14	41	57		22	7	14	1	53	97
Worcester State	15	4	9	2	10	43	46		23	5	15	3	61	87
Suffolk	15	2	12	1	5	41	77		22	4	16	2	73	115
Framingham State	15	2	13	0	4	39	126		24	3	20	1	67	175
Nichols	15	2	13	0	4	34	95		21	4	17	0	58	124
Western New England	15	1	14	0	2	29	78		21	3	18	0	44	110
Division II
Southern New Hampshire	15	10	4	1	21	63	50		24	12	10	2	94	94
Stonehill	15	7	8	0	14	73	53		25	14	11	0	123	100
Assumption	15	4	10	1	9	38	67		25	9	14	2	73	114
Division III Championship: March 3, 2002 Division II Championship: March 2, 2002 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champions ~ indicates Division II Tournament champion

2001–02 ECAC West standings
	Conference								Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
RIT †*	10	9	1	0	18	79	21		27	23	2	2	178	50
Elmira	10	8	2	0	16	67	18		27	18	9	0	145	77
Manhattanville	10	5	4	1	11	41	27		26	16	7	3	117	72
Hobart	10	5	5	0	10	38	42		26	10	16	0	85	114
Utica	10	2	7	1	5	30	45		25	10	12	3	80	93
Neumann	10	0	10	0	0	13	115		25	2	23	0	37	215
Championship: March 2, 2002 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champions

2001–02 NCAA Division III Independent ice hockey standings
	Overall record
	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Scranton	2	0	2	0	6	15

2001–02 Midwest Collegiate Hockey Association standings
	Conference								Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Marian †*	16	16	0	0	32	100	22		27	18	7	2	133	66
MSOE	16	8	8	0	16	59	57		25	8	17	0	84	109
Minnesota–Crookston	16	6	10	0	12	64	66		27	8	19	0	89	128
Lawrence	16	6	10	0	12	61	83		28	9	19	0	95	141
Northland	16	4	12	0	8	45	101		26	5	21	0	67	172
Championship: February 24, 2002 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champions

2001–02 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference ice hockey standings
	Conference								Overall
	GP	W	L	T	Pts	GF	GA		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
St. Thomas †*	16	13	3	0	26	63	39		28	22	6	0	115	77
Gustavus Adolphus	16	9	3	4	22	54	34		27	14	9	4	91	71
Augsburg	16	10	5	1	21	53	46		26	14	9	3	102	82
Saint John's	16	9	5	2	20	65	40		26	14	10	2	99	77
Concordia (MN)	16	9	6	1	19	62	50		27	13	12	2	96	100
Saint Mary's	16	7	7	2	16	54	47		25	12	10	3	88	73
Hamline	16	4	11	1	9	54	76		25	7	17	1	77	119
St. Olaf	16	2	11	3	7	45	72		25	8	14	3	85	97
Bethel	16	2	14	0	4	42	88		25	6	19	0	72	126
Championship: March 2, 2002 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion

2001–02 New England Small College Athletic Conference ice hockey standings
	Conference								Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Middlebury †*	19	18	0	1	37	104	24		29	26	2	1	144	43
Bowdoin	19	14	2	3	31	96	38		27	18	6	3	127	61
Hamilton	19	13	5	1	27	88	55		25	14	10	1	103	88
Trinity	19	13	5	1	27	79	33		26	17	8	1	105	55
Williams	19	12	5	2	26	76	45		25	14	9	2	91	68
Colby	19	11	5	3	25	94	53		25	15	7	3	117	69
Amherst	19	6	9	4	16	68	72		25	6	14	5	86	101
Connecticut College	19	6	9	4	16	66	72		24	10	10	4	92	97
Wesleyan	19	5	14	0	10	45	86		24	5	17	2	58	109
Tufts	19	4	15	0	8	54	128		23	6	17	0	76	144
Championship: March 3, 2002 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion

2001–02 Northern Collegiate Hockey Association standings
	Conference								Overall
	GP	W	L	T	Pts	GF	GA		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
St. Norbert †*	14	12	0	2	26	78	31		31	23	5	3	168	73
Wisconsin–Superior	14	8	3	3	19	63	32		34	24	5	5	172	84
Wisconsin–Stevens Point	14	8	4	2	18	54	42		29	18	9	2	109	85
Wisconsin–River Falls	14	7	5	2	16	49	30		29	18	9	2	108	61
Wisconsin–Eau Claire	14	7	6	1	15	39	39		27	12	13	2	84	87
Lake Forest	14	4	10	0	8	30	55		26	9	15	2	70	94
Wisconsin–Stout	14	4	10	0	8	37	61		27	11	15	1	97	107
St. Scholastica	14	1	13	0	2	27	84		27	5	22	0	65	150
Championship: March 2, 2002 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion

2001–02 State University of New York Athletic Conference ice hockey standings
	Conference								Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Plattsburgh State †*	14	13	1	0	26	71	25		33	20	9	4	134	76
Oswego State	14	10	3	1	21	72	33		30	17	9	4	122	81
Cortland State	14	7	5	2	16	57	50		29	14	11	4	118	102
Geneseo State	14	7	5	2	16	39	41		29	12	15	2	76	118
Potsdam State	14	6	8	0	12	43	44		27	12	15	0	80	78
Buffalo State	14	5	8	1	11	48	68		27	11	15	1	100	110
Fredonia State	14	3	9	2	8	27	53		24	9	12	3	63	78
Brockport State	14	0	12	2	2	31	74		25	4	19	2	68	113
Championship: March 3, 2002 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champions

Note: Mini-game are not included in final standings

2002 NCAA Tournament

Main article: 2002 NCAA Division III Men's Ice Hockey Tournament

	First Round March 6					Quarterfinals March 8–10							Semifinals March 15					National Championship March 16
						W1	St. Norbert	4*	2	-
	W2	Wisconsin–Superior	2			W2	Wisconsin–Superior	4	4	-
	W3	St. Thomas	1										Wisconsin–Superior		5
													Plattsburgh State		0
						RIT		4*	2*	0
						Plattsburgh State		4	2	1
																		Wisconsin–Superior		3*
																		Norwich		2
						Middlebury		6	9	-
						Wentworth		0	0	-
													Middlebury		2
													Norwich		5
						Norwich		3	7	-
						Bowdoin		0	0	-

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
Note: Mini-games in italics

See also

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