1902 Week 10 College Football Team Rankings
1902 rankings calculated with the Classic formula (Ken's 2016-based hybrid, applied retroactively); records, NOW and game results come from James Howell's historical college football score archive.
| Rank | Change | Rating | Team | Conf | Record | Win % | Place | NOW | Game Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0.799 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN) |  B10 | 6–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +5 | Beat Ohio State 86–0 |
| 2 | 1 | 1.068 |  Yale (YALE) | IND FBSI | 8–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +21 | Beat Syracuse 24–0 |
| 3 | 3 | 1.195 |  LSU | IND FBSI | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +4 | Beat Auburn 5–0 |
| 4 | 6 | 1.224 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN) | B10 | 5–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +7 | Beat Kansas 38–0 |
| 5 | -3 | 1.251 |  Georgia (GEORGIA) | IND FBSI | 1–0–1 | 0.750 | 27 | +3 | Tied Georgia Tech 0–0 |
| 6 | -1 | 1.253 |  Nebraska (NEBRASKA) | IND FBSI | 6–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +12 | Beat Missouri 12–0 |
| 7 | 4 | 1.311 |  Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT) | IND FBSI | 4–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +4 | Beat Tennessee 12–5 |
| 8 | 10 | 1.416 |  Princeton (PRINCETON) | IND FBSI | 7–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +11 | Beat Dickinson 23–0; Beat COLUMBIA 21–0 |
| 9 | 3 | 1.419 | Chicago (CHICAGO) | B10 | 11–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +20 | Beat Illinois 6–0 |
| 10 | 4 | 1.421 |  Clemson (CLEMSON) | IND FBSI | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +4 | Beat Furman 28–0 |
| 11 | 4 | 1.497 |  Harvard (HARVARD) | IND FBSI | 8–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +12 | Beat Brown 6–0 |
| 12 | 1 | 1.597 |  North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA) | IND FBSI | 4–0–1 | 0.900 | 14 | +4 | Tied Virginia Tech 0–0 |
| 13 | 12 | 1.633 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA) | B10 | 6–1–1 | 0.813 | 22 | +9 | Beat Iowa 34–0 |
| 14 | -7 | 1.786 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS) | B10 | 7–1 | 0.875 | 15 | +8 | Lost to Chicago 0–6 |
| 15 | 4 | 1.793 |  Lafayette (LAFAYETTE) | IND FBSI | 5–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | BYE |
| 16 | 4 | 1.808 |  Tulane (TULANE) | IND FBSI | 1–0–1 | 0.750 | 27 | 0 | Tied Auburn 0–0 |
| 17 | 4 | 1.868 |  Colorado Mines (COLORADO MINES) | IND FBSI | 3–0–1 | 0.875 | 15 | 0 | BYE |
| 18 | 4 | 1.895 |  Georgetown (GEORGETOWN) | IND FBSI | 4–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +1 | BYE |
| 19 | 4 | 1.923 |  Virginia (VIRGINIA) | IND FBSI | 5–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat ST. John's (MARYLAND) 22–0 |
| 20 | 13 | 2.149 | Knox (KNOX) | IND FBSI | 5–1 | 0.833 | 18 | +5 | Beat Northwestern 15–0 |
| 21 | 9 | 2.195 | Carlisle (CARLISLE) | IND FBSI | 5–1 | 0.833 | 18 | +4 | Beat Medico Chirurgical 63–0 |
| 22 | 7 | 2.216 |  Cornell (CORNELL) | IND FBSI | 6–1 | 0.857 | 17 | 0 | Beat Oberlin 57–0 |
| 23 | -7 | 2.282 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE) | IND FBSI | 5–1 | 0.833 | 18 | +3 | Lost to Yale 0–24 |
| 24 | -20 | 2.369 |  Auburn (AUBURN) | IND FBSI | 2–1–1 | 0.625 | 40 | +2 | Tied Tulane 0–0; Lost to LSU 0–5 |
| 25 | 6 | 2.405 |  Texas (TEXAS) | IND FBSI | 2–1–1 | 0.625 | 40 | +3 | Tied Texas A&M 0–0 |
| 26 | -9 | 2.407 |  Columbia (COLUMBIA) | IND FBSI | 5–1 | 0.833 | 18 | 0 | Lost to Princeton 0–21 |
| 27 | 7 | 2.422 |  Colorado (COLORADO) | IND FBSI | 4–1 | 0.800 | 23 | +2 | Beat Colorado College 12–6 |
| 28 | 9 | 2.478 |  Army (ARMY) | IND FBSI | 3–1 | 0.750 | 27 | +5 | Beat Williams 28–0 |
| 29 | -2 | 2.573 |  Brown (BROWN) | IND FBSI | 2–2–1 | 0.500 | 47 | +10 | Lost to Harvard 0–6 |
| 30 | 10 | 2.580 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME) | IND FBSI | 3–1 | 0.750 | 27 | +2 | Beat Indiana 11–5 |
| 31 | 1 | 2.615 | Haskell (HASKELL) | IND FBSI | 4–1 | 0.800 | 23 | 0 | Beat Washburn 41–5 |
| 32 | -23 | 2.846 |  Iowa (IOWA) | B10 | 3–1 | 0.750 | 27 | +2 | Lost to Minnesota 0–34 |
| 33 | -9 | 2.858 |  Kansas (KANSAS) | IND FBSI | 4–1 | 0.800 | 23 | 0 | Lost to Wisconsin 0–38 |
| 34 | 1 | 2.950 |  Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA) | IND FBSI | 7–2 | 0.778 | 26 | +5 | Lost to Navy 6–10; Beat BUCKNELL 6–5 |
| 35 | 6 | 2.954 | Amherst (AMHERST) | IND FBSI | 3–3 | 0.500 | 47 | +5 | Beat Dartmouth 12–6 |
| 36 | -28 | 2.973 |  Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH) | IND FBSI | 3–1–1 | 0.700 | 34 | +2 | Lost to Amherst 6–12 |
| 37 | -11 | 3.040 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE) | IND FBSI | 2–1 | 0.667 | 36 | 0 | Beat Maryville 34–0; Lost to VANDERBILT 5–12 |
| 38 | 9 | 3.049 |  Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI) | IND FBSI | 2–1 | 0.667 | 36 | 0 | Beat Mississippi State 21–0 |
| 39 | -11 | 3.057 |  Alabama (ALABAMA) | IND FBSI | 2–1 | 0.667 | 36 | -1 | BYE |
| 40 | 10 | 3.117 | Sewanee (SEWANEE) | IND FBSI | 3–1 | 0.750 | 27 | 0 | Beat Washington (MISSOURI) 22–6 |
| 41 | 7 | 3.153 |  Penn State (PENN STATE) | IND FBSI | 4–2 | 0.667 | 36 | -2 | Beat Susquehanna 55–0 |
| 42 | -6 | 3.321 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN) | B10 | 5–2 | 0.714 | 33 | -1 | Lost to Knox 0–15 |
| 43 | 13 | 3.379 |  Lehigh (LEHIGH) | IND FBSI | 3–2–1 | 0.583 | 46 | -2 | Beat Union (NEW YORK) 41–0; Beat NEW YORK UNIVERSITY 46–0 |
| 44 | 9 | 3.518 |  Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS) | IND FBSI | 3–1–1 | 0.700 | 34 | -1 | Beat Vermont 11–5 |
| 45 | -1 | 3.575 |  Purdue (PURDUE) | B10 | 3–2 | 0.600 | 42 | -1 | Beat Case 5–0 |
| 46 | -4 | 3.704 |  Furman (FURMAN) | IND FBSI | 3–3–1 | 0.500 | 47 | +2 | Lost to Clemson 0–28 |
| 47 | 5 | 3.781 |  Beloit (BELOIT) | IND FBSI | 3–2 | 0.600 | 42 | -1 | Beat Wisconsin Oshkosh 17–0 |
| 48 | -10 | 4.088 |  Iowa State (IOWA STATE) | IND FBSI | 3–2 | 0.600 | 42 | 0 | Lost to Cornell (IOWA) 15–17 |
| 49 | -6 | 4.101 |  Bucknell (BUCKNELL) | IND FBSI | 3–2 | 0.600 | 42 | +3 | Lost to Pennsylvania 5–6 |
| 50 | 4 | 4.237 | Wesleyan (WESLEYAN) | IND FBSI | 3–3–1 | 0.500 | 47 | -1 | Beat Trinity (CONNECTICUT) 23–6 |
| 51 | 4 | 4.405 |  Colorado State (COLORADO STATE) | IND FBSI | 1–1–1 | 0.500 | 47 | -1 | Tied Utah 0–0 |
| 52 | -6 | 4.494 |  Indiana (INDIANA) | B10 | 2–2 | 0.500 | 47 | -1 | Lost to Notre Dame 5–11 |
| 53 | -4 | 4.603 |  Navy (NAVY) | IND FBSI | 1–3–1 | 0.300 | 64 | +4 | Beat Pennsylvania 10–6; Lost to DICKINSON 0–6 |
| 54 | 4 | 4.789 |  Massachusetts (MASSACHUSETTS) | IND FBSI | 1–1–2 | 0.500 | 47 | -3 | BYE |
| 55 | -10 | 4.795 |  Vermont (VERMONT) | IND FBSI | 2–3–2 | 0.429 | 56 | -2 | Tied Williams 5–5; Lost to HOLY CROSS 5–11 |
| 56 | -17 | 4.914 |  Drake (DRAKE) | IND FBSI | 2–2 | 0.500 | 47 | -2 | Lost to Simpson 5–6 |
| 57 | 2 | 5.022 |  Missouri (MISSOURI) | IND FBSI | 1–2 | 0.333 | 59 | 0 | Lost to Nebraska 0–12 |
| 58 | 8 | 5.626 | Dickinson (DICKINSON) | IND FBSI | 2–3 | 0.400 | 57 | 0 | Lost to Princeton 0–23; Beat NAVY 6–0 |
| 59 | -8 | 5.811 |  Washington (missouri) (WASHINGTON (MISSOURI)) | IND FBSI | 1–2–1 | 0.375 | 58 | -2 | Lost to Sewanee 6–22 |
| 60 | 5 | 6.064 | Simpson (SIMPSON) | IND FBSI | 1–2 | 0.333 | 59 | -1 | Beat Drake 6–5 |
| 61 | 0 | 6.097 |  Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH) | IND FBSI | 1–1–1 | 0.500 | 47 | +1 | Tied North Carolina 0–0 |
| 62 | 2 | 6.262 |  Tufts (TUFTS) | IND FBSI | 2–4 | 0.333 | 59 | -2 | Beat Worcester Tech 18–0 |
| 63 | 5 | 6.416 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE) | IND FBSI | 1–3–1 | 0.300 | 64 | -4 | Beat ST. Albans 10–0 |
| 64 | 3 | 6.525 |  Grinnell (GRINNELL) | IND FBSI | 1–3–2 | 0.333 | 59 | -4 | Beat DES Moines 30–0 |
| 65 | -3 | 7.023 | Colorado College (COLORADO COLLEGE) | IND FBSI | 1–2 | 0.333 | 59 | -1 | Lost to Colorado 6–12 |
| 66 | -6 | 7.285 | Davidson (DAVIDSON) | IND FBSI | 1–3 | 0.250 | 66 | -3 | Lost to Bingham 6–16 |
| 67 | -10 | 7.436 |  Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH) | IND FBSI | 0–2–1 | 0.167 | 68 | -1 | Tied Georgia 0–0 |
| 68 | -5 | 7.547 |  Williams (WILLIAMS) | IND FBSI | 1–5–1 | 0.214 | 67 | -3 | Tied Vermont 5–5; Lost to ARMY 0–28 |
| 69 | 0 | 8.521 |  Denver (DENVER) | IND FBSI | 0–3–1 | 0.125 | 69 | -1 | Tied East Denver High 0–0 |
| 70 | 0 | 11.414 |  Union (new York) (UNION (NEW YORK)) | IND FBSI | 0–4 | 0.000 | 70 | -6 | Lost to Lehigh 0–41; Lost to HAMILTON 0–31 |
| 71 | 1 | 11.479 |  Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE) | IND FBSI | 0–2 | 0.000 | 70 | -1 | Lost to Ole Miss 0–21 |
| 72 | -1 | 12.242 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE) | IND FBSI | 0–5 | 0.000 | 70 | -8 | Lost to Andover 0–24 |