2002 Post-Season Week 2 College Football Team Rankings
2002 rankings calculated with the Classic formula (Ken's 2016-based hybrid, applied retroactively); records, NOW and game results come from official ESPN scores.
| Rank | Change | Rating | Team | Conf | Record | Win % | Place | NOW | Game Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0.758 |  USC |  PAC | 10–2 | 0.833 | 8 | +69 | BYE |
| 2 | 0 | 0.775 |  Miami (MIAMI) | IND BE | 12–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +74 | BYE |
| 3 | 0 | 0.896 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE) |  B10 | 13–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +84 | BYE |
| 4 | 0 | 0.951 |  Georgia (GEORGIA) |  SEC | 12–1 | 0.923 | 3 | +72 | BYE |
| 5 | 0 | 1.063 |  Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA) |  B12 | 11–2 | 0.846 | 6 | +63 | BYE |
| 6 | 0 | 1.150 |  Iowa (IOWA) | B10 | 11–1 | 0.917 | 4 | +57 | BYE |
| 7 | 0 | 1.157 |  Texas (TEXAS) | B12 | 10–2 | 0.833 | 8 | +56 | BYE |
| 8 | 0 | 1.215 |  Alabama (ALABAMA) | SEC | 10–3 | 0.769 | 15 | +58 | BYE |
| 9 | 0 | 1.307 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME) | IND FBSI | 10–2 | 0.833 | 8 | +53 | BYE |
| 10 | 0 | 1.329 |  Kansas State (KANSAS STATE) | B12 | 10–2 | 0.833 | 8 | +38 | BYE |
| 11 | 0 | 1.363 |  Boise State (BOISE STATE) | IND WAC | 11–1 | 0.917 | 4 | +44 | BYE |
| 12 | 0 | 1.413 |  Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE) | PAC | 10–2 | 0.833 | 8 | +47 | BYE |
| 13 | 0 | 1.448 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN) | B10 | 9–3 | 0.750 | 20 | +51 | BYE |
| 14 | 1 | 1.513 |  South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA) |  USA | 9–2 | 0.818 | 13 | +38 | BYE |
| 15 | 1 | 1.530 |  Penn State (PENN STATE) | B10 | 9–3 | 0.750 | 20 | +44 | BYE |
| 16 | -2 | 1.574 |  Florida State (FLORIDA STATE) |  ACC | 9–4 | 0.692 | 24 | +47 | BYE |
| 17 | 0 | 1.592 |  Arkansas (ARKANSAS) | SEC | 9–4 | 0.692 | 24 | +44 | BYE |
| 18 | 0 | 1.633 |  Maryland (MARYLAND) | ACC | 10–3 | 0.769 | 15 | +40 | BYE |
| 19 | 3 | 1.671 |  Marshall (MARSHALL) |  MAC | 11–2 | 0.846 | 6 | +40 | Beat Louisville 38–15 |
| 20 | -1 | 1.703 |  Colorado (COLORADO) | B12 | 9–4 | 0.692 | 24 | +45 | BYE |
| 21 | -1 | 1.715 |  Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH) | IND BE | 9–4 | 0.692 | 24 | +41 | BYE |
| 22 | -1 | 1.769 |  Colorado State (COLORADO STATE) |  MWC | 10–3 | 0.769 | 15 | +43 | BYE |
| 23 | 0 | 1.790 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA) | IND BE | 9–3 | 0.750 | 20 | +36 | BYE |
| 24 | 1 | 1.851 |  Florida (FLORIDA) | SEC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 29 | +37 | BYE |
| 25 | -1 | 1.875 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE) | ACC | 10–3 | 0.769 | 15 | +32 | BYE |
| 26 | 0 | 1.900 |  TCU | USA | 9–2 | 0.818 | 13 | +29 | BYE |
| 27 | 0 | 1.930 |  Toledo (TOLEDO) | MAC | 9–4 | 0.692 | 24 | +30 | BYE |
| 28 | 0 | 1.956 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH) | IND BE | 8–4 | 0.667 | 29 | +33 | BYE |
| 29 | 4 | 2.022 |  Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH) | B12 | 9–5 | 0.643 | 38 | +39 | Beat Clemson 55–15 |
| 30 | -1 | 2.026 |  Auburn (AUBURN) | SEC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 29 | +25 | BYE |
| 31 | -1 | 2.062 |  LSU | SEC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 29 | +24 | BYE |
| 32 | -1 | 2.098 |  Hawai'i (HAWAII) | IND WAC | 10–3 | 0.769 | 15 | +29 | BYE |
| 33 | -1 | 2.112 |  Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN) | MAC | 9–3 | 0.750 | 20 | +21 | BYE |
| 34 | 0 | 2.159 |  Oregon State (OREGON STATE) | PAC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 29 | +20 | BYE |
| 35 | 0 | 2.174 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE) | SEC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 29 | +25 | BYE |
| 36 | 0 | 2.224 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE) | IND BE | 8–4 | 0.667 | 29 | +22 | BYE |
| 37 | 1 | 2.276 |  UCLA | PAC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 43 | +24 | BYE |
| 38 | -1 | 2.277 |  Virginia (VIRGINIA) | ACC | 8–5 | 0.615 | 39 | +28 | BYE |
| 39 | 0 | 2.398 |  California (CALIFORNIA) | PAC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 43 | +18 | BYE |
| 40 | 1 | 2.403 |  Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS) | MAC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 29 | +30 | BYE |
| 41 | -1 | 2.438 |  Washington (WASHINGTON) | PAC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 43 | +19 | BYE |
| 42 | 1 | 2.596 |  Air Force (AIR FORCE) | MWC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 29 | +11 | BYE |
| 43 | 4 | 2.636 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN) | B10 | 7–6 | 0.538 | 56 | +22 | BYE |
| 44 | 0 | 2.647 |  Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH)) | MAC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 43 | +15 | BYE |
| 45 | 0 | 2.649 |  Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE) | PAC | 8–5 | 0.615 | 39 | +15 | BYE |
| 46 | 0 | 2.698 |  Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH) | ACC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 43 | +16 | BYE |
| 47 | 9 | 2.712 |  North Texas (NORTH TEXAS) |  SUN | 8–5 | 0.615 | 39 | +15 | Beat Cincinnati 24–19 |
| 48 | 0 | 2.718 |  Fresno State (FRESNO STATE) | IND WAC | 8–5 | 0.615 | 39 | +18 | BYE |
| 49 | 3 | 2.751 |  Iowa State (IOWA STATE) | B12 | 7–6 | 0.538 | 56 | +18 | BYE |
| 50 | 0 | 2.790 |  Oregon (OREGON) | PAC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 43 | +8 | BYE |
| 51 | 2 | 2.802 |  Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE) | B12 | 7–5 | 0.583 | 43 | +10 | BYE |
| 52 | -1 | 2.820 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY) | SEC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 43 | +10 | BYE |
| 53 | 4 | 2.933 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA) | B10 | 7–5 | 0.583 | 43 | +9 | BYE |
| 54 | 1 | 2.946 |  Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS) | USA | 7–5 | 0.583 | 43 | +7 | BYE |
| 55 | -13 | 2.964 |  Clemson (CLEMSON) | ACC | 7–6 | 0.538 | 56 | +12 | Lost to Texas Tech 15–55 |
| 56 | -7 | 2.979 |  Cincinnati (CINCINNATI) | USA | 7–7 | 0.500 | 62 | +11 | Lost to North Texas 19–24 |
| 57 | 1 | 3.017 |  UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA) | MAC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 43 | +1 | BYE |
| 58 | 1 | 3.051 |  Nebraska (NEBRASKA) | B12 | 7–6 | 0.538 | 56 | +7 | BYE |
| 59 | -5 | 3.144 |  Louisville (LOUISVILLE) | USA | 7–6 | 0.538 | 56 | +5 | Lost to Marshall 15–38 |
| 60 | 0 | 3.238 |  Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI) | SEC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 62 | +4 | BYE |
| 61 | 0 | 3.274 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M) | B12 | 6–6 | 0.500 | 62 | +2 | BYE |
| 62 | 0 | 3.299 |  Purdue (PURDUE) | B10 | 6–6 | 0.500 | 62 | +2 | BYE |
| 63 | 1 | 3.350 |  New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE) | SUN | 7–5 | 0.583 | 43 | +2 | BYE |
| 64 | -1 | 3.364 |  Tulane (TULANE) | USA | 7–5 | 0.583 | 43 | -3 | BYE |
| 65 | 0 | 3.421 |  Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST) | ACC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 62 | -1 | BYE |
| 66 | 0 | 3.549 |  New Mexico (NEW MEXICO) | MWC | 7–6 | 0.538 | 56 | -3 | BYE |
| 67 | 1 | 3.696 |  Missouri (MISSOURI) | B12 | 5–7 | 0.417 | 72 | -5 | BYE |
| 68 | -1 | 3.729 |  South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA) | SEC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 72 | -5 | BYE |
| 69 | 0 | 3.852 |  Ball State (BALL STATE) | MAC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 62 | -8 | BYE |
| 70 | 0 | 3.854 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS) | B10 | 5–7 | 0.417 | 72 | -5 | BYE |
| 71 | 0 | 4.052 |  Nevada (NEVADA) | IND WAC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 72 | -9 | BYE |
| 72 | 0 | 4.080 |  UConn (CONNECTICUT) | IND FBSI | 6–6 | 0.500 | 62 | -16 | BYE |
| 73 | 1 | 4.224 |  Utah (UTAH) | MWC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 71 | -14 | BYE |
| 74 | -1 | 4.234 |  San José State (SAN JOSE STATE) | IND WAC | 6–7 | 0.462 | 69 | -9 | BYE |
| 75 | 0 | 4.436 |  Houston (HOUSTON) | USA | 5–7 | 0.417 | 72 | -15 | BYE |
| 76 | 0 | 4.442 |  BYU | MWC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 72 | -14 | BYE |
| 77 | 0 | 4.452 |  UNLV | MWC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 72 | -15 | BYE |
| 78 | 0 | 4.655 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE) | B10 | 4–8 | 0.333 | 82 | -18 | BYE |
| 79 | 1 | 4.763 |  Arizona (ARIZONA) | PAC | 4–8 | 0.333 | 82 | -21 | BYE |
| 80 | -1 | 4.784 |  UAB | USA | 5–7 | 0.417 | 72 | -23 | BYE |
| 81 | 0 | 4.786 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE) | IND BE | 4–8 | 0.333 | 82 | -22 | BYE |
| 82 | 0 | 4.799 |  Temple (TEMPLE) | IND BE | 4–8 | 0.333 | 82 | -22 | BYE |
| 83 | 1 | 4.839 |  Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 4–8 | 0.333 | 82 | -27 | BYE |
| 84 | -1 | 4.911 |  East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA) | USA | 4–8 | 0.333 | 82 | -24 | BYE |
| 85 | 0 | 5.033 |  Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE) | SUN | 6–7 | 0.462 | 69 | -33 | BYE |
| 86 | 1 | 5.132 |  Utah State (UTAH STATE) | SUN | 4–7 | 0.364 | 80 | -20 | BYE |
| 87 | -1 | 5.138 |  Akron (AKRON) | MAC | 4–8 | 0.333 | 82 | -29 | BYE |
| 88 | 0 | 5.168 |  Ohio (OHIO) | MAC | 4–8 | 0.333 | 82 | -18 | BYE |
| 89 | 0 | 5.184 |  San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE) | MWC | 4–9 | 0.308 | 94 | -28 | BYE |
| 90 | 2 | 5.316 |  Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN) | MAC | 4–8 | 0.333 | 82 | -31 | BYE |
| 91 | -1 | 5.318 |  North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA) | ACC | 3–9 | 0.250 | 95 | -25 | BYE |
| 92 | -1 | 5.372 |  Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH) | IND WAC | 4–8 | 0.333 | 82 | -29 | BYE |
| 93 | 1 | 5.417 |  Rice (RICE) | IND WAC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 80 | -31 | BYE |
| 94 | -1 | 5.440 |  Stanford (STANFORD) | PAC | 2–9 | 0.182 | 106 | -24 | BYE |
| 95 | 0 | 5.557 |  Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE) | SUN | 4–8 | 0.333 | 82 | -27 | BYE |
| 96 | 0 | 5.636 |  Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE) | SEC | 3–9 | 0.250 | 95 | -35 | BYE |
| 97 | 0 | 5.874 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN) | B10 | 3–9 | 0.250 | 95 | -29 | BYE |
| 98 | 1 | 5.965 |  Troy (TROY) | IND FBSI | 4–8 | 0.333 | 82 | -48 | BYE |
| 99 | 1 | 6.016 |  Baylor (BAYLOR) | B12 | 3–9 | 0.250 | 95 | -34 | BYE |
| 100 | -2 | 6.060 |  Memphis (MEMPHIS) | USA | 3–9 | 0.250 | 95 | -43 | BYE |
| 101 | 0 | 6.177 |  Indiana (INDIANA) | B10 | 3–9 | 0.250 | 95 | -34 | BYE |
| 102 | 0 | 6.247 |  Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE) | SUN | 3–9 | 0.250 | 95 | -40 | BYE |
| 103 | 0 | 6.293 |  Kent State (KENT STATE) | MAC | 3–9 | 0.250 | 95 | -40 | BYE |
| 104 | 0 | 6.348 |  Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT) | SEC | 2–10 | 0.167 | 107 | -41 | BYE |
| 105 | 0 | 6.493 |  SMU | IND WAC | 3–9 | 0.250 | 95 | -44 | BYE |
| 106 | 0 | 6.603 |  UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE) | SUN | 3–9 | 0.250 | 95 | -33 | BYE |
| 107 | 1 | 6.858 |  Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 3–9 | 0.250 | 95 | -48 | BYE |
| 108 | -1 | 6.865 |  Duke (DUKE) | ACC | 2–10 | 0.167 | 107 | -50 | BYE |
| 109 | 0 | 6.908 |  Wyoming (WYOMING) | MWC | 2–10 | 0.167 | 107 | -48 | BYE |
| 110 | 0 | 7.165 |  Idaho (IDAHO) | SUN | 2–10 | 0.167 | 107 | -40 | BYE |
| 111 | 0 | 7.208 |  Navy (NAVY) | IND FBSI | 2–10 | 0.167 | 107 | -52 | BYE |
| 112 | 0 | 7.513 |  Kansas (KANSAS) | B12 | 2–10 | 0.167 | 107 | -54 | BYE |
| 113 | 0 | 7.627 |  UTEP | IND WAC | 2–10 | 0.167 | 107 | -54 | BYE |
| 114 | 0 | 7.852 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS) | IND BE | 1–11 | 0.083 | 114 | -47 | BYE |
| 115 | 0 | 8.441 |  Tulsa (TULSA) | IND WAC | 1–11 | 0.083 | 114 | -66 | BYE |
| 116 | 0 | 8.893 |  Buffalo (BUFFALO) | MAC | 1–11 | 0.083 | 114 | -61 | BYE |
| 117 | 0 | 9.196 |  Army (ARMY) | USA | 1–11 | 0.083 | 114 | -62 | BYE |