2002 Week 10 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 | 0.674 |  Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA) |  B12 | 7–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +31 | BYE |
| 2 | 0 | 0.688 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME) | IND FBSI | 8–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +38 | Beat Florida State 34–24 |
| 3 | 0 | 0.890 |  Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH) | IND BE | 8–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +31 | Beat Temple 20–10 |
| 4 | 2 | 0.895 |  Georgia (GEORGIA) |  SEC | 8–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +31 | Beat Kentucky 52–24 |
| 5 | 0 | 0.900 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE) |  B10 | 9–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +38 | Beat Penn State 13–7 |
| 6 | -2 | 0.964 |  Miami (MIAMI) | IND BE | 7–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +24 | Beat West Virginia 40–23 |
| 7 | 1 | 0.981 |  USC |  PAC | 6–2 | 0.750 | 18 | +28 | Beat Oregon 44–33 |
| 8 | -1 | 1.007 |  Texas (TEXAS) | B12 | 7–1 | 0.875 | 10 | +29 | Beat Iowa State 21–10 |
| 9 | 2 | 1.241 |  Iowa (IOWA) | B10 | 8–1 | 0.889 | 9 | +27 | Beat Michigan 34–9 |
| 10 | 2 | 1.257 |  Alabama (ALABAMA) | SEC | 6–2 | 0.750 | 18 | +23 | Beat Tennessee 34–14 |
| 11 | 2 | 1.366 |  Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN) |  MAC | 7–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +17 | Beat Ball State 38–20 |
| 12 | 2 | 1.406 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE) |  ACC | 9–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +23 | Beat Clemson 38–6 |
| 13 | 3 | 1.483 |  Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE) | PAC | 7–1 | 0.875 | 10 | +21 | Beat Arizona 21–13 |
| 14 | 9 | 1.526 |  Colorado (COLORADO) | B12 | 6–2 | 0.750 | 18 | +20 | Beat Texas Tech 37–13 |
| 15 | 7 | 1.588 |  Boise State (BOISE STATE) | IND WAC | 7–1 | 0.875 | 10 | +18 | Beat San José State 45–8 |
| 16 | -6 | 1.597 |  LSU | SEC | 6–2 | 0.750 | 18 | +17 | Lost to Auburn 7–31 |
| 17 | -8 | 1.613 |  Florida State (FLORIDA STATE) | ACC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 38 | +21 | Lost to Notre Dame 24–34 |
| 18 | 9 | 1.667 |  Kansas State (KANSAS STATE) | B12 | 6–2 | 0.750 | 18 | +11 | Beat Baylor 44–10 |
| 19 | -4 | 1.736 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN) | B10 | 6–2 | 0.750 | 18 | +19 | Lost to Iowa 9–34 |
| 20 | 6 | 1.739 |  Colorado State (COLORADO STATE) |  MWC | 7–2 | 0.778 | 16 | +19 | Beat BYU 37–10 |
| 21 | 7 | 1.777 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH) | IND BE | 6–2 | 0.750 | 18 | +16 | Beat Boston College 19–16 |
| 22 | -2 | 1.788 |  Penn State (PENN STATE) | B10 | 5–3 | 0.625 | 38 | +17 | Lost to Ohio State 7–13 |
| 23 | -5 | 1.789 |  Oregon (OREGON) | PAC | 6–2 | 0.750 | 18 | +13 | Lost to USC 33–44 |
| 24 | 15 | 1.830 |  Marshall (MARSHALL) | MAC | 6–1 | 0.857 | 14 | +13 | Beat Central Michigan 23–18 |
| 25 | -4 | 1.843 |  Florida (FLORIDA) | SEC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 38 | +16 | BYE |
| 26 | 12 | 1.865 |  Arkansas (ARKANSAS) | SEC | 4–3 | 0.571 | 53 | +14 | Beat Ole Miss 48–28 |
| 27 | -2 | 1.871 |  Maryland (MARYLAND) | ACC | 6–2 | 0.750 | 18 | +13 | Beat Duke 45–12 |
| 28 | 13 | 1.885 |  Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE) | PAC | 7–2 | 0.778 | 16 | +14 | Beat Washington 27–16 |
| 29 | -10 | 1.940 |  Iowa State (IOWA STATE) | B12 | 6–3 | 0.667 | 31 | +20 | Lost to Texas 10–21 |
| 30 | 1 | 1.965 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA) | B10 | 7–1 | 0.875 | 10 | +10 | BYE |
| 31 | 3 | 2.002 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN) | B10 | 6–3 | 0.667 | 31 | +16 | Beat Michigan State 42–24 |
| 32 | 5 | 2.035 |  South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA) |  USA | 5–2 | 0.714 | 29 | +13 | BYE |
| 33 | 7 | 2.058 |  TCU | USA | 6–1 | 0.857 | 14 | +9 | BYE |
| 34 | 2 | 2.084 |  South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA) | SEC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 38 | +13 | BYE |
| 35 | 9 | 2.094 |  UCLA | PAC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 38 | +12 | Beat Stanford 28–18 |
| 36 | -19 | 2.173 |  Air Force (AIR FORCE) | MWC | 6–2 | 0.750 | 18 | +11 | Lost to Wyoming 26–34 |
| 37 | -13 | 2.283 |  California (CALIFORNIA) | PAC | 5–4 | 0.556 | 56 | +12 | Lost to Oregon State 13–24 |
| 38 | -5 | 2.293 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY) | SEC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 38 | +10 | Lost to Georgia 24–52 |
| 39 | 12 | 2.294 |  Oregon State (OREGON STATE) | PAC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 38 | +8 | Beat California 24–13 |
| 40 | 10 | 2.364 |  Nebraska (NEBRASKA) | B12 | 6–3 | 0.667 | 31 | +11 | Beat Texas A&M 38–31 |
| 41 | 13 | 2.375 |  Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH)) | MAC | 6–3 | 0.667 | 31 | +9 | Beat Toledo 27–13 |
| 42 | -13 | 2.394 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M) | B12 | 5–3 | 0.625 | 38 | +8 | Lost to Nebraska 31–38 |
| 43 | -13 | 2.406 |  Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH) | B12 | 5–4 | 0.556 | 56 | +14 | Lost to Colorado 13–37 |
| 44 | -9 | 2.409 |  Toledo (TOLEDO) | MAC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 38 | +6 | Lost to Miami (OH) 13–27 |
| 45 | 4 | 2.417 |  Hawai'i (HAWAII) | IND WAC | 6–2 | 0.750 | 18 | +5 | Beat Fresno State 31–21 |
| 46 | -14 | 2.447 |  Virginia (VIRGINIA) | ACC | 6–3 | 0.667 | 31 | +11 | Lost to Georgia Tech 15–23 |
| 47 | -1 | 2.478 |  Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS) | USA | 5–2 | 0.714 | 29 | +4 | BYE |
| 48 | 5 | 2.505 |  Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS) | MAC | 6–3 | 0.667 | 31 | +17 | Beat Western Michigan 24–20 |
| 49 | 14 | 2.554 |  Auburn (AUBURN) | SEC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 38 | +5 | Beat LSU 31–7 |
| 50 | -5 | 2.633 |  Clemson (CLEMSON) | ACC | 4–4 | 0.500 | 59 | +10 | Lost to NC State 6–38 |
| 51 | 1 | 2.647 |  Louisville (LOUISVILLE) | USA | 5–3 | 0.625 | 38 | +5 | Beat East Carolina 44–20 |
| 52 | 5 | 2.750 |  Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH) | ACC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 38 | +5 | Beat Virginia 23–15 |
| 53 | -5 | 2.754 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA) | IND BE | 5–3 | 0.625 | 38 | +3 | Lost to Miami 23–40 |
| 54 | -11 | 2.799 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE) | IND BE | 4–3 | 0.571 | 53 | +6 | Lost to Pittsburgh 16–19 |
| 55 | -13 | 2.812 |  Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI) | SEC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 38 | +6 | Lost to Arkansas 28–48 |
| 56 | 3 | 2.884 |  New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE) |  SUN | 5–3 | 0.625 | 38 | +6 | Beat Arkansas State 26–21 |
| 57 | -10 | 2.921 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE) | SEC | 4–3 | 0.571 | 53 | +4 | Lost to Alabama 14–34 |
| 58 | 0 | 3.005 |  Tulane (TULANE) | USA | 6–3 | 0.667 | 31 | +1 | Beat Navy 51–30 |
| 59 | -3 | 3.056 |  Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST) | ACC | 5–4 | 0.556 | 56 | +5 | Beat North Carolina 31–0 |
| 60 | 0 | 3.136 |  Missouri (MISSOURI) | B12 | 4–4 | 0.500 | 59 | +4 | Beat Kansas 36–12 |
| 61 | -6 | 3.197 |  Washington (WASHINGTON) | PAC | 4–4 | 0.500 | 59 | +1 | Lost to Arizona State 16–27 |
| 62 | 3 | 3.313 |  Cincinnati (CINCINNATI) | USA | 3–5 | 0.375 | 72 | 0 | Beat Memphis 48–10 |
| 63 | -1 | 3.315 |  Fresno State (FRESNO STATE) | IND WAC | 4–5 | 0.444 | 63 | +3 | Lost to Hawai'i 21–31 |
| 64 | 4 | 3.449 |  Purdue (PURDUE) | B10 | 4–5 | 0.444 | 63 | -1 | Beat Northwestern 42–13 |
| 65 | -4 | 3.713 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE) | B10 | 3–5 | 0.375 | 72 | -1 | Lost to Wisconsin 24–42 |
| 66 | 11 | 3.764 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS) | B10 | 3–5 | 0.375 | 72 | -3 | Beat Indiana 45–14 |
| 67 | 3 | 3.876 |  Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE) | B12 | 3–4 | 0.429 | 67 | -4 | BYE |
| 68 | -4 | 3.992 |  Nevada (NEVADA) | IND WAC | 3–5 | 0.375 | 72 | -5 | Lost to Louisiana Tech 47–50 |
| 69 | 7 | 4.084 |  UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA) | MAC | 3–4 | 0.429 | 67 | -6 | Beat Akron 28–17 |
| 70 | 9 | 4.129 |  New Mexico (NEW MEXICO) | MWC | 4–5 | 0.444 | 63 | -7 | Beat Utah 42–35 |
| 71 | 4 | 4.134 |  Houston (HOUSTON) | USA | 3–4 | 0.429 | 67 | -5 | BYE |
| 72 | 0 | 4.155 |  Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE) | SEC | 3–4 | 0.429 | 67 | -5 | BYE |
| 73 | 9 | 4.244 |  UAB | USA | 4–4 | 0.500 | 59 | -7 | Beat Army 29–26 |
| 74 | 7 | 4.256 |  North Texas (NORTH TEXAS) | SUN | 3–5 | 0.375 | 72 | -6 | Beat Louisiana 27–0 |
| 75 | -9 | 4.314 |  Stanford (STANFORD) | PAC | 2–5 | 0.286 | 92 | -2 | Lost to UCLA 18–28 |
| 76 | -7 | 4.367 |  BYU | MWC | 3–5 | 0.375 | 72 | -7 | Lost to Colorado State 10–37 |
| 77 | -6 | 4.443 |  San José State (SAN JOSE STATE) | IND WAC | 4–5 | 0.444 | 63 | -5 | Lost to Boise State 8–45 |
| 78 | 7 | 4.474 |  Temple (TEMPLE) | IND BE | 3–5 | 0.375 | 72 | -7 | Lost to Virginia Tech 10–20 |
| 79 | -12 | 4.489 |  Indiana (INDIANA) | B10 | 3–5 | 0.375 | 72 | -6 | Lost to Illinois 14–45 |
| 80 | -7 | 4.558 |  North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA) | ACC | 2–6 | 0.250 | 94 | -5 | Lost to Wake Forest 0–31 |
| 81 | -3 | 4.601 |  Arizona (ARIZONA) | PAC | 3–5 | 0.375 | 72 | -10 | Lost to Washington State 13–21 |
| 82 | -2 | 4.661 |  Ball State (BALL STATE) | MAC | 3–5 | 0.375 | 72 | -9 | Lost to Bowling Green 20–38 |
| 83 | 14 | 4.682 |  San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE) | MWC | 3–5 | 0.375 | 72 | -11 | Beat UNLV 31–21 |
| 84 | -10 | 4.728 |  UNLV | MWC | 3–5 | 0.375 | 72 | -11 | Lost to San Diego State 21–31 |
| 85 | -2 | 4.771 |  Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN) | MAC | 3–5 | 0.375 | 72 | -9 | Lost to Marshall 18–23 |
| 86 | 9 | 4.836 |  Kent State (KENT STATE) | MAC | 3–5 | 0.375 | 72 | -11 | Beat Buffalo 16–12 |
| 87 | 5 | 5.008 |  Ohio (OHIO) | MAC | 3–5 | 0.375 | 72 | -4 | BYE |
| 88 | -1 | 5.130 |  Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE) | SUN | 4–6 | 0.400 | 71 | -16 | Lost to New Mexico State 21–26 |
| 89 | -3 | 5.179 |  Baylor (BAYLOR) | B12 | 3–5 | 0.375 | 72 | -13 | Lost to Kansas State 10–44 |
| 90 | 12 | 5.256 |  Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH) | IND WAC | 3–5 | 0.375 | 72 | -16 | Beat Nevada 50–47 |
| 91 | 0 | 5.287 |  Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 2–6 | 0.250 | 94 | -13 | Lost to Northern Illinois 20–24 |
| 92 | -8 | 5.328 |  Utah (UTAH) | MWC | 2–6 | 0.250 | 94 | -16 | Lost to New Mexico 35–42 |
| 93 | -5 | 5.578 |  East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA) | USA | 2–5 | 0.286 | 92 | -13 | Lost to Louisville 20–44 |
| 94 | 10 | 5.617 |  Troy (TROY) | IND FBSI | 3–6 | 0.333 | 91 | -19 | Beat FCS 21–6 |
| 95 | 13 | 5.690 |  Wyoming (WYOMING) | MWC | 2–6 | 0.250 | 94 | -14 | Beat Air Force 34–26 |
| 96 | -7 | 5.702 |  Memphis (MEMPHIS) | USA | 2–6 | 0.250 | 94 | -15 | Lost to Cincinnati 10–48 |
| 97 | 8 | 5.726 |  Rice (RICE) | IND WAC | 3–5 | 0.375 | 72 | -20 | Beat SMU 27–15 |
| 98 | 9 | 5.858 |  Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT) | SEC | 2–6 | 0.250 | 94 | -16 | Beat UConn 28–24 |
| 99 | 1 | 5.951 |  Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 3–5 | 0.375 | 72 | -19 | BYE |
| 100 | -10 | 6.049 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN) | B10 | 2–7 | 0.222 | 107 | -14 | Lost to Purdue 13–42 |
| 101 | 9 | 6.161 |  Idaho (IDAHO) | SUN | 2–6 | 0.250 | 94 | -9 | Beat Middle Tennessee 21–18 |
| 102 | -9 | 6.187 |  UConn (CONNECTICUT) | IND FBSI | 2–6 | 0.250 | 94 | -18 | Lost to Vanderbilt 24–28 |
| 103 | -4 | 6.264 |  Duke (DUKE) | ACC | 2–7 | 0.222 | 107 | -19 | Lost to Maryland 12–45 |
| 104 | -8 | 6.266 |  Utah State (UTAH STATE) | SUN | 2–6 | 0.250 | 94 | -18 | Lost to UL Monroe 48–51 |
| 105 | 4 | 6.376 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE) | IND BE | 2–6 | 0.250 | 94 | -23 | Beat Rutgers 45–14 |
| 106 | -12 | 6.378 |  UTEP | IND WAC | 2–6 | 0.250 | 94 | -17 | Lost to Tulsa 0–20 |
| 107 | 6 | 6.474 |  UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE) | SUN | 2–6 | 0.250 | 94 | -13 | Beat Utah State 51–48 |
| 108 | -10 | 6.504 |  Kansas (KANSAS) | B12 | 2–7 | 0.222 | 107 | -21 | Lost to Missouri 12–36 |
| 109 | -8 | 6.838 |  Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE) | SUN | 2–6 | 0.250 | 94 | -17 | Lost to Idaho 18–21 |
| 110 | -7 | 6.941 |  Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE) | SUN | 1–7 | 0.125 | 110 | -20 | Lost to North Texas 0–27 |
| 111 | -5 | 6.985 |  Akron (AKRON) | MAC | 1–7 | 0.125 | 110 | -23 | Lost to UCF 17–28 |
| 112 | 4 | 7.402 |  Tulsa (TULSA) | IND WAC | 1–7 | 0.125 | 110 | -24 | Beat UTEP 20–0 |
| 113 | 1 | 7.953 |  Navy (NAVY) | IND FBSI | 1–7 | 0.125 | 110 | -26 | Lost to Tulane 30–51 |
| 114 | -2 | 7.985 |  SMU | IND WAC | 1–8 | 0.111 | 115 | -30 | Lost to Rice 15–27 |
| 115 | -4 | 8.341 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS) | IND BE | 1–7 | 0.125 | 110 | -22 | Lost to Syracuse 14–45 |
| 116 | -1 | 8.546 |  Buffalo (BUFFALO) | MAC | 1–8 | 0.111 | 115 | -26 | Lost to Kent State 12–16 |
| 117 | 0 | 9.807 |  Army (ARMY) | USA | 0–8 | 0.000 | 117 | -26 | Lost to UAB 26–29 |