2002 Week 13 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 | 2 | 0.899 |  Miami (MIAMI) | IND BE | 9–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +45 | BYE |
| 2 | -1 | 0.936 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE) |  B10 | 12–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +67 | Beat Illinois 23–16 |
| 3 | -1 | 1.003 |  Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA) |  B12 | 9–1 | 0.900 | 6 | +47 | Beat Baylor 49–9 |
| 4 | 2 | 1.057 |  USC |  PAC | 8–2 | 0.800 | 16 | +47 | Beat Arizona State 34–13 |
| 5 | 0 | 1.076 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME) | IND FBSI | 9–1 | 0.900 | 6 | +50 | BYE |
| 6 | 1 | 1.097 |  Georgia (GEORGIA) |  SEC | 10–1 | 0.909 | 4 | +50 | Beat Auburn 24–21 |
| 7 | 1 | 1.112 |  Iowa (IOWA) | B10 | 11–1 | 0.917 | 3 | +54 | Beat Minnesota 45–21 |
| 8 | 3 | 1.208 |  Alabama (ALABAMA) | SEC | 9–2 | 0.818 | 10 | +43 | Beat LSU 31–0 |
| 9 | -5 | 1.272 |  Texas (TEXAS) | B12 | 9–2 | 0.818 | 10 | +44 | Lost to Texas Tech 38–42 |
| 10 | -1 | 1.309 |  Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE) | PAC | 9–1 | 0.900 | 6 | +41 | BYE |
| 11 | -1 | 1.364 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN) | B10 | 9–2 | 0.818 | 10 | +45 | Beat Wisconsin 21–14 |
| 12 | 1 | 1.413 |  Boise State (BOISE STATE) | IND WAC | 10–1 | 0.909 | 4 | +35 | Beat Louisiana Tech 36–10 |
| 13 | 4 | 1.431 |  Kansas State (KANSAS STATE) | B12 | 9–2 | 0.818 | 10 | +29 | Beat Nebraska 49–13 |
| 14 | 5 | 1.473 |  Maryland (MARYLAND) |  ACC | 9–2 | 0.818 | 10 | +35 | Beat Clemson 30–12 |
| 15 | -1 | 1.478 |  Colorado State (COLORADO STATE) |  MWC | 9–2 | 0.818 | 10 | +40 | Beat San Diego State 49–21 |
| 16 | -4 | 1.489 |  Florida State (FLORIDA STATE) | ACC | 8–3 | 0.727 | 24 | +40 | Beat North Carolina 40–14 |
| 17 | 1 | 1.558 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH) | IND BE | 8–2 | 0.800 | 16 | +33 | BYE |
| 18 | 2 | 1.566 |  TCU |  USA | 8–1 | 0.889 | 9 | +29 | BYE |
| 19 | -3 | 1.583 |  Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH) | IND BE | 8–2 | 0.800 | 16 | +31 | BYE |
| 20 | 5 | 1.621 |  Colorado (COLORADO) | B12 | 8–3 | 0.727 | 24 | +39 | Beat Iowa State 41–27 |
| 21 | 6 | 1.630 |  South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA) | USA | 8–2 | 0.800 | 16 | +29 | Beat Bowling Green 29–7 |
| 22 | 1 | 1.632 |  Florida (FLORIDA) | SEC | 8–3 | 0.727 | 24 | +38 | Beat South Carolina 28–7 |
| 23 | -1 | 1.633 |  Penn State (PENN STATE) | B10 | 8–3 | 0.727 | 24 | +35 | Beat Indiana 58–25 |
| 24 | -3 | 1.641 |  Arkansas (ARKANSAS) | SEC | 7–3 | 0.700 | 30 | +32 | Beat Louisiana 24–17 |
| 25 | -10 | 1.909 |  LSU | SEC | 7–3 | 0.700 | 30 | +25 | Lost to Alabama 0–31 |
| 26 | -2 | 1.956 |  Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN) |  MAC | 8–2 | 0.800 | 16 | +21 | Lost to South Florida 7–29 |
| 27 | 1 | 1.961 |  UCLA | PAC | 7–3 | 0.700 | 30 | +24 | BYE |
| 28 | 8 | 1.988 |  Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH) | B12 | 8–4 | 0.667 | 35 | +30 | Beat Texas 42–38 |
| 29 | -3 | 2.082 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE) | ACC | 9–3 | 0.750 | 23 | +20 | Lost to Virginia 9–14 |
| 30 | 3 | 2.109 |  Hawai'i (HAWAII) | IND WAC | 8–2 | 0.800 | 16 | +19 | Beat Rice 33–28 |
| 31 | 3 | 2.218 |  Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS) | MAC | 8–3 | 0.727 | 24 | +30 | Beat Eastern Michigan 49–21 |
| 32 | 6 | 2.221 |  Air Force (AIR FORCE) | MWC | 8–3 | 0.727 | 24 | +18 | Beat UNLV 49–32 |
| 33 | 4 | 2.288 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA) | IND BE | 7–3 | 0.700 | 30 | +15 | BYE |
| 34 | 11 | 2.309 |  Marshall (MARSHALL) | MAC | 7–2 | 0.778 | 22 | +14 | Beat Miami (OH) 36–34 |
| 35 | 4 | 2.321 |  Toledo (TOLEDO) | MAC | 7–3 | 0.700 | 30 | +14 | Beat Western Michigan 42–21 |
| 36 | -6 | 2.368 |  Auburn (AUBURN) | SEC | 7–4 | 0.636 | 36 | +14 | Lost to Georgia 21–24 |
| 37 | -6 | 2.381 |  Iowa State (IOWA STATE) | B12 | 7–5 | 0.583 | 48 | +26 | Lost to Colorado 27–41 |
| 38 | 14 | 2.402 |  Virginia (VIRGINIA) | ACC | 7–4 | 0.636 | 36 | +20 | Beat NC State 14–9 |
| 39 | 4 | 2.423 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE) | IND BE | 6–4 | 0.600 | 44 | +18 | Beat Syracuse 41–20 |
| 40 | -5 | 2.447 |  Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH)) | MAC | 7–4 | 0.636 | 36 | +16 | Lost to Marshall 34–36 |
| 41 | 0 | 2.498 |  Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH) | ACC | 7–4 | 0.636 | 36 | +17 | Beat Duke 17–2 |
| 42 | 5 | 2.512 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY) | SEC | 7–4 | 0.636 | 36 | +13 | Beat Vanderbilt 41–21 |
| 43 | 8 | 2.522 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE) | SEC | 6–4 | 0.600 | 44 | +15 | Beat Mississippi State 35–17 |
| 44 | 5 | 2.525 |  Oregon State (OREGON STATE) | PAC | 7–4 | 0.636 | 36 | +11 | Beat Stanford 31–21 |
| 45 | -16 | 2.534 |  California (CALIFORNIA) | PAC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 51 | +16 | Lost to Arizona 41–52 |
| 46 | -14 | 2.570 |  Oregon (OREGON) | PAC | 7–4 | 0.636 | 36 | +11 | Lost to Washington 14–42 |
| 47 | -7 | 2.616 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA) | B10 | 7–4 | 0.636 | 36 | +13 | Lost to Iowa 21–45 |
| 48 | 7 | 2.690 |  Louisville (LOUISVILLE) | USA | 6–4 | 0.600 | 44 | +10 | Beat Southern Miss 20–17 |
| 49 | -3 | 2.777 |  Clemson (CLEMSON) | ACC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 51 | +11 | Lost to Maryland 12–30 |
| 50 | 7 | 2.790 |  Washington (WASHINGTON) | PAC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 51 | +11 | Beat Oregon 42–14 |
| 51 | -7 | 2.792 |  Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS) | USA | 6–4 | 0.600 | 44 | +8 | Lost to Louisville 17–20 |
| 52 | -4 | 2.882 |  Nebraska (NEBRASKA) | B12 | 7–5 | 0.583 | 48 | +11 | Lost to Kansas State 13–49 |
| 53 | 1 | 2.902 |  Cincinnati (CINCINNATI) | USA | 5–5 | 0.500 | 60 | +8 | Beat Houston 47–14 |
| 54 | -1 | 2.947 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN) | B10 | 6–6 | 0.500 | 60 | +12 | Lost to Michigan 14–21 |
| 55 | -5 | 2.967 |  Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE) | PAC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 48 | +8 | Lost to USC 13–34 |
| 56 | -14 | 2.983 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M) | B12 | 6–5 | 0.545 | 51 | +6 | Lost to Missouri 27–33 |
| 57 | 6 | 3.141 |  North Texas (NORTH TEXAS) |  SUN | 6–5 | 0.545 | 51 | +5 | Beat New Mexico State 38–27 |
| 58 | 4 | 3.171 |  Fresno State (FRESNO STATE) | IND WAC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 51 | +7 | Beat Nevada 38–30 |
| 59 | -3 | 3.202 |  Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI) | SEC | 5–5 | 0.500 | 60 | +6 | BYE |
| 60 | -1 | 3.349 |  Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST) | ACC | 5–5 | 0.500 | 60 | +1 | BYE |
| 61 | -3 | 3.494 |  South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA) | SEC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 70 | +4 | Lost to Florida 7–28 |
| 62 | 4 | 3.495 |  Purdue (PURDUE) | B10 | 5–6 | 0.455 | 70 | +1 | Beat Michigan State 45–42 |
| 63 | 5 | 3.497 |  Missouri (MISSOURI) | B12 | 5–6 | 0.455 | 70 | +1 | Beat Texas A&M 33–27 |
| 64 | 3 | 3.538 |  Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE) | B12 | 5–5 | 0.500 | 60 | -1 | Beat Kansas 55–20 |
| 65 | 4 | 3.558 |  New Mexico (NEW MEXICO) | MWC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 51 | -2 | Beat BYU 20–16 |
| 66 | -5 | 3.622 |  New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE) | SUN | 6–5 | 0.545 | 51 | -1 | Lost to North Texas 27–38 |
| 67 | -7 | 3.872 |  Tulane (TULANE) | USA | 6–5 | 0.545 | 51 | -9 | Lost to Army 10–14 |
| 68 | 5 | 3.885 |  Ball State (BALL STATE) | MAC | 5–5 | 0.500 | 60 | -4 | Beat Central Michigan 38–21 |
| 69 | 5 | 3.971 |  UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA) | MAC | 5–5 | 0.500 | 60 | -10 | Beat Kent State 32–6 |
| 70 | -5 | 4.032 |  BYU | MWC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 70 | -6 | Lost to New Mexico 16–20 |
| 71 | 0 | 4.039 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS) | B10 | 4–7 | 0.364 | 80 | -5 | Lost to Ohio State 16–23 |
| 72 | -8 | 4.041 |  Nevada (NEVADA) | IND WAC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 70 | -5 | Lost to Fresno State 30–38 |
| 73 | -1 | 4.060 |  San José State (SAN JOSE STATE) | IND WAC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 60 | -4 | Beat Tulsa 49–38 |
| 74 | 2 | 4.159 |  UAB | USA | 5–5 | 0.500 | 60 | -8 | Beat East Carolina 36–29 |
| 75 | -5 | 4.449 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE) | B10 | 4–7 | 0.364 | 80 | -12 | Lost to Purdue 42–45 |
| 76 | 7 | 4.465 |  Utah (UTAH) | MWC | 4–6 | 0.400 | 76 | -14 | Beat Wyoming 23–18 |
| 77 | 9 | 4.578 |  UConn (CONNECTICUT) | IND FBSI | 5–6 | 0.455 | 70 | -20 | Beat Navy 38–0 |
| 78 | 4 | 4.645 |  Temple (TEMPLE) | IND BE | 4–7 | 0.364 | 80 | -12 | Beat Rutgers 20–17 |
| 79 | 11 | 4.673 |  Arizona (ARIZONA) | PAC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 80 | -15 | Beat California 52–41 |
| 80 | 7 | 4.760 |  Utah State (UTAH STATE) | SUN | 4–6 | 0.400 | 76 | -12 | Beat Troy 19–16 |
| 81 | -4 | 4.893 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE) | IND BE | 4–7 | 0.364 | 80 | -21 | Lost to Boston College 20–41 |
| 82 | -7 | 4.911 |  Houston (HOUSTON) | USA | 4–6 | 0.400 | 76 | -14 | Lost to Cincinnati 14–47 |
| 83 | -4 | 4.938 |  Ohio (OHIO) | MAC | 4–6 | 0.400 | 76 | -7 | BYE |
| 84 | -6 | 5.082 |  Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN) | MAC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 80 | -19 | Lost to Ball State 21–38 |
| 85 | 7 | 5.113 |  Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE) | SUN | 6–7 | 0.462 | 69 | -30 | Beat Idaho 38–29 |
| 86 | -2 | 5.183 |  Stanford (STANFORD) | PAC | 2–8 | 0.200 | 102 | -14 | Lost to Oregon State 21–31 |
| 87 | -2 | 5.203 |  UNLV | MWC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 80 | -21 | Lost to Air Force 32–49 |
| 88 | -8 | 5.252 |  East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA) | USA | 3–6 | 0.333 | 88 | -17 | Lost to UAB 29–36 |
| 89 | -8 | 5.385 |  Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE) | SEC | 3–7 | 0.300 | 90 | -21 | Lost to Tennessee 17–35 |
| 90 | -1 | 5.416 |  Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 3–8 | 0.273 | 93 | -24 | Lost to Toledo 21–42 |
| 91 | 2 | 5.555 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN) | B10 | 3–8 | 0.273 | 93 | -19 | BYE |
| 92 | -1 | 5.580 |  Rice (RICE) | IND WAC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 80 | -29 | Lost to Hawai'i 28–33 |
| 93 | -5 | 5.620 |  North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA) | ACC | 2–9 | 0.182 | 104 | -21 | Lost to Florida State 14–40 |
| 94 | 0 | 5.694 |  Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH) | IND WAC | 3–7 | 0.300 | 90 | -25 | Lost to Boise State 10–36 |
| 95 | 7 | 5.765 |  Akron (AKRON) | MAC | 3–8 | 0.273 | 93 | -29 | Beat Buffalo 21–10 |
| 96 | 1 | 5.783 |  San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE) | MWC | 3–8 | 0.273 | 93 | -28 | Lost to Colorado State 21–49 |
| 97 | 2 | 5.820 |  Baylor (BAYLOR) | B12 | 3–8 | 0.273 | 93 | -24 | Lost to Oklahoma 9–49 |
| 98 | -2 | 5.852 |  Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE) | SUN | 3–8 | 0.273 | 93 | -25 | Lost to Arkansas 17–24 |
| 99 | 1 | 5.958 |  Indiana (INDIANA) | B10 | 3–8 | 0.273 | 93 | -26 | Lost to Penn State 25–58 |
| 100 | -2 | 6.007 |  Troy (TROY) | IND FBSI | 4–8 | 0.333 | 88 | -39 | Lost to Utah State 16–19 |
| 101 | -6 | 6.009 |  Kent State (KENT STATE) | MAC | 3–8 | 0.273 | 93 | -27 | Lost to UCF 6–32 |
| 102 | 6 | 6.191 |  Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE) | SUN | 3–7 | 0.300 | 90 | -24 | Beat UL Monroe 44–28 |
| 103 | -2 | 6.216 |  Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT) | SEC | 2–9 | 0.182 | 104 | -31 | Lost to Kentucky 21–41 |
| 104 | -1 | 6.359 |  Duke (DUKE) | ACC | 2–9 | 0.182 | 104 | -34 | Lost to Georgia Tech 2–17 |
| 105 | 0 | 6.592 |  Memphis (MEMPHIS) | USA | 2–8 | 0.200 | 102 | -32 | BYE |
| 106 | -2 | 6.796 |  Wyoming (WYOMING) | MWC | 2–9 | 0.182 | 104 | -38 | Lost to Utah 18–23 |
| 107 | 0 | 6.853 |  Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 3–8 | 0.273 | 93 | -38 | Lost to Northern Illinois 21–49 |
| 108 | 6 | 7.181 |  SMU | IND WAC | 2–9 | 0.182 | 104 | -40 | Beat UTEP 42–35 |
| 109 | 0 | 7.246 |  Idaho (IDAHO) | SUN | 2–9 | 0.182 | 104 | -34 | Lost to Arkansas State 29–38 |
| 110 | -4 | 7.335 |  UTEP | IND WAC | 2–9 | 0.182 | 104 | -40 | Lost to SMU 35–42 |
| 111 | -1 | 7.562 |  UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE) | SUN | 2–9 | 0.182 | 104 | -34 | Lost to Middle Tennessee 28–44 |
| 112 | -1 | 7.603 |  Kansas (KANSAS) | B12 | 2–10 | 0.167 | 112 | -47 | Lost to Oklahoma State 20–55 |
| 113 | 0 | 8.081 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS) | IND BE | 1–9 | 0.100 | 113 | -34 | Lost to Temple 17–20 |
| 114 | -2 | 8.086 |  Navy (NAVY) | IND FBSI | 1–9 | 0.100 | 113 | -44 | Lost to UConn 0–38 |
| 115 | 2 | 8.323 |  Army (ARMY) | USA | 1–9 | 0.100 | 113 | -32 | Beat Tulane 14–10 |
| 116 | -1 | 8.337 |  Tulsa (TULSA) | IND WAC | 1–10 | 0.091 | 116 | -52 | Lost to San José State 38–49 |
| 117 | -1 | 9.178 |  Buffalo (BUFFALO) | MAC | 1–10 | 0.091 | 116 | -50 | Lost to Akron 10–21 |