2002 Week 6 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 | 3 | 0.660 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME) | IND FBSI | 4–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +13 | BYE |
| 2 | 0 | 0.690 |  Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH) | IND BE | 5–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +12 | Beat Western Michigan 30–0 |
| 3 | 2 | 0.791 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE) |  B10 | 5–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +13 | Beat Indiana 45–17 |
| 4 | 8 | 0.805 |  USC |  PAC | 3–1 | 0.750 | 30 | +10 | Beat Oregon State 22–0 |
| 5 | 3 | 0.923 |  Miami (MIAMI) | IND BE | 4–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +8 | BYE |
| 6 | 7 | 0.964 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN) | B10 | 5–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +11 | BYE |
| 7 | 2 | 1.011 |  Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA) |  B12 | 4–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +7 | Beat South Florida 31–14 |
| 8 | 10 | 1.112 |  Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN) |  MAC | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +5 | BYE |
| 9 | 20 | 1.117 |  Florida (FLORIDA) |  SEC | 4–1 | 0.800 | 15 | +10 | Beat Kentucky 41–34 |
| 10 | -7 | 1.142 |  Air Force (AIR FORCE) |  MWC | 4–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +9 | Beat Utah 30–26 |
| 11 | -1 | 1.142 |  Georgia (GEORGIA) | SEC | 4–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +7 | Beat New Mexico State 41–10 |
| 12 | -1 | 1.163 |  Texas (TEXAS) | B12 | 4–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +6 | Beat Tulane 49–0 |
| 13 | -7 | 1.197 |  Florida State (FLORIDA STATE) |  ACC | 4–1 | 0.800 | 15 | +11 | Lost to Louisville 20–26 |
| 14 | 2 | 1.263 |  Clemson (CLEMSON) | ACC | 3–1 | 0.750 | 30 | +8 | BYE |
| 15 | 5 | 1.352 |  Kansas State (KANSAS STATE) | B12 | 4–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +3 | BYE |
| 16 | 9 | 1.386 |  Iowa State (IOWA STATE) | B12 | 5–1 | 0.833 | 14 | +9 | Beat Nebraska 36–14 |
| 17 | -2 | 1.405 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE) | ACC | 6–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +8 | Beat FCS 56–24 |
| 18 | 10 | 1.465 |  Alabama (ALABAMA) | SEC | 4–1 | 0.800 | 15 | +7 | Beat Arkansas 30–12 |
| 19 | 8 | 1.465 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M) | B12 | 3–1 | 0.750 | 30 | +7 | Beat Louisiana Tech 31–3 |
| 20 | 10 | 1.487 |  Colorado State (COLORADO STATE) | MWC | 4–1 | 0.800 | 15 | +9 | Beat Nevada 32–28 |
| 21 | 2 | 1.503 |  Oregon (OREGON) | PAC | 4–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +4 | BYE |
| 22 | -21 | 1.531 |  Arkansas (ARKANSAS) | SEC | 2–1 | 0.667 | 46 | +4 | Lost to Alabama 12–30 |
| 23 | 11 | 1.545 |  Iowa (IOWA) | B10 | 4–1 | 0.800 | 15 | +6 | Beat Penn State 42–35 |
| 24 | -3 | 1.589 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN) | B10 | 4–1 | 0.800 | 15 | +7 | Beat Illinois 45–28 |
| 25 | 7 | 1.730 |  Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE) | PAC | 4–1 | 0.800 | 15 | +6 | Beat California 48–38 |
| 26 | -19 | 1.754 |  Penn State (PENN STATE) | B10 | 3–1 | 0.750 | 30 | +5 | Lost to Iowa 35–42 |
| 27 | -13 | 1.755 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY) | SEC | 4–1 | 0.800 | 15 | +5 | Lost to Florida 34–41 |
| 28 | 3 | 1.764 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE) | IND BE | 3–1 | 0.750 | 30 | +6 | Beat Central Michigan 43–0 |
| 29 | -3 | 1.851 |  Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH) | ACC | 4–1 | 0.800 | 15 | +5 | Beat North Carolina 21–13 |
| 30 | 14 | 1.877 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH) | IND BE | 4–1 | 0.800 | 15 | +6 | Beat Toledo 37–19 |
| 31 | -12 | 1.961 |  California (CALIFORNIA) | PAC | 3–2 | 0.600 | 48 | +5 | Lost to Washington State 38–48 |
| 32 | 7 | 2.008 |  Missouri (MISSOURI) | B12 | 3–1 | 0.750 | 30 | +4 | Beat Troy 44–7 |
| 33 | 0 | 2.012 |  UCLA | PAC | 3–1 | 0.750 | 30 | +4 | Beat San Diego State 43–7 |
| 34 | 3 | 2.025 |  LSU | SEC | 3–1 | 0.750 | 30 | +4 | Beat Mississippi State 31–13 |
| 35 | -13 | 2.032 |  Oregon State (OREGON STATE) | PAC | 4–1 | 0.800 | 15 | +3 | Lost to USC 0–22 |
| 36 | 2 | 2.080 |  Washington (WASHINGTON) | PAC | 3–1 | 0.750 | 30 | +3 | Beat Idaho 41–27 |
| 37 | -20 | 2.098 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA) | B10 | 4–1 | 0.800 | 15 | +3 | Lost to Purdue 15–28 |
| 38 | 7 | 2.105 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA) | IND BE | 3–1 | 0.750 | 30 | +3 | Beat East Carolina 37–17 |
| 39 | 19 | 2.111 |  Louisville (LOUISVILLE) |  USA | 3–2 | 0.600 | 48 | +4 | Beat Florida State 26–20 |
| 40 | 0 | 2.157 |  Auburn (AUBURN) | SEC | 4–1 | 0.800 | 15 | +2 | Beat Syracuse 37–34 |
| 41 | -5 | 2.165 |  Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS) | USA | 4–1 | 0.800 | 15 | +2 | Beat Army 27–6 |
| 42 | -1 | 2.186 |  Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH) | B12 | 3–2 | 0.600 | 48 | +5 | Beat New Mexico 49–0 |
| 43 | -1 | 2.365 |  Arizona (ARIZONA) | PAC | 3–1 | 0.750 | 30 | +3 | Beat North Texas 14–9 |
| 44 | 7 | 2.378 |  Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE) | PAC | 4–1 | 0.800 | 15 | 0 | Beat Stanford 65–24 |
| 45 | -21 | 2.490 |  Nebraska (NEBRASKA) | B12 | 3–2 | 0.600 | 48 | +4 | Lost to Iowa State 14–36 |
| 46 | 13 | 2.529 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE) | SEC | 3–1 | 0.750 | 30 | 0 | Beat Rutgers 35–14 |
| 47 | 7 | 2.567 |  Virginia (VIRGINIA) | ACC | 3–2 | 0.600 | 48 | +3 | Beat Wake Forest 38–34 |
| 48 | -5 | 2.601 |  Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI) | SEC | 3–1 | 0.750 | 30 | +1 | BYE |
| 49 | 3 | 2.628 |  Cincinnati (CINCINNATI) | USA | 2–2 | 0.500 | 61 | +3 | Beat Temple 35–22 |
| 50 | 21 | 2.702 |  Purdue (PURDUE) | B10 | 3–2 | 0.600 | 48 | +2 | Beat Minnesota 28–15 |
| 51 | -16 | 2.706 |  Toledo (TOLEDO) | MAC | 3–2 | 0.600 | 48 | +1 | Lost to Pittsburgh 19–37 |
| 52 | 10 | 2.726 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE) | B10 | 3–2 | 0.600 | 48 | +2 | Beat Northwestern 39–24 |
| 53 | -7 | 2.735 |  TCU | USA | 3–1 | 0.750 | 30 | +1 | BYE |
| 54 | -5 | 2.808 |  Boise State (BOISE STATE) | IND WAC | 3–1 | 0.750 | 30 | +1 | Beat Utah State 63–38 |
| 55 | 0 | 2.817 |  Maryland (MARYLAND) | ACC | 3–2 | 0.600 | 48 | +1 | Beat FCS 37–8 |
| 56 | 4 | 2.836 |  Marshall (MARSHALL) | MAC | 2–1 | 0.667 | 46 | +1 | BYE |
| 57 | 10 | 2.912 |  Hawai'i (HAWAII) | IND WAC | 3–1 | 0.750 | 30 | -1 | Beat SMU 42–10 |
| 58 | 6 | 3.017 |  Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH)) | MAC | 3–2 | 0.600 | 48 | +1 | Beat Akron 48–31 |
| 59 | 7 | 3.030 |  Colorado (COLORADO) | B12 | 2–2 | 0.500 | 61 | +1 | BYE |
| 60 | -7 | 3.045 |  BYU | MWC | 2–2 | 0.500 | 61 | +1 | BYE |
| 61 | 7 | 3.092 |  South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA) | SEC | 3–2 | 0.600 | 48 | +1 | Beat Vanderbilt 20–14 |
| 62 | -14 | 3.213 |  Nevada (NEVADA) | IND WAC | 2–2 | 0.500 | 61 | 0 | Lost to Colorado State 28–32 |
| 63 | -7 | 3.254 |  Utah (UTAH) | MWC | 2–3 | 0.400 | 71 | +1 | Lost to Air Force 26–30 |
| 64 | -14 | 3.458 |  South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA) | USA | 2–2 | 0.500 | 61 | +1 | Lost to Oklahoma 14–31 |
| 65 | 10 | 3.527 |  San José State (SAN JOSE STATE) | IND WAC | 3–2 | 0.600 | 48 | +2 | Beat UTEP 58–24 |
| 66 | -19 | 3.549 |  Stanford (STANFORD) | PAC | 1–2 | 0.333 | 86 | +1 | Lost to Arizona State 24–65 |
| 67 | 7 | 3.792 |  Fresno State (FRESNO STATE) | IND WAC | 2–3 | 0.400 | 71 | -1 | Beat Rice 31–28 |
| 68 | 2 | 3.953 |  Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST) | ACC | 2–3 | 0.400 | 71 | -1 | Lost to Virginia 34–38 |
| 69 | 25 | 3.969 |  Ball State (BALL STATE) | MAC | 2–2 | 0.500 | 61 | 0 | Beat UConn 24–21 |
| 70 | -9 | 4.000 |  Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN) | MAC | 3–2 | 0.600 | 48 | -4 | Lost to Boston College 0–43 |
| 71 | 2 | 4.004 |  Houston (HOUSTON) | USA | 2–2 | 0.500 | 61 | -2 | BYE |
| 72 | -3 | 4.051 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN) | B10 | 2–3 | 0.400 | 71 | 0 | Lost to Michigan State 24–39 |
| 73 | -8 | 4.062 |  Indiana (INDIANA) | B10 | 2–3 | 0.400 | 71 | -1 | Lost to Ohio State 17–45 |
| 74 | -17 | 4.071 |  Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH) | IND WAC | 2–3 | 0.400 | 71 | -1 | Lost to Texas A&M 3–31 |
| 75 | -3 | 4.253 |  UConn (CONNECTICUT) | IND FBSI | 2–3 | 0.400 | 71 | -2 | Lost to Ball State 21–24 |
| 76 | 1 | 4.256 |  Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE) | B12 | 2–2 | 0.500 | 61 | -4 | BYE |
| 77 | -14 | 4.264 |  Memphis (MEMPHIS) | USA | 2–3 | 0.400 | 71 | -3 | Lost to UAB 17–31 |
| 78 | 8 | 4.424 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS) | B10 | 1–4 | 0.200 | 98 | -2 | Lost to Michigan 28–45 |
| 79 | 0 | 4.429 |  UNLV | MWC | 1–3 | 0.250 | 88 | -1 | BYE |
| 80 | 2 | 4.521 |  North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA) | ACC | 1–3 | 0.250 | 88 | -2 | Lost to Georgia Tech 13–21 |
| 81 | 23 | 4.547 |  UAB | USA | 2–3 | 0.400 | 71 | -2 | Beat Memphis 31–17 |
| 82 | 14 | 4.617 |  Duke (DUKE) | ACC | 2–3 | 0.400 | 71 | -4 | Beat Navy 43–17 |
| 83 | -2 | 4.642 |  Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE) | SEC | 1–3 | 0.250 | 88 | -2 | Lost to LSU 13–31 |
| 84 | 14 | 4.703 |  Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS) | MAC | 2–3 | 0.400 | 71 | +2 | Beat Kent State 13–6 |
| 85 | 16 | 4.811 |  Kansas (KANSAS) | B12 | 2–3 | 0.400 | 71 | -4 | Beat Tulsa 43–33 |
| 86 | 14 | 4.831 |  Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE) |  SUN | 3–3 | 0.500 | 61 | -6 | Beat FCS 30–10 |
| 87 | -11 | 4.835 |  New Mexico (NEW MEXICO) | MWC | 2–4 | 0.333 | 86 | -3 | Lost to Texas Tech 0–49 |
| 88 | 3 | 4.879 |  Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 1–3 | 0.250 | 88 | -3 | Lost to Virginia Tech 0–30 |
| 89 | 0 | 4.919 |  Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE) | SUN | 1–3 | 0.250 | 88 | -2 | BYE |
| 90 | -12 | 4.928 |  Kent State (KENT STATE) | MAC | 2–3 | 0.400 | 71 | -5 | Lost to Northern Illinois 6–13 |
| 91 | -11 | 4.929 |  Tulane (TULANE) | USA | 2–3 | 0.400 | 71 | -4 | Lost to Texas 0–49 |
| 92 | -7 | 5.051 |  North Texas (NORTH TEXAS) | SUN | 1–4 | 0.200 | 98 | -3 | Lost to Arizona 9–14 |
| 93 | -10 | 5.053 |  Baylor (BAYLOR) | B12 | 2–2 | 0.500 | 61 | -6 | BYE |
| 94 | -10 | 5.118 |  New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE) | SUN | 1–3 | 0.250 | 88 | -2 | Lost to Georgia 10–41 |
| 95 | 2 | 5.175 |  UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA) | MAC | 1–3 | 0.250 | 88 | -3 | Beat FCS 48–17 |
| 96 | -4 | 5.278 |  Idaho (IDAHO) | SUN | 1–4 | 0.200 | 98 | -3 | Lost to Washington 27–41 |
| 97 | -7 | 5.530 |  Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT) | SEC | 1–4 | 0.200 | 98 | -5 | Lost to South Carolina 14–20 |
| 98 | 9 | 5.787 |  Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 2–3 | 0.400 | 71 | -6 | Beat FCS 48–45 |
| 99 | -11 | 5.837 |  Temple (TEMPLE) | IND BE | 1–4 | 0.200 | 98 | -5 | Lost to Cincinnati 22–35 |
| 100 | -5 | 5.888 |  East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA) | USA | 1–3 | 0.250 | 88 | -5 | Lost to West Virginia 17–37 |
| 101 | -8 | 6.056 |  UTEP | IND WAC | 1–4 | 0.200 | 98 | -4 | Lost to San José State 24–58 |
| 102 | 3 | 6.134 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE) | IND BE | 1–3 | 0.250 | 88 | -6 | Lost to Auburn 34–37 |
| 103 | -16 | 6.168 |  Navy (NAVY) | IND FBSI | 1–3 | 0.250 | 88 | -6 | Lost to Duke 17–43 |
| 104 | -1 | 6.311 |  Troy (TROY) | IND FBSI | 1–4 | 0.200 | 98 | -7 | Lost to Missouri 7–44 |
| 105 | -3 | 6.669 |  Utah State (UTAH STATE) | SUN | 1–4 | 0.200 | 98 | -7 | Lost to Boise State 38–63 |
| 106 | 8 | 6.992 |  Ohio (OHIO) | MAC | 1–4 | 0.200 | 98 | -4 | Beat Buffalo 34–32 |
| 107 | 1 | 7.183 |  Wyoming (WYOMING) | MWC | 0–4 | 0.000 | 109 | -5 | BYE |
| 108 | 2 | 7.372 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS) | IND BE | 1–4 | 0.200 | 98 | -6 | Lost to Tennessee 14–35 |
| 109 | -10 | 7.539 |  Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE) | SUN | 0–4 | 0.000 | 109 | -3 | Lost to FCS 14–24 |
| 110 | -1 | 7.563 |  Akron (AKRON) | MAC | 0–5 | 0.000 | 109 | -9 | Lost to Miami (OH) 31–48 |
| 111 | -5 | 7.748 |  Buffalo (BUFFALO) | MAC | 1–4 | 0.200 | 98 | -7 | Lost to Ohio 32–34 |
| 112 | 3 | 8.426 |  San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE) | MWC | 0–5 | 0.000 | 109 | -11 | Lost to UCLA 7–43 |
| 113 | 0 | 8.466 |  SMU | IND WAC | 0–5 | 0.000 | 109 | -9 | Lost to Hawai'i 10–42 |
| 114 | -2 | 8.475 |  Tulsa (TULSA) | IND WAC | 0–5 | 0.000 | 109 | -11 | Lost to Kansas 33–43 |
| 115 | -4 | 8.658 |  Rice (RICE) | IND WAC | 0–4 | 0.000 | 109 | -9 | Lost to Fresno State 28–31 |
| 116 | 0 | 8.729 |  UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE) | SUN | 0–4 | 0.000 | 109 | -4 | BYE |
| 117 | 0 | 10.051 |  Army (ARMY) | USA | 0–4 | 0.000 | 109 | -7 | Lost to Southern Miss 6–27 |