2002 Week 9 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 | 0.658 |  Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA) |  B12 | 7–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +27 | Beat Iowa State 49–3 |
| 2 | 0 | 0.690 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME) | IND FBSI | 7–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +30 | Beat Air Force 21–14 |
| 3 | -2 | 0.706 |  Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH) | IND BE | 7–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +27 | Beat Rutgers 35–14 |
| 4 | 2 | 0.912 |  Miami (MIAMI) | IND BE | 6–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +19 | BYE |
| 5 | 0 | 0.950 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE) |  B10 | 8–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +29 | Beat Wisconsin 19–14 |
| 6 | -2 | 0.993 |  Georgia (GEORGIA) |  SEC | 7–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +23 | Beat Vanderbilt 48–17 |
| 7 | 10 | 1.155 |  Texas (TEXAS) | B12 | 6–1 | 0.857 | 11 | +20 | Beat Kansas State 17–14 |
| 8 | 3 | 1.252 |  USC |  PAC | 5–2 | 0.714 | 24 | +19 | Beat Washington 41–21 |
| 9 | -1 | 1.280 |  Florida State (FLORIDA STATE) |  ACC | 5–2 | 0.714 | 24 | +20 | BYE |
| 10 | 9 | 1.283 |  LSU | SEC | 6–1 | 0.857 | 11 | +19 | Beat South Carolina 38–14 |
| 11 | 4 | 1.322 |  Iowa (IOWA) | B10 | 7–1 | 0.875 | 9 | +20 | Beat Indiana 24–8 |
| 12 | 13 | 1.342 |  Alabama (ALABAMA) | SEC | 5–2 | 0.714 | 24 | +17 | Beat Ole Miss 42–7 |
| 13 | -1 | 1.367 |  Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN) |  MAC | 6–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +13 | Beat Western Michigan 48–45 |
| 14 | -1 | 1.448 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE) | ACC | 8–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +17 | Beat Duke 24–22 |
| 15 | -1 | 1.458 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN) | B10 | 6–1 | 0.857 | 11 | +18 | Beat Purdue 23–21 |
| 16 | 4 | 1.460 |  Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE) | PAC | 6–1 | 0.857 | 11 | +16 | BYE |
| 17 | -10 | 1.526 |  Air Force (AIR FORCE) |  MWC | 6–1 | 0.857 | 11 | +16 | Lost to Notre Dame 14–21 |
| 18 | -9 | 1.575 |  Oregon (OREGON) | PAC | 6–1 | 0.857 | 11 | +13 | Lost to Arizona State 42–45 |
| 19 | -9 | 1.636 |  Iowa State (IOWA STATE) | B12 | 6–2 | 0.750 | 20 | +19 | Lost to Oklahoma 3–49 |
| 20 | -4 | 1.704 |  Penn State (PENN STATE) | B10 | 5–2 | 0.714 | 24 | +14 | Beat Northwestern 49–0 |
| 21 | 12 | 1.790 |  Florida (FLORIDA) | SEC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 42 | +16 | Beat Auburn 30–23 |
| 22 | 16 | 1.814 |  Boise State (BOISE STATE) | IND WAC | 6–1 | 0.857 | 11 | +10 | Beat Fresno State 67–21 |
| 23 | 9 | 1.825 |  Colorado (COLORADO) | B12 | 5–2 | 0.714 | 24 | +12 | Beat Baylor 34–0 |
| 24 | 5 | 1.840 |  California (CALIFORNIA) | PAC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 42 | +14 | Beat UCLA 17–12 |
| 25 | 14 | 1.843 |  Maryland (MARYLAND) | ACC | 5–2 | 0.714 | 24 | +11 | Beat Georgia Tech 34–10 |
| 26 | -3 | 1.903 |  Colorado State (COLORADO STATE) | MWC | 6–2 | 0.750 | 20 | +14 | Beat Utah 28–20 |
| 27 | -6 | 1.911 |  Kansas State (KANSAS STATE) | B12 | 5–2 | 0.714 | 24 | +6 | Lost to Texas 14–17 |
| 28 | 3 | 1.915 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH) | IND BE | 5–2 | 0.714 | 24 | +11 | BYE |
| 29 | -1 | 1.931 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M) | B12 | 5–2 | 0.714 | 24 | +10 | Beat Kansas 47–22 |
| 30 | 4 | 1.933 |  Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH) | B12 | 5–3 | 0.625 | 42 | +15 | Beat Missouri 52–38 |
| 31 | 5 | 1.947 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA) | B10 | 7–1 | 0.875 | 9 | +9 | Beat Michigan State 28–7 |
| 32 | -2 | 1.971 |  Virginia (VIRGINIA) | ACC | 6–2 | 0.750 | 20 | +14 | Beat North Carolina 37–27 |
| 33 | 7 | 2.002 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY) | SEC | 5–2 | 0.714 | 24 | +8 | Beat Arkansas 29–17 |
| 34 | -12 | 2.009 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN) | B10 | 5–3 | 0.625 | 42 | +14 | Lost to Ohio State 14–19 |
| 35 | 7 | 2.047 |  Toledo (TOLEDO) | MAC | 5–2 | 0.714 | 24 | +8 | Beat UCF 27–24 |
| 36 | -12 | 2.050 |  South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA) | SEC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 42 | +13 | Lost to LSU 14–38 |
| 37 | 6 | 2.050 |  South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA) |  USA | 5–2 | 0.714 | 24 | +11 | Beat East Carolina 46–30 |
| 38 | -20 | 2.056 |  Arkansas (ARKANSAS) | SEC | 3–3 | 0.500 | 59 | +9 | Lost to Kentucky 17–29 |
| 39 | -2 | 2.124 |  Marshall (MARSHALL) | MAC | 5–1 | 0.833 | 19 | +7 | Beat Troy 24–7 |
| 40 | 7 | 2.136 |  TCU | USA | 6–1 | 0.857 | 11 | +7 | Beat Louisville 45–31 |
| 41 | 7 | 2.158 |  Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE) | PAC | 6–2 | 0.750 | 20 | +8 | Beat Oregon 45–42 |
| 42 | -15 | 2.280 |  Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI) | SEC | 5–2 | 0.714 | 24 | +8 | Lost to Alabama 7–42 |
| 43 | 1 | 2.282 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE) | IND BE | 4–2 | 0.667 | 40 | +8 | Beat Navy 46–21 |
| 44 | -18 | 2.286 |  UCLA | PAC | 4–3 | 0.571 | 51 | +9 | Lost to California 12–17 |
| 45 | 4 | 2.359 |  Clemson (CLEMSON) | ACC | 4–3 | 0.571 | 51 | +9 | Beat Wake Forest 31–23 |
| 46 | 8 | 2.504 |  Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS) | USA | 5–2 | 0.714 | 24 | +2 | Beat Cincinnati 23–14 |
| 47 | -1 | 2.567 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE) | SEC | 4–2 | 0.667 | 40 | +4 | BYE |
| 48 | 2 | 2.604 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA) | IND BE | 5–2 | 0.714 | 24 | +1 | Beat Syracuse 34–7 |
| 49 | 8 | 2.628 |  Hawai'i (HAWAII) | IND WAC | 5–2 | 0.714 | 24 | +1 | Beat Tulsa 37–14 |
| 50 | -15 | 2.689 |  Nebraska (NEBRASKA) | B12 | 5–3 | 0.625 | 42 | +5 | Lost to Oklahoma State 21–24 |
| 51 | 2 | 2.695 |  Oregon State (OREGON STATE) | PAC | 4–3 | 0.571 | 51 | +3 | BYE |
| 52 | -11 | 2.708 |  Louisville (LOUISVILLE) | USA | 4–3 | 0.571 | 51 | +4 | Lost to TCU 31–45 |
| 53 | 8 | 2.773 |  Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS) | MAC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 42 | +12 | Beat Central Michigan 49–0 |
| 54 | 5 | 2.885 |  Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH)) | MAC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 42 | +3 | Beat Buffalo 49–0 |
| 55 | -10 | 2.911 |  Washington (WASHINGTON) | PAC | 4–3 | 0.571 | 51 | +3 | Lost to USC 21–41 |
| 56 | -4 | 3.255 |  Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST) | ACC | 4–4 | 0.500 | 59 | +3 | Lost to Clemson 23–31 |
| 57 | -6 | 3.293 |  Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH) | ACC | 4–3 | 0.571 | 51 | -1 | Lost to Maryland 10–34 |
| 58 | 11 | 3.297 |  Tulane (TULANE) | USA | 5–3 | 0.625 | 42 | -1 | Beat UAB 35–14 |
| 59 | 5 | 3.314 |  New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE) |  SUN | 4–3 | 0.571 | 51 | +1 | Beat UL Monroe 34–21 |
| 60 | -4 | 3.331 |  Missouri (MISSOURI) | B12 | 3–4 | 0.429 | 64 | +1 | Lost to Texas Tech 38–52 |
| 61 | -1 | 3.342 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE) | B10 | 3–4 | 0.429 | 64 | +2 | Lost to Minnesota 7–28 |
| 62 | -4 | 3.409 |  Fresno State (FRESNO STATE) | IND WAC | 4–4 | 0.500 | 59 | +3 | Lost to Boise State 21–67 |
| 63 | -8 | 3.428 |  Auburn (AUBURN) | SEC | 4–3 | 0.571 | 51 | -3 | Lost to Florida 23–30 |
| 64 | 12 | 3.443 |  Nevada (NEVADA) | IND WAC | 3–4 | 0.429 | 64 | 0 | Beat San José State 52–24 |
| 65 | 3 | 3.658 |  Cincinnati (CINCINNATI) | USA | 2–5 | 0.286 | 86 | -1 | Lost to Southern Miss 14–23 |
| 66 | 13 | 3.673 |  Stanford (STANFORD) | PAC | 2–4 | 0.333 | 83 | +2 | Beat Arizona 16–6 |
| 67 | -5 | 3.701 |  Indiana (INDIANA) | B10 | 3–4 | 0.429 | 64 | 0 | Lost to Iowa 8–24 |
| 68 | -2 | 3.837 |  Purdue (PURDUE) | B10 | 3–5 | 0.375 | 79 | -2 | Lost to Michigan 21–23 |
| 69 | -4 | 4.113 |  BYU | MWC | 3–4 | 0.429 | 64 | -4 | Lost to UNLV 3–24 |
| 70 | 16 | 4.132 |  Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE) | B12 | 3–4 | 0.429 | 64 | -5 | Beat Nebraska 24–21 |
| 71 | -4 | 4.133 |  San José State (SAN JOSE STATE) | IND WAC | 4–4 | 0.500 | 59 | -2 | Lost to Nevada 24–52 |
| 72 | 5 | 4.136 |  Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE) | SEC | 3–4 | 0.429 | 64 | -4 | Beat Memphis 29–17 |
| 73 | -3 | 4.157 |  North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA) | ACC | 2–5 | 0.286 | 86 | -2 | Lost to Virginia 27–37 |
| 74 | 15 | 4.212 |  UNLV | MWC | 3–4 | 0.429 | 64 | -5 | Beat BYU 24–3 |
| 75 | 8 | 4.233 |  Houston (HOUSTON) | USA | 3–4 | 0.429 | 64 | -6 | Beat Army 56–42 |
| 76 | -4 | 4.315 |  UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA) | MAC | 2–4 | 0.333 | 83 | -5 | Lost to Toledo 24–27 |
| 77 | 1 | 4.397 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS) | B10 | 2–5 | 0.286 | 86 | -5 | BYE |
| 78 | -15 | 4.433 |  Arizona (ARIZONA) | PAC | 3–4 | 0.429 | 64 | -7 | Lost to Stanford 6–16 |
| 79 | -8 | 4.466 |  New Mexico (NEW MEXICO) | MWC | 3–5 | 0.375 | 79 | -6 | Lost to Utah State 44–45 |
| 80 | 13 | 4.529 |  Ball State (BALL STATE) | MAC | 3–4 | 0.429 | 64 | -7 | Beat Eastern Michigan 42–17 |
| 81 | 17 | 4.609 |  North Texas (NORTH TEXAS) | SUN | 2–5 | 0.286 | 86 | -6 | Beat Arkansas State 13–10 |
| 82 | -8 | 4.610 |  UAB | USA | 3–4 | 0.429 | 64 | -7 | Lost to Tulane 14–35 |
| 83 | -10 | 4.618 |  Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN) | MAC | 3–4 | 0.429 | 64 | -7 | Lost to Northern Illinois 0–49 |
| 84 | -3 | 4.647 |  Utah (UTAH) | MWC | 2–5 | 0.286 | 86 | -8 | Lost to Colorado State 20–28 |
| 85 | 5 | 4.650 |  Temple (TEMPLE) | IND BE | 3–4 | 0.429 | 64 | -8 | Beat UConn 38–24 |
| 86 | -2 | 4.910 |  Baylor (BAYLOR) | B12 | 3–4 | 0.429 | 64 | -10 | Lost to Colorado 0–34 |
| 87 | -7 | 4.986 |  Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE) | SUN | 4–5 | 0.444 | 63 | -13 | Lost to North Texas 10–13 |
| 88 | -3 | 5.059 |  East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA) | USA | 2–4 | 0.333 | 83 | -9 | Lost to South Florida 30–46 |
| 89 | -14 | 5.060 |  Memphis (MEMPHIS) | USA | 2–5 | 0.286 | 86 | -10 | Lost to Mississippi State 17–29 |
| 90 | -8 | 5.212 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN) | B10 | 2–6 | 0.250 | 101 | -6 | Lost to Penn State 0–49 |
| 91 | 0 | 5.254 |  Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 2–5 | 0.286 | 86 | -9 | Lost to Bowling Green 45–48 |
| 92 | 10 | 5.280 |  Ohio (OHIO) | MAC | 3–5 | 0.375 | 79 | -4 | Beat Kent State 50–0 |
| 93 | -6 | 5.408 |  UConn (CONNECTICUT) | IND FBSI | 2–5 | 0.286 | 86 | -9 | Lost to Temple 24–38 |
| 94 | 12 | 5.620 |  UTEP | IND WAC | 2–5 | 0.286 | 86 | -9 | Beat Rice 38–35 |
| 95 | -7 | 5.647 |  Kent State (KENT STATE) | MAC | 2–5 | 0.286 | 86 | -12 | Lost to Ohio 0–50 |
| 96 | 9 | 5.679 |  Utah State (UTAH STATE) | SUN | 2–5 | 0.286 | 86 | -11 | Beat New Mexico 45–44 |
| 97 | 7 | 5.801 |  San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE) | MWC | 2–5 | 0.286 | 86 | -14 | Beat Wyoming 24–20 |
| 98 | -3 | 5.865 |  Kansas (KANSAS) | B12 | 2–6 | 0.250 | 101 | -14 | Lost to Texas A&M 22–47 |
| 99 | -5 | 5.899 |  Duke (DUKE) | ACC | 2–6 | 0.250 | 101 | -14 | Lost to NC State 22–24 |
| 100 | -3 | 5.941 |  Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 3–5 | 0.375 | 79 | -16 | Lost to Ball State 17–42 |
| 101 | 8 | 6.014 |  Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE) | SUN | 2–5 | 0.286 | 86 | -9 | Beat Louisiana 48–35 |
| 102 | -10 | 6.052 |  Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH) | IND WAC | 2–5 | 0.286 | 86 | -16 | Lost to SMU 34–37 |
| 103 | -4 | 6.232 |  Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE) | SUN | 1–6 | 0.143 | 105 | -13 | Lost to Middle Tennessee 35–48 |
| 104 | -4 | 6.256 |  Troy (TROY) | IND FBSI | 2–6 | 0.250 | 101 | -18 | Lost to Marshall 7–24 |
| 105 | -9 | 6.326 |  Rice (RICE) | IND WAC | 2–5 | 0.286 | 86 | -18 | Lost to UTEP 35–38 |
| 106 | 2 | 6.616 |  Akron (AKRON) | MAC | 1–6 | 0.143 | 105 | -17 | BYE |
| 107 | -4 | 6.747 |  Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT) | SEC | 1–6 | 0.143 | 105 | -16 | Lost to Georgia 17–48 |
| 108 | -7 | 7.067 |  Wyoming (WYOMING) | MWC | 1–6 | 0.143 | 105 | -17 | Lost to San Diego State 20–24 |
| 109 | -2 | 7.119 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE) | IND BE | 1–6 | 0.143 | 105 | -20 | Lost to West Virginia 7–34 |
| 110 | 0 | 7.161 |  Idaho (IDAHO) | SUN | 1–6 | 0.143 | 105 | -10 | BYE |
| 111 | 2 | 7.486 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS) | IND BE | 1–6 | 0.143 | 105 | -13 | Lost to Virginia Tech 14–35 |
| 112 | 4 | 7.618 |  SMU | IND WAC | 1–7 | 0.125 | 114 | -22 | Beat Louisiana Tech 37–34 |
| 113 | -1 | 7.635 |  UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE) | SUN | 1–6 | 0.143 | 105 | -14 | Lost to New Mexico State 21–34 |
| 114 | -3 | 7.773 |  Navy (NAVY) | IND FBSI | 1–6 | 0.143 | 105 | -19 | Lost to Boston College 21–46 |
| 115 | -1 | 8.416 |  Buffalo (BUFFALO) | MAC | 1–7 | 0.125 | 114 | -19 | Lost to Miami (OH) 0–49 |
| 116 | -1 | 8.496 |  Tulsa (TULSA) | IND WAC | 0–7 | 0.000 | 116 | -23 | Lost to Hawai'i 14–37 |
| 117 | 0 | 9.827 |  Army (ARMY) | USA | 0–7 | 0.000 | 116 | -20 | Lost to Houston 42–56 |