2002 NCAA Division I-A football rankings AP poll AP poll

| Preseason | Week_1_Aug_26 | Week_2_Sept_2 | Week_3_Sept_8 | Week_4_Sept_15 | Week_5_Sept_22 | Week_6_Sept_29 | Week_7_Oct_6 | Week_8_Oct_13 | Week_9_Oct_20 | Week_10_Oct_27 | Week_11_Nov_3 | Week_12_Nov_10 | Week_13_Nov_17 | Week_14_Nov_24 | Week_15_Dec_1 | Week_16_Dec_8 | Week_17_Final_Jan_4 |
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| Oklahoma (21) | Oklahoma (0-0) (27) т | Oklahoma (1-0) (21) | Oklahoma (2-0) (3) | Oklahoma (3-0) (3) | Oklahoma (3-0) (3) | Texas (4-0) (2) | Oklahoma (5-0) | Oklahoma (6-0) (9) | Oklahoma (7-0) (13) | Oklahoma (7-0) (14) | Miami (FL) (8-0) (32) | Ohio State (11-0) | Ohio State (12-0) | Ohio State (13-0) (2) | Ohio State (13-0) | Ohio State (13-0) | Miami (FL) (12-1) |
| Florida State (10) | Texas (0-0) (13) | Texas (1-0) (10) | Texas (1-0) (3) | Texas (2-0) (3) | Texas (3-0) (2) | Oklahoma (4-0) (1) | Texas (5-0) (1) | Virginia Tech (6-0) | Virginia Tech (7-0) | Virginia Tech (8-0) | Ohio State (10-0) | Washington State (9-1) | Washington State (9-1) | Oklahoma (10-1) | Iowa (11-1) | Iowa (11-1) | Georgia (13-1) |
| Texas (13) | Tennessee (0-0) (3) | Tennessee (1-0) (5) | Tennessee (2-0) | Tennessee (2-0) | Florida State (4-0) | Virginia Tech (5-0) | Virginia Tech (5-0) | Ohio State (7-0) | Ohio State (8-0) | Notre Dame (8-0) (1) | Texas (8-1) | Oklahoma (8-1) т | Oklahoma (9-1) | Iowa (11-1) | Georgia (11-1) | Georgia (12-1) | USC (11-2) |