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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas A&M | Texas A&M (0-0) | Notre Dame (1-0) | UCLA (1-0) | California (3-0) | Oregon State (4-0) | Texas A&M (3-1) | Wisconsin (5-1) | Colorado (4-2) | Arizona State (6-2) | Minnesota (7-1) | Florida (6-3) | Oregon (7-3) | Boise State (10-1) | Florida State (8-4) | Florida (8-4) | Colorado State (10-3) | TCU (10-2) |
| Penn State | Penn State (0-0) | LSU (0-1) | Colorado State (2-1) | LSU (2-1) | Texas A&M (2-1) | Iowa (4-1) | Auburn (4-1) | Alabama (4-2) | Bowling Green (6-0) | Colorado State (7-2) | Colorado State (8-2) | Auburn (7-3) | Texas Tech (8-4) | West Virginia (8-4) | Colorado State (10-3) | Pittsburgh (8-4) | Marshall (11-2) |
| Wisconsin | NC State (1-0) | Wisconsin (2-0) | LSU (1-1) | Kansas State (3-0) | Colorado State (3-1) | Colorado State (4-1) | Ole Miss (4-1) | Bowling Green (5-0) | Minnesota (7-1) | Tennessee (4-3) | Arizona State (7-3) | TCU (8-1) | UCLA (7-3) | Maryland (9-3) | Pittsburgh (8-4) | Arkansas (9-4) | West Virginia (9-4) |