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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee (3) | Florida State (1-0) (4) | Florida State (2-0) (4) | Florida State (2-0) | Florida State (3-0) | Virginia Tech (4-0) | Ohio State (5-0) | Ohio State (6-0) | Georgia (6-0) | Georgia (7-0) | Georgia (8-0) | Washington State (8-1) | Texas (8-1) т | Iowa (11-1) | Georgia (10-1) | USC (10-2) | USC (10-2) | Oklahoma (11-2) |
| Florida | Florida (0-0) | Florida (1-0) | Ohio State (2-0) | Ohio State (3-0) | Ohio State (4-0) | Florida (4-1) | Georgia (5-0) | Oregon (6-0) | Notre Dame (7-0) | Ohio State (9-0) | Iowa (9-1) | Iowa (10-1) | Georgia (10-1) | USC (9-2) | Kansas State (10-2) | Kansas State (10-2) | Texas (11-2) |
| Colorado | Colorado (0-0) | Michigan (1-0) | Michigan (2-0) | Virginia Tech (3-0) | Florida (3-1) | Georgia (4-0) | Oregon (5-0) | Notre Dame (6-0) | Texas (6-1) | Texas (7-1) | Georgia (8-1) | Georgia (9-1) | USC (8-2) | Notre Dame (10-1) | Washington State (9-2) | Washington State (10-2) | Kansas State (11-2) |