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