2002 NCAA Division I-A football rankings
AP poll
Columns: 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
Miami (FL) (27) | Miami (FL) (0-0) (27) т | Miami (FL) (1-0) (34) | Miami (FL) (2-0) (68) | Miami (FL) (3-0) (68) | Miami (FL) (4-0) (69) | Miami (FL) (4-0) (71) | Miami (FL) (5-0) (73) | Miami (FL) (6-0) (65) | Miami (FL) (6-0) (61) | Miami (FL) (7-0) (59) | Oklahoma (8-0) (42) | Miami (FL) (9-0) (74) | Miami (FL) (9-0) (74) | Miami (FL) (10-0) (71) | Miami (FL) (11-0) (73) | Miami (FL) (12-0) (74) | Ohio State (14-0) (71) | 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) | 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) | 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) | Washington State | Washington (0-0) | Washington State (1-0) | Virginia Tech (2-0) | USC (2-0) | Tennessee (2-1) | Florida State (4-1) | Iowa State (5-1) | Michigan (5-1) | Florida State (5-2) | USC (6-2) | Alabama (7-2) | Kansas State (8-2) | Texas (9-2) | Penn State (9-3) | Notre Dame (10-2) | Notre Dame (10-2) | Alabama (10-3) | Michigan | Washington State (0-0) | Virginia Tech (2-0) | Florida (1-1) | Notre Dame (3-0) | Penn State (3-0) | Washington (3-1) | Washington State (5-1) | Florida State (5-2) | NC State (8-0) | Alabama (6-2) | Kansas State (7-2) | Michigan (8-2) | Michigan (9-2) | Michigan (9-3) | Colorado (9-3) | Michigan (9-3) | NC State (11-3) | Ohio State | Michigan (0-0) | Oregon (1-0) | Oregon (2-0) | Washington (1-1) | Washington (2-1) | Kansas State (4-0) | Michigan (4-1) | NC State (7-0) | Iowa (7-1) | Colorado (6-2) | Michigan (7-2) | Virginia Tech (8-2) | Virginia Tech (8-2) | Colorado (8-3) | Michigan (9-3) | Alabama (10-3) | Maryland (11-3) | LSU | LSU (0-0) | Washington (0-1) | Washington (1-1) | Michigan (2-1) | Michigan (3-1) | Michigan (4-1) | NC State (6-0) | LSU (5-1) | Oregon (6-1) | Kansas State (6-2) | NC State (9-1) | LSU (7-2) | Florida State (8-3) | Alabama (9-3) | Alabama (10-3) | Colorado (9-4) | Auburn (9-4) | Oregon | Oregon (0-0) | Michigan State (1-0) | Michigan State (2-0) | Penn State (2-0) | Kansas State (4-0) | Iowa State (5-1) | Penn State (4-1) | Iowa (6-1) | USC (5-2) | Michigan (6-2) | Oregon (7-2) | Florida State (7-3) | Penn State (8-3) | Florida (8-3) | West Virginia (9-3) | West Virginia (9-3) | Boise State (12-1) | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech (1-0) | Marshall (1-0) | Marshall (1-0) | Washington State (2-1) | Washington State (3-1) | NC State (6-0) | Florida (4-2) | Tennessee (4-2) | Tennessee (4-2) | Arizona State (7-2) | LSU (6-2) | Penn State (7-3) | Colorado (8-3) | Colorado State (10-2) | Florida State (9-4) | Florida State (9-4) | Penn State (9-4) | Louisville | Louisville (0-0) | Colorado (0-1) | USC (1-0) | NC State (4-0) | NC State (5-0) | Washington State (4-1) | Iowa (5-1) | Kansas State (5-1) | Iowa State (6-2) | LSU (6-2) | Florida State (6-3) | Colorado (7-3) | Pittsburgh (8-2) | Pittsburgh (8-3) | NC State (10-3) | NC State (10-3) | Notre Dame (10-3) | Michigan State | Michigan State (0-0) | USC (0-0) | Colorado (1-1) | Nebraska (3-1) | USC (2-1) | USC (3-1) | LSU (4-1) | Air Force (6-0) | Penn State (5-2) | Florida State (5-3) | Colorado (6-3) | Pittsburgh (8-2) | Maryland (9-2) | LSU (8-3) | Virginia Tech (9-3) | Boise State (11-1) | Virginia Tech (9-4) | Marshall | Marshall (0-0) | Colorado State (2-0) | NC State (3-0) | Texas A&M (2-0) | Iowa State (4-1) | Wisconsin (5-0) | Kansas State (4-1) | USC (4-2) | Alabama (5-2) | Oregon (6-2) | Penn State (6-3) | Maryland (8-2) | Florida (8-3) | Boise State (11-1) | Boise State (11-1) | Auburn (8-4) | Pittsburgh (9-4) | USC | USC (0-0) | Texas A&M (1-0) | Notre Dame (2-0) | UCLA (2-0) | Nebraska (3-1) | Penn State (3-1) | USC (3-2) | Penn State (4-2) | Kansas State (5-2) | Penn State (5-3) | Bowling Green (8-0) | Florida (7-3) | Colorado State (9-2) | Auburn (8-4) | Auburn (8-4) | Maryland (10-3) | Colorado (9-5) | Maryland | Maryland (0-0) | NC State (2-0) | Texas A&M (2-0) | Iowa State (3-1) | Wisconsin (5-0) | LSU (3-1) | Air Force (5-0) | Mississippi (5-1) | Colorado (5-2) | Bowling Green (7-0) | Iowa State (7-3) | Colorado State (8-2) | LSU (7-3) | NC State (10-3) | Maryland (10-3) | Virginia Tech (9-4) | Florida State (9-5) | South Carolina | South Carolina (0-0) | South Carolina (1-0) | Wisconsin (3-0) | Wisconsin (4-0) | LSU (2-1) | Alabama (4-1) | Washington (3-2) | Washington (4-2) | Air Force (6-1) | Iowa State (6-3) | Pittsburgh (7-2) | NC State (9-2) | TCU (8-1) | Virginia Tech (8-3) | Arkansas (9-3) | Florida (8-4) | Virginia (9-5) | 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)