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2002 Week 1 College Football Team Rankings

2002 rankings calculated with the Classic formula (Ken's 2016-based hybrid, applied retroactively); records, NOW and game results come from official ESPN scores.
RankChangeRatingTeamConfRecordWin %PlaceNOWGame Status
10-0.373Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND BE1–01.00010Beat Arkansas State 63–7
2-1-0.205Nebraska (NEBRASKA)B121–01.00010Beat Arizona State 48–10
3-2-0.075Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B101–01.00010Beat Texas Tech 45–21
4-3-0.037NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC1–01.00010Beat New Mexico 34–14
5-40.084Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)ACC1–01.00010Beat Iowa State 38–31
6-50.093Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)MWC1–01.00010Beat Virginia 35–29
7-60.131Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B101–01.00010Beat Fresno State 23–21
8-70.237Air Force (AIR FORCE)MWC0–00.00080BYE
8-70.237Akron (AKRON)MAC0–00.00080BYE
8-70.237Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC0–00.00080BYE
8-70.237Arizona (ARIZONA)PAC0–00.00080BYE
8-70.237Arkansas (ARKANSAS)SEC0–00.00080BYE
8-70.237Army (ARMY)USA0–00.00080BYE
8-70.237Auburn (AUBURN)SEC0–00.00080BYE
8-70.237Ball State (BALL STATE)MAC0–00.00080BYE
8-70.237Baylor (BAYLOR)B120–00.00080BYE
8-70.237Boise State (BOISE STATE)IND WAC0–00.00080BYE
8-70.237Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND BE0–00.00080BYE
8-70.237Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC0–00.00080BYE
8-70.237Buffalo (BUFFALO)MAC0–00.00080BYE
8-70.237BYUMWC0–00.00080BYE
8-70.237California (CALIFORNIA)PAC0–00.00080BYE
8-70.237UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA)MAC0–00.00080BYE
8-70.237Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)MAC0–00.00080BYE
8-70.237Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)USA0–00.00080BYE
8-70.237Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC0–00.00080BYE
8-70.237Colorado (COLORADO)B120–00.00080BYE
8-70.237UConn (CONNECTICUT)IND FBSI0–00.00080BYE
8-70.237Duke (DUKE)ACC0–00.00080BYE
8-70.237East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)USA0–00.00080BYE
8-70.237Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)MAC0–00.00080BYE
8-70.237Florida (FLORIDA)SEC0–00.00080BYE
8-70.237Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC0–00.00080BYE
8-70.237Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)ACC0–00.00080BYE
8-70.237Hawai'i (HAWAII)IND WAC0–00.00080BYE
8-70.237Houston (HOUSTON)USA0–00.00080BYE
8-70.237Idaho (IDAHO)SUN0–00.00080BYE
8-70.237Illinois (ILLINOIS)B100–00.00080BYE
8-70.237Indiana (INDIANA)B100–00.00080BYE
8-70.237Iowa (IOWA)B100–00.00080BYE
8-70.237Kansas (KANSAS)B120–00.00080BYE
8-70.237Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)B120–00.00080BYE
8-70.237Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC0–00.00080BYE
8-70.237Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC0–00.00080BYE
8-70.237Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)SUN0–00.00080BYE
8-70.237UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)SUN0–00.00080BYE
8-70.237Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)IND WAC0–00.00080BYE
8-70.237Louisville (LOUISVILLE)USA0–00.00080BYE
8-70.237LSUSEC0–00.00080BYE
8-70.237Marshall (MARSHALL)MAC0–00.00080BYE
8-70.237Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC0–00.00080BYE
8-70.237Memphis (MEMPHIS)USA0–00.00080BYE
8-70.237Miami (MIAMI)IND BE0–00.00080BYE
8-70.237Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC0–00.00080BYE
8-70.237Michigan (MICHIGAN)B100–00.00080BYE
8-70.237Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B100–00.00080BYE
8-70.237Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE)SUN0–00.00080BYE
8-70.237Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B100–00.00080BYE
8-70.237Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC0–00.00080BYE
8-70.237Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC0–00.00080BYE
8-70.237Missouri (MISSOURI)B120–00.00080BYE
8-70.237Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI0–00.00080BYE
8-70.237Nevada (NEVADA)IND WAC0–00.00080BYE
8-70.237New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)SUN0–00.00080BYE
8-70.237North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC0–00.00080BYE
8-70.237North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)SUN0–00.00080BYE
8-70.237Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)MAC0–00.00080BYE
8-70.237Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B100–00.00080BYE
8-70.237Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI0–00.00080BYE
8-70.237Ohio (OHIO)MAC0–00.00080BYE
8-70.237Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)B120–00.00080BYE
8-70.237Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)B120–00.00080BYE
8-70.237Oregon (OREGON)PAC0–00.00080BYE
8-70.237Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC0–00.00080BYE
8-70.237Penn State (PENN STATE)B100–00.00080BYE
8-70.237Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND BE0–00.00080BYE
8-70.237Purdue (PURDUE)B100–00.00080BYE
8-70.237Rice (RICE)IND WAC0–00.00080BYE
8-70.237Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND BE0–00.00080BYE
8-70.237San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)MWC0–00.00080BYE
8-70.237San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND WAC0–00.00080BYE
8-70.237SMUIND WAC0–00.00080BYE
8-70.237South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)SEC0–00.00080BYE
8-70.237South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA)USA0–00.00080BYE
8-70.237Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)USA0–00.00080BYE
8-70.237Stanford (STANFORD)PAC0–00.00080BYE
8-70.237Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND BE0–00.00080BYE
8-70.237TCUUSA0–00.00080BYE
8-70.237Temple (TEMPLE)IND BE0–00.00080BYE
8-70.237Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC0–00.00080BYE
8-70.237Texas (TEXAS)B120–00.00080BYE
8-70.237Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)B120–00.00080BYE
8-70.237Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC0–00.00080BYE
8-70.237Troy (TROY)IND FBSI0–00.00080BYE
8-70.237Tulane (TULANE)USA0–00.00080BYE
8-70.237Tulsa (TULSA)IND WAC0–00.00080BYE
8-70.237UABUSA0–00.00080BYE
8-70.237UCLAPAC0–00.00080BYE
8-70.237UNLVMWC0–00.00080BYE
8-70.237USCPAC0–00.00080BYE
8-70.237Utah (UTAH)MWC0–00.00080BYE
8-70.237Utah State (UTAH STATE)SUN0–00.00080BYE
8-70.237UTEPIND WAC0–00.00080BYE
8-70.237Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC0–00.00080BYE
8-70.237Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC0–00.00080BYE
8-70.237Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC0–00.00080BYE
8-70.237Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC0–00.00080BYE
8-70.237West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND BE0–00.00080BYE
8-70.237Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC0–00.00080BYE
8-70.237Wyoming (WYOMING)MWC0–00.00080BYE
111-1100.390Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND WAC0–10.00080Lost to Wisconsin 21–23
112-1110.553Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC0–10.00080Lost to Colorado State 29–35
113-1120.593Iowa State (IOWA STATE)B120–10.00080Lost to Florida State 31–38
114-1131.122New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)MWC0–10.00080Lost to NC State 14–34
115-1141.285Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)B120–10.00080Lost to Ohio State 21–45
116-1151.854Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)PAC0–10.00080Lost to Nebraska 10–48
117-1162.586Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)SUN0–10.00080Lost to Virginia Tech 7–63

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