2002 Week 11 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.
| Rank | Change | Rating | Team | Conf | Record | Win % | Place | NOW | Game Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0.634 |  Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA) |  B12 | 8–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +41 | Beat Colorado 27–11 |
| 2 | 3 | 0.858 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE) |  B10 | 10–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +49 | Beat Minnesota 34–3 |
| 3 | 5 | 0.912 |  Texas (TEXAS) | B12 | 8–1 | 0.889 | 7 | +40 | Beat Nebraska 27–24 |
| 4 | -2 | 0.973 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME) | IND FBSI | 8–1 | 0.889 | 7 | +39 | Lost to Boston College 7–14 |
| 5 | 1 | 0.994 |  Miami (MIAMI) | IND BE | 8–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +30 | Beat Rutgers 42–17 |
| 6 | 1 | 1.003 |  USC |  PAC | 6–2 | 0.750 | 23 | +31 | BYE |
| 7 | -3 | 1.107 |  Georgia (GEORGIA) |  SEC | 8–1 | 0.889 | 7 | +33 | Lost to Florida 13–20 |
| 8 | 1 | 1.138 |  Iowa (IOWA) | B10 | 9–1 | 0.900 | 5 | +37 | Beat Wisconsin 20–3 |
| 9 | -6 | 1.168 |  Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH) | IND BE | 8–1 | 0.889 | 7 | +31 | Lost to Pittsburgh 21–28 |
| 10 | 3 | 1.341 |  Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE) | PAC | 8–1 | 0.889 | 7 | +29 | Beat Arizona State 44–22 |
| 11 | 0 | 1.362 |  Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN) |  MAC | 8–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +22 | Beat Kent State 45–14 |
| 12 | -2 | 1.390 |  Alabama (ALABAMA) | SEC | 7–2 | 0.778 | 15 | +27 | Beat Vanderbilt 30–8 |
| 13 | 4 | 1.508 |  Florida State (FLORIDA STATE) |  ACC | 6–3 | 0.667 | 30 | +28 | Beat Wake Forest 34–21 |
| 14 | 11 | 1.534 |  Florida (FLORIDA) | SEC | 6–3 | 0.667 | 30 | +26 | Beat Georgia 20–13 |
| 15 | 5 | 1.562 |  Colorado State (COLORADO STATE) |  MWC | 8–2 | 0.800 | 14 | +27 | Beat Air Force 31–12 |
| 16 | 5 | 1.578 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH) | IND BE | 7–2 | 0.778 | 15 | +24 | Beat Virginia Tech 28–21 |
| 17 | -2 | 1.585 |  Boise State (BOISE STATE) | IND WAC | 8–1 | 0.889 | 7 | +21 | Beat UTEP 58–3 |
| 18 | -2 | 1.659 |  LSU | SEC | 6–2 | 0.750 | 23 | +19 | BYE |
| 19 | -7 | 1.661 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE) | ACC | 9–1 | 0.900 | 5 | +22 | Lost to Georgia Tech 17–24 |
| 20 | -1 | 1.693 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN) | B10 | 7–2 | 0.778 | 15 | +22 | Beat Michigan State 49–3 |
| 21 | -3 | 1.711 |  Kansas State (KANSAS STATE) | B12 | 7–2 | 0.778 | 15 | +13 | Beat Kansas 64–0 |
| 22 | 5 | 1.751 |  Maryland (MARYLAND) | ACC | 7–2 | 0.778 | 15 | +17 | Beat North Carolina 59–7 |
| 23 | 3 | 1.758 |  Arkansas (ARKANSAS) | SEC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 45 | +20 | Beat Troy 23–0 |
| 24 | -10 | 1.791 |  Colorado (COLORADO) | B12 | 6–3 | 0.667 | 30 | +23 | Lost to Oklahoma 11–27 |
| 25 | 8 | 1.792 |  TCU |  USA | 7–1 | 0.875 | 13 | +17 | Beat Southern Miss 37–7 |
| 26 | -4 | 1.847 |  Penn State (PENN STATE) | B10 | 6–3 | 0.667 | 30 | +21 | Beat Illinois 18–7 |
| 27 | 2 | 1.853 |  Iowa State (IOWA STATE) | B12 | 7–3 | 0.700 | 27 | +26 | Beat Missouri 42–35 |
| 28 | -5 | 1.871 |  Oregon (OREGON) | PAC | 7–2 | 0.778 | 15 | +15 | Beat Stanford 41–14 |
| 29 | 6 | 1.929 |  UCLA | PAC | 6–3 | 0.667 | 30 | +18 | Beat Washington 34–24 |
| 30 | 2 | 1.999 |  South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA) | USA | 6–2 | 0.750 | 23 | +14 | Beat FCS 56–6 |
| 31 | 8 | 2.135 |  Oregon State (OREGON STATE) | PAC | 6–3 | 0.667 | 30 | +11 | Beat Arizona 38–3 |
| 32 | -2 | 2.181 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA) | B10 | 7–2 | 0.778 | 15 | +12 | Lost to Ohio State 3–34 |
| 33 | 19 | 2.191 |  Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH) | ACC | 6–3 | 0.667 | 30 | +15 | Beat NC State 24–17 |
| 34 | 20 | 2.215 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE) | IND BE | 5–3 | 0.625 | 45 | +15 | Beat Notre Dame 14–7 |
| 35 | 10 | 2.233 |  Hawai'i (HAWAII) | IND WAC | 7–2 | 0.778 | 15 | +10 | Beat San José State 40–31 |
| 36 | 2 | 2.235 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY) | SEC | 6–3 | 0.667 | 30 | +12 | Beat Mississippi State 45–24 |
| 37 | 12 | 2.253 |  Auburn (AUBURN) | SEC | 6–3 | 0.667 | 30 | +11 | Beat Ole Miss 31–24 |
| 38 | -10 | 2.277 |  Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE) | PAC | 7–3 | 0.700 | 27 | +13 | Lost to Washington State 22–44 |
| 39 | 2 | 2.290 |  Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH)) | MAC | 7–3 | 0.700 | 27 | +13 | Beat Ohio 38–20 |
| 40 | -3 | 2.311 |  California (CALIFORNIA) | PAC | 5–4 | 0.556 | 54 | +13 | BYE |
| 41 | -10 | 2.382 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN) | B10 | 6–4 | 0.600 | 51 | +16 | Lost to Iowa 3–20 |
| 42 | 4 | 2.402 |  Virginia (VIRGINIA) | ACC | 6–3 | 0.667 | 30 | +13 | BYE |
| 43 | 0 | 2.438 |  Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH) | B12 | 6–4 | 0.600 | 51 | +15 | Beat Baylor 62–11 |
| 44 | -8 | 2.448 |  Air Force (AIR FORCE) | MWC | 6–3 | 0.667 | 30 | +9 | Lost to Colorado State 12–31 |
| 45 | -1 | 2.511 |  Toledo (TOLEDO) | MAC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 45 | +7 | BYE |
| 46 | -22 | 2.523 |  Marshall (MARSHALL) | MAC | 6–2 | 0.750 | 23 | +6 | Lost to Akron 20–34 |
| 47 | 1 | 2.537 |  Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS) | MAC | 6–3 | 0.667 | 30 | +19 | BYE |
| 48 | 5 | 2.565 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA) | IND BE | 6–3 | 0.667 | 30 | +6 | Beat Temple 46–20 |
| 49 | 8 | 2.569 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE) | SEC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 45 | +9 | Beat South Carolina 18–10 |
| 50 | 0 | 2.634 |  Clemson (CLEMSON) | ACC | 5–4 | 0.556 | 54 | +12 | Beat Duke 34–31 |
| 51 | -17 | 2.663 |  South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA) | SEC | 5–4 | 0.556 | 54 | +11 | Lost to Tennessee 10–18 |
| 52 | -1 | 2.706 |  Louisville (LOUISVILLE) | USA | 5–3 | 0.625 | 45 | +6 | BYE |
| 53 | -13 | 2.762 |  Nebraska (NEBRASKA) | B12 | 6–4 | 0.600 | 51 | +10 | Lost to Texas 24–27 |
| 54 | 2 | 2.772 |  New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE) |  SUN | 6–3 | 0.667 | 30 | +8 | Beat Middle Tennessee 24–21 |
| 55 | -8 | 2.924 |  Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS) | USA | 5–3 | 0.625 | 45 | +3 | Lost to TCU 7–37 |
| 56 | 2 | 3.026 |  Tulane (TULANE) | USA | 6–3 | 0.667 | 30 | +1 | BYE |
| 57 | -15 | 3.057 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M) | B12 | 5–4 | 0.556 | 54 | +4 | Lost to Oklahoma State 23–28 |
| 58 | -3 | 3.143 |  Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI) | SEC | 5–4 | 0.556 | 54 | +5 | Lost to Auburn 24–31 |
| 59 | 0 | 3.274 |  Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST) | ACC | 5–5 | 0.500 | 59 | +2 | Lost to Florida State 21–34 |
| 60 | 3 | 3.350 |  Fresno State (FRESNO STATE) | IND WAC | 4–5 | 0.444 | 64 | +4 | BYE |
| 61 | 6 | 3.425 |  Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE) | B12 | 4–4 | 0.500 | 59 | +1 | Beat Texas A&M 28–23 |
| 62 | -2 | 3.479 |  Missouri (MISSOURI) | B12 | 4–5 | 0.444 | 64 | +1 | Lost to Iowa State 35–42 |
| 63 | 1 | 3.507 |  Purdue (PURDUE) | B10 | 4–5 | 0.444 | 64 | -3 | BYE |
| 64 | -2 | 3.510 |  Cincinnati (CINCINNATI) | USA | 3–5 | 0.375 | 77 | 0 | BYE |
| 65 | -4 | 3.670 |  Washington (WASHINGTON) | PAC | 4–5 | 0.444 | 64 | -3 | Lost to UCLA 24–34 |
| 66 | 5 | 3.680 |  Houston (HOUSTON) | USA | 4–4 | 0.500 | 59 | -1 | Beat Memphis 26–21 |
| 67 | 1 | 3.710 |  Nevada (NEVADA) | IND WAC | 4–5 | 0.444 | 64 | -2 | Beat SMU 24–6 |
| 68 | 6 | 3.746 |  North Texas (NORTH TEXAS) | SUN | 4–5 | 0.444 | 64 | -3 | Beat UL Monroe 41–2 |
| 69 | 7 | 3.754 |  BYU | MWC | 4–5 | 0.444 | 64 | -3 | Beat San Diego State 34–10 |
| 70 | 3 | 4.107 |  UAB | USA | 4–4 | 0.500 | 59 | -6 | BYE |
| 71 | -6 | 4.140 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE) | B10 | 3–6 | 0.333 | 81 | -4 | Lost to Michigan 3–49 |
| 72 | -2 | 4.189 |  New Mexico (NEW MEXICO) | MWC | 4–5 | 0.444 | 64 | -8 | BYE |
| 73 | 12 | 4.243 |  Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN) | MAC | 4–5 | 0.444 | 64 | -7 | Beat Eastern Michigan 47–21 |
| 74 | 8 | 4.278 |  Ball State (BALL STATE) | MAC | 4–5 | 0.444 | 64 | -7 | Beat Western Michigan 17–7 |
| 75 | -9 | 4.328 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS) | B10 | 3–6 | 0.333 | 81 | -9 | Lost to Penn State 7–18 |
| 76 | 8 | 4.436 |  UNLV | MWC | 4–5 | 0.444 | 64 | -9 | Beat Wyoming 49–48 |
| 77 | -5 | 4.625 |  Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE) | SEC | 3–5 | 0.375 | 77 | -9 | Lost to Kentucky 24–45 |
| 78 | -3 | 4.651 |  Stanford (STANFORD) | PAC | 2–6 | 0.250 | 96 | -6 | Lost to Oregon 14–41 |
| 79 | -2 | 4.716 |  San José State (SAN JOSE STATE) | IND WAC | 4–6 | 0.400 | 76 | -8 | Lost to Hawai'i 31–40 |
| 80 | 0 | 4.762 |  North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA) | ACC | 2–7 | 0.222 | 99 | -8 | Lost to Maryland 7–59 |
| 81 | -3 | 4.770 |  Temple (TEMPLE) | IND BE | 3–6 | 0.333 | 81 | -10 | Lost to West Virginia 20–46 |
| 82 | -13 | 4.821 |  UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA) | MAC | 3–5 | 0.375 | 77 | -13 | Lost to Syracuse 35–38 |
| 83 | 5 | 4.932 |  Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE) | SUN | 5–6 | 0.455 | 63 | -20 | Beat FCS 38–16 |
| 84 | 2 | 5.043 |  Kent State (KENT STATE) | MAC | 3–6 | 0.333 | 81 | -13 | Lost to Bowling Green 14–45 |
| 85 | -4 | 5.058 |  Arizona (ARIZONA) | PAC | 3–6 | 0.333 | 81 | -15 | Lost to Oregon State 3–38 |
| 86 | 1 | 5.197 |  Ohio (OHIO) | MAC | 3–6 | 0.333 | 81 | -7 | Lost to Miami (OH) 20–38 |
| 87 | -8 | 5.204 |  Indiana (INDIANA) | B10 | 3–6 | 0.333 | 81 | -13 | Lost to Northwestern 37–41 |
| 88 | 9 | 5.225 |  Rice (RICE) | IND WAC | 4–5 | 0.444 | 64 | -21 | Beat Tulsa 33–18 |
| 89 | 1 | 5.246 |  Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH) | IND WAC | 3–5 | 0.375 | 77 | -16 | BYE |
| 90 | -7 | 5.328 |  San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE) | MWC | 3–6 | 0.333 | 81 | -18 | Lost to BYU 10–34 |
| 91 | 11 | 5.446 |  UConn (CONNECTICUT) | IND FBSI | 3–6 | 0.333 | 81 | -20 | Beat FCS 61–14 |
| 92 | 13 | 5.447 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE) | IND BE | 3–6 | 0.333 | 81 | -22 | Beat UCF 38–35 |
| 93 | 7 | 5.452 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN) | B10 | 3–7 | 0.300 | 93 | -14 | Beat Indiana 41–37 |
| 94 | -1 | 5.627 |  East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA) | USA | 2–5 | 0.286 | 95 | -15 | BYE |
| 95 | -3 | 5.654 |  Utah (UTAH) | MWC | 2–6 | 0.250 | 96 | -19 | BYE |
| 96 | 15 | 5.680 |  Akron (AKRON) | MAC | 2–7 | 0.222 | 99 | -19 | Beat Marshall 34–20 |
| 97 | -6 | 5.788 |  Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 2–7 | 0.222 | 99 | -20 | Lost to Ball State 7–17 |
| 98 | -9 | 5.856 |  Baylor (BAYLOR) | B12 | 3–6 | 0.333 | 81 | -19 | Lost to Texas Tech 11–62 |
| 99 | -1 | 6.032 |  Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT) | SEC | 2–7 | 0.222 | 99 | -21 | Lost to Alabama 8–30 |
| 100 | -6 | 6.065 |  Troy (TROY) | IND FBSI | 3–7 | 0.300 | 93 | -26 | Lost to Arkansas 0–23 |
| 101 | -6 | 6.074 |  Wyoming (WYOMING) | MWC | 2–7 | 0.222 | 99 | -21 | Lost to UNLV 48–49 |
| 102 | 8 | 6.236 |  Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE) | SUN | 2–7 | 0.222 | 99 | -21 | Beat Idaho 31–28 |
| 103 | 3 | 6.388 |  UTEP | IND WAC | 2–7 | 0.222 | 99 | -19 | Lost to Boise State 3–58 |
| 104 | 0 | 6.412 |  Utah State (UTAH STATE) | SUN | 2–6 | 0.250 | 96 | -20 | BYE |
| 105 | -9 | 6.414 |  Memphis (MEMPHIS) | USA | 2–7 | 0.222 | 99 | -22 | Lost to Houston 21–26 |
| 106 | -7 | 6.420 |  Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 3–6 | 0.333 | 81 | -25 | Lost to Central Michigan 21–47 |
| 107 | -4 | 6.429 |  Duke (DUKE) | ACC | 2–8 | 0.200 | 110 | -25 | Lost to Clemson 31–34 |
| 108 | 1 | 6.666 |  Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE) | SUN | 2–7 | 0.222 | 99 | -20 | Lost to New Mexico State 21–24 |
| 109 | -8 | 6.834 |  Idaho (IDAHO) | SUN | 2–7 | 0.222 | 99 | -18 | Lost to Louisiana 28–31 |
| 110 | -2 | 6.860 |  Kansas (KANSAS) | B12 | 2–8 | 0.200 | 110 | -27 | Lost to Kansas State 0–64 |
| 111 | -4 | 6.917 |  UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE) | SUN | 2–7 | 0.222 | 99 | -19 | Lost to North Texas 2–41 |
| 112 | 0 | 7.725 |  Tulsa (TULSA) | IND WAC | 1–8 | 0.111 | 113 | -31 | Lost to Rice 18–33 |
| 113 | 2 | 7.818 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS) | IND BE | 1–8 | 0.111 | 113 | -23 | Lost to Miami 17–42 |
| 114 | -1 | 7.907 |  Navy (NAVY) | IND FBSI | 1–7 | 0.125 | 112 | -29 | BYE |
| 115 | -1 | 8.116 |  SMU | IND WAC | 1–9 | 0.100 | 116 | -36 | Lost to Nevada 6–24 |
| 116 | 0 | 8.676 |  Buffalo (BUFFALO) | MAC | 1–8 | 0.111 | 113 | -31 | BYE |
| 117 | 0 | 10.010 |  Army (ARMY) | USA | 0–8 | 0.000 | 117 | -28 | BYE |