2002 Week 14 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 | 0.819 |  Miami (MIAMI) | IND BE | 10–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +57 | Beat Pittsburgh 28–21 |
| 2 | 2 | 0.898 |  USC |  PAC | 9–2 | 0.818 | 10 | +57 | Beat UCLA 52–21 |
| 3 | -1 | 0.934 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE) |  B10 | 13–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +80 | Beat Michigan 14–9 |
| 4 | -1 | 0.998 |  Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA) |  B12 | 10–1 | 0.909 | 5 | +56 | Beat Texas Tech 60–15 |
| 5 | 1 | 1.105 |  Georgia (GEORGIA) |  SEC | 10–1 | 0.909 | 5 | +54 | BYE |
| 6 | 1 | 1.189 |  Iowa (IOWA) | B10 | 11–1 | 0.917 | 3 | +57 | BYE |
| 7 | -2 | 1.216 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME) | IND FBSI | 10–1 | 0.909 | 5 | +52 | Beat Rutgers 42–0 |
| 8 | 1 | 1.268 |  Texas (TEXAS) | B12 | 9–2 | 0.818 | 10 | +48 | BYE |
| 9 | 3 | 1.348 |  Boise State (BOISE STATE) | IND WAC | 11–1 | 0.917 | 3 | +43 | Beat Nevada 44–7 |
| 10 | 3 | 1.363 |  Kansas State (KANSAS STATE) | B12 | 10–2 | 0.833 | 8 | +37 | Beat Missouri 38–0 |
| 11 | 4 | 1.411 |  Colorado State (COLORADO STATE) |  MWC | 10–2 | 0.833 | 8 | +49 | Beat New Mexico 22–14 |
| 12 | -4 | 1.461 |  Alabama (ALABAMA) | SEC | 9–3 | 0.750 | 19 | +43 | Lost to Auburn 7–17 |
| 13 | -2 | 1.469 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN) | B10 | 9–3 | 0.750 | 19 | +52 | Lost to Ohio State 9–14 |
| 14 | 7 | 1.506 |  South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA) |  USA | 9–2 | 0.818 | 10 | +37 | Beat Houston 32–14 |
| 15 | 8 | 1.530 |  Penn State (PENN STATE) | B10 | 9–3 | 0.750 | 19 | +43 | Beat Michigan State 61–7 |
| 16 | -6 | 1.543 |  Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE) | PAC | 9–2 | 0.818 | 10 | +38 | Lost to Washington 26–29 |
| 17 | 7 | 1.644 |  Arkansas (ARKANSAS) | SEC | 8–3 | 0.727 | 23 | +37 | Beat Mississippi State 26–19 |
| 18 | 2 | 1.648 |  Colorado (COLORADO) | B12 | 8–3 | 0.727 | 23 | +41 | BYE |
| 19 | 3 | 1.653 |  Florida (FLORIDA) | SEC | 8–3 | 0.727 | 23 | +39 | BYE |
| 20 | -4 | 1.673 |  Florida State (FLORIDA STATE) |  ACC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 31 | +41 | Lost to NC State 7–17 |
| 21 | -7 | 1.713 |  Maryland (MARYLAND) | ACC | 9–3 | 0.750 | 19 | +35 | Lost to Virginia 13–48 |
| 22 | -5 | 1.754 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH) | IND BE | 8–3 | 0.727 | 23 | +35 | Lost to Miami 21–28 |
| 23 | -4 | 1.769 |  Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH) | IND BE | 8–3 | 0.727 | 23 | +31 | Lost to West Virginia 18–21 |
| 24 | 2 | 1.867 |  Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN) |  MAC | 9–2 | 0.818 | 10 | +25 | Beat Eastern Michigan 63–21 |
| 25 | 0 | 1.885 |  LSU | SEC | 8–3 | 0.727 | 23 | +28 | Beat Ole Miss 14–13 |
| 26 | 3 | 1.910 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE) | ACC | 10–3 | 0.769 | 18 | +30 | Beat Florida State 17–7 |
| 27 | -9 | 1.966 |  TCU | USA | 8–2 | 0.800 | 16 | +26 | Lost to East Carolina 28–31 |
| 28 | 2 | 1.978 |  Hawai'i (HAWAII) | IND WAC | 9–2 | 0.818 | 10 | +25 | Beat Cincinnati 20–19 |
| 29 | 9 | 2.026 |  Virginia (VIRGINIA) | ACC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 31 | +33 | Beat Maryland 48–13 |
| 30 | 3 | 2.031 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA) | IND BE | 8–3 | 0.727 | 23 | +24 | Beat Virginia Tech 21–18 |
| 31 | 5 | 2.058 |  Auburn (AUBURN) | SEC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 31 | +25 | Beat Alabama 17–7 |
| 32 | 3 | 2.113 |  Toledo (TOLEDO) | MAC | 8–3 | 0.727 | 23 | +22 | Beat Northern Illinois 33–30 |
| 33 | -6 | 2.116 |  UCLA | PAC | 7–4 | 0.636 | 37 | +26 | Lost to USC 21–52 |
| 34 | 0 | 2.212 |  Marshall (MARSHALL) | MAC | 8–2 | 0.800 | 16 | +18 | Beat Ohio 24–21 |
| 35 | 9 | 2.242 |  Oregon State (OREGON STATE) | PAC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 31 | +19 | Beat Oregon 45–24 |
| 36 | -8 | 2.297 |  Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH) | B12 | 8–5 | 0.615 | 43 | +30 | Lost to Oklahoma 15–60 |
| 37 | 2 | 2.326 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE) | IND BE | 7–4 | 0.636 | 37 | +22 | Beat Temple 36–14 |
| 38 | -7 | 2.417 |  Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS) | MAC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 31 | +31 | Lost to Toledo 30–33 |
| 39 | 6 | 2.458 |  California (CALIFORNIA) | PAC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 44 | +18 | Beat Stanford 30–7 |
| 40 | 10 | 2.460 |  Washington (WASHINGTON) | PAC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 44 | +19 | Beat Washington State 29–26 |
| 41 | 2 | 2.487 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE) | SEC | 7–4 | 0.636 | 37 | +17 | Beat Vanderbilt 24–0 |
| 42 | -1 | 2.491 |  Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH) | ACC | 7–4 | 0.636 | 37 | +19 | BYE |
| 43 | -1 | 2.531 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY) | SEC | 7–4 | 0.636 | 37 | +14 | BYE |
| 44 | 4 | 2.533 |  Louisville (LOUISVILLE) | USA | 7–4 | 0.636 | 37 | +15 | Beat UAB 41–21 |
| 45 | 4 | 2.554 |  Clemson (CLEMSON) | ACC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 44 | +18 | Beat South Carolina 27–20 |
| 46 | -14 | 2.632 |  Air Force (AIR FORCE) | MWC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 31 | +12 | Lost to San Diego State 34–38 |
| 47 | -7 | 2.770 |  Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH)) | MAC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 44 | +13 | Lost to UCF 31–48 |
| 48 | 6 | 2.798 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN) | B10 | 7–6 | 0.538 | 62 | +19 | Beat Minnesota 49–31 |
| 49 | 6 | 2.809 |  Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE) | PAC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 44 | +11 | BYE |
| 50 | -4 | 2.836 |  Oregon (OREGON) | PAC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 44 | +7 | Lost to Oregon State 24–45 |
| 51 | 1 | 2.836 |  Nebraska (NEBRASKA) | B12 | 7–5 | 0.583 | 44 | +10 | BYE |
| 52 | -15 | 2.873 |  Iowa State (IOWA STATE) | B12 | 7–6 | 0.538 | 62 | +19 | Lost to UConn 20–37 |
| 53 | 5 | 2.878 |  Fresno State (FRESNO STATE) | IND WAC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 44 | +15 | Beat San José State 19–16 |
| 54 | 3 | 2.978 |  North Texas (NORTH TEXAS) |  SUN | 7–5 | 0.583 | 44 | +8 | Beat Middle Tennessee 30–20 |
| 55 | -8 | 3.002 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA) | B10 | 7–5 | 0.583 | 44 | +8 | Lost to Wisconsin 31–49 |
| 56 | 0 | 3.100 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M) | B12 | 6–5 | 0.545 | 56 | +5 | BYE |
| 57 | -4 | 3.136 |  Cincinnati (CINCINNATI) | USA | 5–6 | 0.455 | 69 | +6 | Lost to Hawai'i 19–20 |
| 58 | 2 | 3.210 |  Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST) | ACC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 56 | +3 | Beat Navy 30–27 |
| 59 | -8 | 3.221 |  Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS) | USA | 6–5 | 0.545 | 56 | +3 | Lost to Tulane 10–31 |
| 60 | 4 | 3.309 |  Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE) | B12 | 6–5 | 0.545 | 56 | +1 | Beat Baylor 63–28 |
| 61 | 1 | 3.347 |  Purdue (PURDUE) | B10 | 6–6 | 0.500 | 64 | +4 | Beat Indiana 34–10 |
| 62 | -3 | 3.415 |  Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI) | SEC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 69 | +3 | Lost to LSU 13–14 |
| 63 | 6 | 3.430 |  UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA) | MAC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 56 | -1 | Beat Miami (OH) 48–31 |
| 64 | 2 | 3.463 |  New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE) | SUN | 7–5 | 0.583 | 44 | +1 | Beat Idaho 35–31 |
| 65 | 2 | 3.478 |  Tulane (TULANE) | USA | 7–5 | 0.583 | 44 | -4 | Beat Southern Miss 31–10 |
| 66 | -3 | 3.640 |  Missouri (MISSOURI) | B12 | 5–7 | 0.417 | 73 | -1 | Lost to Kansas State 0–38 |
| 67 | -6 | 3.650 |  South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA) | SEC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 73 | 0 | Lost to Clemson 20–27 |
| 68 | 0 | 3.682 |  Ball State (BALL STATE) | MAC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 56 | -3 | Beat Buffalo 41–21 |
| 69 | -4 | 3.794 |  New Mexico (NEW MEXICO) | MWC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 64 | -4 | Lost to Colorado State 14–22 |
| 70 | 1 | 3.958 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS) | B10 | 5–7 | 0.417 | 73 | -5 | Beat Northwestern 31–24 |
| 71 | 1 | 4.078 |  Nevada (NEVADA) | IND WAC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 73 | -6 | Lost to Boise State 7–44 |
| 72 | 5 | 4.169 |  UConn (CONNECTICUT) | IND FBSI | 6–6 | 0.500 | 64 | -15 | Beat Iowa State 37–20 |
| 73 | 3 | 4.191 |  Utah (UTAH) | MWC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 69 | -12 | Beat BYU 13–6 |
| 74 | -1 | 4.209 |  San José State (SAN JOSE STATE) | IND WAC | 6–7 | 0.462 | 67 | -8 | Lost to Fresno State 16–19 |
| 75 | 13 | 4.327 |  East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA) | USA | 4–6 | 0.400 | 78 | -10 | Beat TCU 31–28 |
| 76 | -6 | 4.411 |  BYU | MWC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 73 | -13 | Lost to Utah 6–13 |
| 77 | -3 | 4.477 |  UAB | USA | 5–6 | 0.455 | 69 | -13 | Lost to Louisville 21–41 |
| 78 | 1 | 4.642 |  Arizona (ARIZONA) | PAC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 80 | -16 | BYE |
| 79 | 1 | 4.738 |  Utah State (UTAH STATE) | SUN | 4–6 | 0.400 | 78 | -12 | BYE |
| 80 | -5 | 4.802 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE) | B10 | 4–8 | 0.333 | 87 | -17 | Lost to Penn State 7–61 |
| 81 | 0 | 4.862 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE) | IND BE | 4–7 | 0.364 | 80 | -23 | BYE |
| 82 | -4 | 4.963 |  Temple (TEMPLE) | IND BE | 4–8 | 0.333 | 87 | -19 | Lost to Boston College 14–36 |
| 83 | 7 | 4.970 |  Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 4–8 | 0.333 | 87 | -23 | Beat Central Michigan 35–10 |
| 84 | -2 | 4.999 |  Houston (HOUSTON) | USA | 4–7 | 0.364 | 80 | -18 | Lost to South Florida 14–32 |
| 85 | -2 | 5.016 |  Ohio (OHIO) | MAC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 80 | -10 | Lost to Marshall 21–24 |
| 86 | -1 | 5.104 |  Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE) | SUN | 6–7 | 0.462 | 67 | -33 | BYE |
| 87 | 9 | 5.128 |  San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE) | MWC | 4–8 | 0.333 | 87 | -23 | Beat Air Force 38–34 |
| 88 | 6 | 5.168 |  Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH) | IND WAC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 80 | -23 | Beat UTEP 38–24 |
| 89 | -2 | 5.207 |  UNLV | MWC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 80 | -23 | BYE |
| 90 | 3 | 5.305 |  North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA) | ACC | 3–9 | 0.250 | 97 | -22 | Beat Duke 23–21 |
| 91 | 4 | 5.367 |  Akron (AKRON) | MAC | 4–8 | 0.333 | 87 | -30 | Beat Kent State 48–10 |
| 92 | -3 | 5.436 |  Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE) | SEC | 3–8 | 0.273 | 94 | -26 | Lost to Arkansas 19–26 |
| 93 | -7 | 5.491 |  Stanford (STANFORD) | PAC | 2–9 | 0.182 | 106 | -22 | Lost to California 7–30 |
| 94 | -10 | 5.491 |  Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN) | MAC | 4–8 | 0.333 | 87 | -28 | Lost to Western Michigan 10–35 |
| 95 | -3 | 5.522 |  Rice (RICE) | IND WAC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 80 | -31 | BYE |
| 96 | -5 | 6.024 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN) | B10 | 3–9 | 0.250 | 97 | -30 | Lost to Illinois 24–31 |
| 97 | 3 | 6.058 |  Troy (TROY) | IND FBSI | 4–8 | 0.333 | 87 | -43 | BYE |
| 98 | 7 | 6.184 |  Memphis (MEMPHIS) | USA | 3–8 | 0.273 | 94 | -36 | Beat Army 38–10 |
| 99 | -2 | 6.185 |  Baylor (BAYLOR) | B12 | 3–9 | 0.250 | 97 | -31 | Lost to Oklahoma State 28–63 |
| 100 | -1 | 6.275 |  Indiana (INDIANA) | B10 | 3–9 | 0.250 | 97 | -33 | Lost to Purdue 10–34 |
| 101 | 1 | 6.345 |  Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE) | SUN | 3–8 | 0.273 | 94 | -30 | Lost to North Texas 20–30 |
| 102 | -4 | 6.357 |  Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE) | SUN | 3–9 | 0.250 | 97 | -37 | Lost to UL Monroe 10–34 |
| 103 | -2 | 6.457 |  Kent State (KENT STATE) | MAC | 3–9 | 0.250 | 97 | -38 | Lost to Akron 10–48 |
| 104 | -1 | 6.486 |  Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT) | SEC | 2–10 | 0.167 | 108 | -38 | Lost to Tennessee 0–24 |
| 105 | 3 | 6.678 |  SMU | IND WAC | 3–9 | 0.250 | 97 | -43 | Beat Tulsa 24–21 |
| 106 | -2 | 6.712 |  Duke (DUKE) | ACC | 2–10 | 0.167 | 108 | -45 | Lost to North Carolina 21–23 |
| 107 | -1 | 6.762 |  Wyoming (WYOMING) | MWC | 2–9 | 0.182 | 106 | -40 | BYE |
| 108 | 3 | 6.788 |  UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE) | SUN | 3–9 | 0.250 | 97 | -33 | Beat Louisiana 34–10 |
| 109 | -2 | 6.937 |  Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 3–9 | 0.250 | 97 | -44 | Lost to Bowling Green 21–63 |
| 110 | -1 | 7.279 |  Idaho (IDAHO) | SUN | 2–10 | 0.167 | 108 | -41 | Lost to New Mexico State 31–35 |
| 111 | 1 | 7.554 |  Kansas (KANSAS) | B12 | 2–10 | 0.167 | 108 | -50 | BYE |
| 112 | -2 | 7.589 |  UTEP | IND WAC | 2–10 | 0.167 | 108 | -50 | Lost to Louisiana Tech 24–38 |
| 113 | 0 | 7.923 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS) | IND BE | 1–10 | 0.091 | 113 | -39 | Lost to Notre Dame 0–42 |
| 114 | 0 | 7.975 |  Navy (NAVY) | IND FBSI | 1–10 | 0.091 | 113 | -51 | Lost to Wake Forest 27–30 |
| 115 | 1 | 8.484 |  Tulsa (TULSA) | IND WAC | 1–11 | 0.083 | 116 | -63 | Lost to SMU 21–24 |
| 116 | -1 | 8.755 |  Army (ARMY) | USA | 1–10 | 0.091 | 113 | -45 | Lost to Memphis 10–38 |
| 117 | 0 | 9.136 |  Buffalo (BUFFALO) | MAC | 1–11 | 0.083 | 116 | -59 | Lost to Ball State 21–41 |