2002 Week 15 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 | 1 | 0.708 |  USC |  PAC | 10–2 | 0.833 | 6 | +69 | Beat Notre Dame 44–13 |
| 2 | -1 | 0.828 |  Miami (MIAMI) | IND BE | 11–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +65 | Beat Syracuse 49–7 |
| 3 | 0 | 0.901 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE) |  B10 | 13–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +81 | BYE |
| 4 | 1 | 0.991 |  Georgia (GEORGIA) |  SEC | 11–1 | 0.917 | 3 | +63 | Beat Georgia Tech 51–7 |
| 5 | -1 | 1.132 |  Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA) |  B12 | 10–2 | 0.833 | 6 | +53 | Lost to Oklahoma State 28–38 |
| 6 | 2 | 1.145 |  Texas (TEXAS) | B12 | 10–2 | 0.833 | 6 | +55 | Beat Texas A&M 50–20 |
| 7 | -1 | 1.148 |  Iowa (IOWA) | B10 | 11–1 | 0.917 | 3 | +57 | BYE |
| 8 | 4 | 1.222 |  Alabama (ALABAMA) | SEC | 10–3 | 0.769 | 15 | +56 | Beat Hawai'i 21–16 |
| 9 | 1 | 1.293 |  Kansas State (KANSAS STATE) | B12 | 10–2 | 0.833 | 6 | +39 | BYE |
| 10 | -3 | 1.307 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME) | IND FBSI | 10–2 | 0.833 | 6 | +52 | Lost to USC 13–44 |
| 11 | -2 | 1.355 |  Boise State (BOISE STATE) | IND WAC | 11–1 | 0.917 | 3 | +43 | BYE |
| 12 | 1 | 1.435 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN) | B10 | 9–3 | 0.750 | 19 | +51 | BYE |
| 13 | 4 | 1.449 |  Arkansas (ARKANSAS) | SEC | 9–3 | 0.750 | 19 | +45 | Beat LSU 21–20 |
| 14 | 0 | 1.476 |  South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA) |  USA | 9–2 | 0.818 | 11 | +38 | BYE |
| 15 | 0 | 1.520 |  Penn State (PENN STATE) | B10 | 9–3 | 0.750 | 19 | +44 | BYE |
| 16 | 0 | 1.523 |  Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE) | PAC | 9–2 | 0.818 | 11 | +40 | BYE |
| 17 | 1 | 1.527 |  Colorado (COLORADO) | B12 | 9–3 | 0.750 | 19 | +46 | Beat Nebraska 28–13 |
| 18 | 2 | 1.551 |  Florida State (FLORIDA STATE) |  ACC | 9–4 | 0.692 | 28 | +48 | Beat Florida 31–14 |
| 19 | 2 | 1.607 |  Maryland (MARYLAND) | ACC | 10–3 | 0.769 | 15 | +40 | Beat Wake Forest 32–14 |
| 20 | 3 | 1.628 |  Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH) | IND BE | 9–3 | 0.750 | 19 | +39 | Beat Virginia 21–9 |
| 21 | -10 | 1.705 |  Colorado State (COLORADO STATE) |  MWC | 10–3 | 0.769 | 15 | +44 | Lost to UNLV 33–36 |
| 22 | 8 | 1.778 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA) | IND BE | 9–3 | 0.750 | 19 | +35 | Beat Pittsburgh 24–17 |
| 23 | 9 | 1.810 |  Toledo (TOLEDO) |  MAC | 9–3 | 0.750 | 19 | +32 | Beat Bowling Green 42–24 |
| 24 | 3 | 1.840 |  TCU | USA | 9–2 | 0.818 | 11 | +30 | Beat Memphis 27–20 |
| 25 | -6 | 1.866 |  Florida (FLORIDA) | SEC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 29 | +36 | Lost to Florida State 14–31 |
| 26 | 0 | 1.870 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE) | ACC | 10–3 | 0.769 | 15 | +30 | BYE |
| 27 | -5 | 1.938 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH) | IND BE | 8–4 | 0.667 | 29 | +33 | Lost to West Virginia 17–24 |
| 28 | 6 | 1.962 |  Marshall (MARSHALL) | MAC | 9–2 | 0.818 | 11 | +25 | Beat Ball State 38–14 |
| 29 | 2 | 2.011 |  Auburn (AUBURN) | SEC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 29 | +26 | BYE |
| 30 | -5 | 2.026 |  LSU | SEC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 29 | +26 | Lost to Arkansas 20–21 |
| 31 | 2 | 2.057 |  UCLA | PAC | 7–4 | 0.636 | 38 | +27 | BYE |
| 32 | -8 | 2.096 |  Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN) | MAC | 9–3 | 0.750 | 19 | +22 | Lost to Toledo 24–42 |
| 33 | 3 | 2.127 |  Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH) | B12 | 8–5 | 0.615 | 39 | +33 | BYE |
| 34 | 1 | 2.149 |  Oregon State (OREGON STATE) | PAC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 29 | +20 | BYE |
| 35 | -7 | 2.157 |  Hawai'i (HAWAII) | IND WAC | 9–3 | 0.750 | 19 | +23 | Lost to Alabama 16–21 |
| 36 | 5 | 2.165 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE) | SEC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 29 | +25 | Beat Kentucky 24–0 |
| 37 | -8 | 2.235 |  Virginia (VIRGINIA) | ACC | 8–5 | 0.615 | 39 | +29 | Lost to Virginia Tech 9–21 |
| 38 | -1 | 2.236 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE) | IND BE | 8–4 | 0.667 | 29 | +22 | Beat Rutgers 44–14 |
| 39 | 0 | 2.378 |  California (CALIFORNIA) | PAC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 42 | +18 | BYE |
| 40 | -2 | 2.394 |  Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS) | MAC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 29 | +31 | BYE |
| 41 | -1 | 2.405 |  Washington (WASHINGTON) | PAC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 42 | +19 | BYE |
| 42 | 3 | 2.551 |  Clemson (CLEMSON) | ACC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 42 | +17 | BYE |
| 43 | 3 | 2.576 |  Air Force (AIR FORCE) | MWC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 29 | +11 | BYE |
| 44 | 5 | 2.624 |  Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE) | PAC | 8–5 | 0.615 | 39 | +15 | Beat Arizona 34–20 |
| 45 | 2 | 2.643 |  Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH)) | MAC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 42 | +14 | BYE |
| 46 | -4 | 2.649 |  Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH) | ACC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 42 | +17 | Lost to Georgia 7–51 |
| 47 | 1 | 2.673 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN) | B10 | 7–6 | 0.538 | 58 | +21 | BYE |
| 48 | -5 | 2.753 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY) | SEC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 42 | +10 | Lost to Tennessee 0–24 |
| 49 | 11 | 2.760 |  Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE) | B12 | 7–5 | 0.583 | 42 | +11 | Beat Oklahoma 38–28 |
| 50 | 0 | 2.775 |  Oregon (OREGON) | PAC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 42 | +7 | BYE |
| 51 | 1 | 2.778 |  Iowa State (IOWA STATE) | B12 | 7–6 | 0.538 | 58 | +18 | BYE |
| 52 | 5 | 2.841 |  Cincinnati (CINCINNATI) | USA | 6–6 | 0.500 | 62 | +12 | Beat UAB 31–23 |
| 53 | 6 | 2.857 |  Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS) | USA | 7–5 | 0.583 | 42 | +7 | Beat East Carolina 24–7 |
| 54 | -1 | 2.857 |  Fresno State (FRESNO STATE) | IND WAC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 42 | +14 | BYE |
| 55 | -11 | 2.858 |  Louisville (LOUISVILLE) | USA | 7–5 | 0.583 | 42 | +8 | Lost to Houston 10–27 |
| 56 | -2 | 2.874 |  North Texas (NORTH TEXAS) |  SUN | 7–5 | 0.583 | 42 | +8 | BYE |
| 57 | -2 | 2.911 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA) | B10 | 7–5 | 0.583 | 42 | +9 | BYE |
| 58 | 5 | 3.024 |  UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA) | MAC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 42 | +2 | Beat Ohio 42–32 |
| 59 | -8 | 3.059 |  Nebraska (NEBRASKA) | B12 | 7–6 | 0.538 | 58 | +8 | Lost to Colorado 13–28 |
| 60 | 2 | 3.222 |  Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI) | SEC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 62 | +5 | Beat Mississippi State 24–12 |
| 61 | -5 | 3.248 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M) | B12 | 6–6 | 0.500 | 62 | +2 | Lost to Texas 20–50 |
| 62 | -1 | 3.295 |  Purdue (PURDUE) | B10 | 6–6 | 0.500 | 62 | +2 | BYE |
| 63 | 2 | 3.341 |  Tulane (TULANE) | USA | 7–5 | 0.583 | 42 | -3 | BYE |
| 64 | 0 | 3.354 |  New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE) | SUN | 7–5 | 0.583 | 42 | +2 | BYE |
| 65 | -7 | 3.393 |  Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST) | ACC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 62 | -1 | Lost to Maryland 14–32 |
| 66 | 3 | 3.549 |  New Mexico (NEW MEXICO) | MWC | 7–6 | 0.538 | 58 | -3 | Beat Wyoming 49–20 |
| 67 | 0 | 3.648 |  South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA) | SEC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 72 | -3 | BYE |
| 68 | -2 | 3.691 |  Missouri (MISSOURI) | B12 | 5–7 | 0.417 | 72 | -4 | BYE |
| 69 | -1 | 3.812 |  Ball State (BALL STATE) | MAC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 62 | -6 | Lost to Marshall 14–38 |
| 70 | 0 | 3.845 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS) | B10 | 5–7 | 0.417 | 72 | -5 | BYE |
| 71 | 0 | 4.082 |  Nevada (NEVADA) | IND WAC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 72 | -8 | BYE |
| 72 | 0 | 4.122 |  UConn (CONNECTICUT) | IND FBSI | 6–6 | 0.500 | 62 | -17 | BYE |
| 73 | 0 | 4.193 |  Utah (UTAH) | MWC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 71 | -13 | BYE |
| 74 | 0 | 4.249 |  San José State (SAN JOSE STATE) | IND WAC | 6–7 | 0.462 | 69 | -9 | BYE |
| 75 | 9 | 4.339 |  Houston (HOUSTON) | USA | 5–7 | 0.417 | 72 | -13 | Beat Louisville 27–10 |
| 76 | 13 | 4.405 |  UNLV | MWC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 72 | -13 | Beat Colorado State 36–33 |
| 77 | -1 | 4.431 |  BYU | MWC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 72 | -15 | BYE |
| 78 | -3 | 4.524 |  East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA) | USA | 4–7 | 0.364 | 80 | -16 | Lost to Southern Miss 7–24 |
| 79 | 1 | 4.672 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE) | B10 | 4–8 | 0.333 | 84 | -18 | BYE |
| 80 | -3 | 4.712 |  UAB | USA | 5–7 | 0.417 | 72 | -21 | Lost to Cincinnati 23–31 |
| 81 | -3 | 4.803 |  Arizona (ARIZONA) | PAC | 4–8 | 0.333 | 84 | -21 | Lost to Arizona State 20–34 |
| 82 | -1 | 4.810 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE) | IND BE | 4–8 | 0.333 | 84 | -22 | Lost to Miami 7–49 |
| 83 | -1 | 4.825 |  Temple (TEMPLE) | IND BE | 4–8 | 0.333 | 84 | -20 | BYE |
| 84 | -1 | 4.831 |  Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 4–8 | 0.333 | 84 | -25 | BYE |
| 85 | 2 | 4.985 |  San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE) | MWC | 4–8 | 0.333 | 84 | -23 | BYE |
| 86 | 0 | 5.032 |  Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE) | SUN | 6–7 | 0.462 | 69 | -32 | BYE |
| 87 | 1 | 5.111 |  Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH) | IND WAC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 80 | -23 | BYE |
| 88 | -9 | 5.156 |  Utah State (UTAH STATE) | SUN | 4–7 | 0.364 | 80 | -20 | Lost to Middle Tennessee 28–45 |
| 89 | 2 | 5.210 |  Akron (AKRON) | MAC | 4–8 | 0.333 | 84 | -31 | BYE |
| 90 | -5 | 5.231 |  Ohio (OHIO) | MAC | 4–8 | 0.333 | 84 | -18 | Lost to UCF 32–42 |
| 91 | -1 | 5.255 |  North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA) | ACC | 3–9 | 0.250 | 95 | -24 | BYE |
| 92 | 2 | 5.371 |  Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN) | MAC | 4–8 | 0.333 | 84 | -30 | BYE |
| 93 | 0 | 5.403 |  Stanford (STANFORD) | PAC | 2–9 | 0.182 | 106 | -23 | BYE |
| 94 | 1 | 5.479 |  Rice (RICE) | IND WAC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 80 | -32 | BYE |
| 95 | 6 | 5.603 |  Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE) | SUN | 4–8 | 0.333 | 84 | -27 | Beat Utah State 45–28 |
| 96 | -4 | 5.609 |  Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE) | SEC | 3–9 | 0.250 | 95 | -34 | Lost to Ole Miss 12–24 |
| 97 | -1 | 5.887 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN) | B10 | 3–9 | 0.250 | 95 | -30 | BYE |
| 98 | 0 | 5.951 |  Memphis (MEMPHIS) | USA | 3–9 | 0.250 | 95 | -41 | Lost to TCU 20–27 |
| 99 | 0 | 5.979 |  Baylor (BAYLOR) | B12 | 3–9 | 0.250 | 95 | -33 | BYE |
| 100 | -3 | 6.025 |  Troy (TROY) | IND FBSI | 4–8 | 0.333 | 84 | -47 | BYE |
| 101 | -1 | 6.191 |  Indiana (INDIANA) | B10 | 3–9 | 0.250 | 95 | -34 | BYE |
| 102 | 0 | 6.237 |  Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE) | SUN | 3–9 | 0.250 | 95 | -39 | BYE |
| 103 | 0 | 6.329 |  Kent State (KENT STATE) | MAC | 3–9 | 0.250 | 95 | -40 | BYE |
| 104 | 0 | 6.348 |  Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT) | SEC | 2–10 | 0.167 | 107 | -41 | BYE |
| 105 | 0 | 6.545 |  SMU | IND WAC | 3–9 | 0.250 | 95 | -44 | BYE |
| 106 | 2 | 6.608 |  UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE) | SUN | 3–9 | 0.250 | 95 | -33 | BYE |
| 107 | -1 | 6.743 |  Duke (DUKE) | ACC | 2–10 | 0.167 | 107 | -49 | BYE |
| 108 | -1 | 6.863 |  Wyoming (WYOMING) | MWC | 2–10 | 0.167 | 107 | -47 | Lost to New Mexico 20–49 |
| 109 | 0 | 6.878 |  Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 3–9 | 0.250 | 95 | -47 | BYE |
| 110 | 0 | 7.135 |  Idaho (IDAHO) | SUN | 2–10 | 0.167 | 107 | -40 | BYE |
| 111 | 0 | 7.490 |  Kansas (KANSAS) | B12 | 2–10 | 0.167 | 107 | -53 | BYE |
| 112 | 0 | 7.627 |  UTEP | IND WAC | 2–10 | 0.167 | 107 | -53 | BYE |
| 113 | 0 | 7.856 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS) | IND BE | 1–11 | 0.083 | 115 | -46 | Lost to Boston College 14–44 |
| 114 | 0 | 7.875 |  Navy (NAVY) | IND FBSI | 1–10 | 0.091 | 113 | -53 | BYE |
| 115 | 0 | 8.494 |  Tulsa (TULSA) | IND WAC | 1–11 | 0.083 | 115 | -65 | BYE |
| 116 | 0 | 8.635 |  Army (ARMY) | USA | 1–10 | 0.091 | 113 | -50 | BYE |
| 117 | 0 | 8.976 |  Buffalo (BUFFALO) | MAC | 1–11 | 0.083 | 115 | -61 | BYE |