2002 Week 2 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 | 7 | 0.811 |  Air Force (AIR FORCE) |  MWC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Northwestern 52–3 |
| 1 | 7 | 0.811 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE) |  B10 | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Eastern Michigan 56–7 |
| 3 | 5 | 0.820 |  California (CALIFORNIA) |  PAC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Baylor 70–22 |
| 3 | 5 | 0.820 |  Florida (FLORIDA) |  SEC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat UAB 51–3 |
| 5 | 3 | 0.876 |  Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH) |  ACC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Vanderbilt 45–3 |
| 6 | 2 | 0.895 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE) | SEC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Wyoming 47–7 |
| 7 | -6 | 0.923 |  Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH) | IND BE | 2–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat LSU 26–8 |
| 8 | 0 | 0.923 |  Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA) |  B12 | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Tulsa 37–0 |
| 9 | -1 | 0.932 |  Iowa (IOWA) | B10 | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Akron 57–21 |
| 10 | -2 | 0.979 |  Navy (NAVY) | IND FBSI | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat SMU 38–7 |
| 11 | -9 | 0.983 |  Nebraska (NEBRASKA) | B12 | 2–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +1 | Beat Troy 31–16 |
| 12 | -4 | 1.007 |  Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI) | SEC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat UL Monroe 31–3 |
| 13 | -5 | 1.016 |  Texas (TEXAS) | B12 | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat North Texas 27–0 |
| 14 | -11 | 1.044 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE) | B10 | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | BYE |
| 15 | -7 | 1.044 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M) | B12 | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Louisiana 31–7 |
| 15 | -7 | 1.044 |  Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE) | PAC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Nevada 31–7 |
| 17 | -9 | 1.053 |  Oregon (OREGON) | PAC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Mississippi State 36–13 |
| 18 | -10 | 1.063 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME) | IND FBSI | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Maryland 22–0 |
| 19 | -11 | 1.072 |  BYU | MWC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Syracuse 42–21 |
| 20 | -12 | 1.081 |  Utah (UTAH) | MWC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Utah State 23–3 |
| 21 | -13 | 1.091 |  San José State (SAN JOSE STATE) | IND WAC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Arkansas State 33–14 |
| 22 | -17 | 1.100 |  Florida State (FLORIDA STATE) | ACC | 2–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +1 | Beat Virginia 40–19 |
| 23 | -15 | 1.109 |  Boise State (BOISE STATE) | IND WAC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Idaho 38–21 |
| 24 | -17 | 1.128 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN) | B10 | 2–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +1 | Beat UNLV 27–7 |
| 25 | -17 | 1.137 |  Houston (HOUSTON) |  USA | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Rice 24–10 |
| 26 | -18 | 1.147 |  Missouri (MISSOURI) | B12 | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Illinois 33–20 |
| 26 | -18 | 1.147 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH) | IND BE | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Ohio 27–14 |
| 28 | -20 | 1.175 |  South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA) | SEC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat New Mexico State 34–24 |
| 29 | -21 | 1.193 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE) | IND BE | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat UConn 24–16 |
| 30 | -22 | 1.203 |  Cincinnati (CINCINNATI) | USA | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat TCU 36–29 |
| 30 | -22 | 1.203 |  Duke (DUKE) | ACC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat East Carolina 23–16 |
| 30 | -22 | 1.203 |  USC | PAC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Auburn 24–17 |
| 33 | -25 | 1.212 |  Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH)) |  MAC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat North Carolina 27–21 |
| 34 | -28 | 1.217 |  Colorado State (COLORADO STATE) | MWC | 2–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Colorado 19–14 |
| 35 | -27 | 1.221 |  Alabama (ALABAMA) | SEC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Middle Tennessee 39–34 |
| 35 | -27 | 1.221 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY) | SEC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Louisville 22–17 |
| 37 | -29 | 1.240 |  Georgia (GEORGIA) | SEC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Clemson 31–28 |
| 37 | -29 | 1.240 |  Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH) | IND WAC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Oklahoma State 39–36 |
| 37 | -29 | 1.240 |  Penn State (PENN STATE) | B10 | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat UCF 27–24 |
| 40 | -32 | 1.249 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN) | B10 | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Washington 31–29 |
| 41 | -33 | 1.258 |  Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS) | MAC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Wake Forest 42–41 |
| 42 | -38 | 1.445 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE) | ACC | 2–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +1 | Beat FCS 34–0 |
| 43 | -35 | 1.743 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA) | IND BE | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat FCS 56–7 |
| 44 | -36 | 1.753 |  Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS) | USA | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat FCS 55–7 |
| 45 | -37 | 1.771 |  Memphis (MEMPHIS) | USA | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat FCS 52–6 |
| 45 | -37 | 1.771 |  Miami (MIAMI) | IND BE | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat FCS 63–17 |
| 47 | -39 | 1.781 |  Kansas State (KANSAS STATE) | B12 | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat FCS 48–3 |
| 48 | -40 | 1.808 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA) | B10 | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat FCS 42–0 |
| 49 | -41 | 1.818 |  Purdue (PURDUE) | B10 | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat FCS 51–10 |
| 49 | -41 | 1.818 |  South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA) | USA | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat FCS 51–10 |
| 51 | -43 | 1.836 |  Oregon State (OREGON STATE) | PAC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat FCS 49–10 |
| 52 | -44 | 1.883 |  Arizona (ARIZONA) | PAC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat FCS 37–3 |
| 52 | -44 | 1.883 |  Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN) | MAC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat FCS 41–7 |
| 54 | -46 | 1.892 |  Marshall (MARSHALL) | MAC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat FCS 50–17 |
| 55 | -47 | 1.898 |  Arkansas (ARKANSAS) | SEC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 68 | 0 | BYE |
| 55 | -47 | 1.898 |  Army (ARMY) | USA | 0–0 | 0.000 | 68 | 0 | BYE |
| 55 | -47 | 1.898 |  Ball State (BALL STATE) | MAC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 68 | 0 | BYE |
| 55 | -47 | 1.898 |  Stanford (STANFORD) | PAC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 68 | 0 | BYE |
| 55 | -47 | 1.898 |  UCLA | PAC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 68 | 0 | BYE |
| 60 | -52 | 1.911 |  Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat FCS 48–17 |
| 61 | -53 | 1.920 |  UTEP | IND WAC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat FCS 42–12 |
| 62 | -54 | 1.939 |  Toledo (TOLEDO) | MAC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat FCS 44–16 |
| 63 | -55 | 1.948 |  Kent State (KENT STATE) | MAC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat FCS 34–7 |
| 63 | -55 | 1.948 |  Temple (TEMPLE) | IND BE | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat FCS 34–7 |
| 65 | -57 | 1.967 |  Hawai'i (HAWAII) | IND WAC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat FCS 61–36 |
| 66 | -58 | 1.976 |  Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN) | MAC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat FCS 34–10 |
| 67 | -59 | 2.032 |  Tulane (TULANE) | USA | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat FCS 37–19 |
| 68 | -60 | 2.125 |  Indiana (INDIANA) | B10 | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat FCS 25–17 |
| 69 | 44 | 2.134 |  Iowa State (IOWA STATE) | B12 | 1–1 | 0.500 | 64 | 0 | Beat Kansas 45–3 |
| 70 | -62 | 2.180 |  Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST) | ACC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 68 | 0 | Lost to Northern Illinois 41–42 |
| 71 | -63 | 2.220 |  Washington (WASHINGTON) | PAC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 68 | 0 | Lost to Michigan 29–31 |
| 72 | -64 | 2.261 |  UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA) | MAC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 68 | 0 | Lost to Penn State 24–27 |
| 72 | -64 | 2.261 |  Clemson (CLEMSON) | ACC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 68 | 0 | Lost to Georgia 28–31 |
| 72 | -64 | 2.261 |  Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE) | B12 | 0–1 | 0.000 | 68 | 0 | Lost to Louisiana Tech 36–39 |
| 75 | -67 | 2.342 |  Colorado (COLORADO) | B12 | 0–1 | 0.000 | 68 | 0 | Lost to Colorado State 14–19 |
| 75 | -67 | 2.342 |  Louisville (LOUISVILLE) | USA | 0–1 | 0.000 | 68 | 0 | Lost to Kentucky 17–22 |
| 75 | -67 | 2.342 |  Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE) |  SUN | 0–1 | 0.000 | 68 | 0 | Lost to Alabama 34–39 |
| 78 | -70 | 2.383 |  North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA) | ACC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 68 | 0 | Lost to Miami (OH) 21–27 |
| 79 | -71 | 2.424 |  Auburn (AUBURN) | SEC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 68 | 0 | Lost to USC 17–24 |
| 79 | -71 | 2.424 |  East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA) | USA | 0–1 | 0.000 | 68 | 0 | Lost to Duke 16–23 |
| 79 | -71 | 2.424 |  TCU | USA | 0–1 | 0.000 | 68 | 0 | Lost to Cincinnati 29–36 |
| 82 | -74 | 2.464 |  UConn (CONNECTICUT) | IND FBSI | 0–1 | 0.000 | 68 | 0 | Lost to Boston College 16–24 |
| 83 | 28 | 2.496 |  Fresno State (FRESNO STATE) | IND WAC | 1–1 | 0.500 | 64 | 0 | Beat San Diego State 16–14 |
| 84 | -76 | 2.546 |  New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE) | SUN | 0–1 | 0.000 | 68 | 0 | Lost to South Carolina 24–34 |
| 85 | -77 | 2.668 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS) | B10 | 0–1 | 0.000 | 68 | 0 | Lost to Missouri 20–33 |
| 85 | -77 | 2.668 |  Ohio (OHIO) | MAC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 68 | 0 | Lost to Pittsburgh 14–27 |
| 87 | 25 | 2.688 |  Virginia (VIRGINIA) | ACC | 0–2 | 0.000 | 68 | 0 | Lost to Florida State 19–40 |
| 88 | -80 | 2.708 |  Rice (RICE) | IND WAC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 68 | 0 | Lost to Houston 10–24 |
| 89 | -81 | 2.749 |  Troy (TROY) | IND FBSI | 0–1 | 0.000 | 68 | 0 | Lost to Nebraska 16–31 |
| 90 | -82 | 2.831 |  Idaho (IDAHO) | SUN | 0–1 | 0.000 | 68 | 0 | Lost to Boise State 21–38 |
| 91 | -83 | 2.871 |  LSU | SEC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 68 | 0 | Lost to Virginia Tech 8–26 |
| 92 | -84 | 2.953 |  UNLV | MWC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 68 | 0 | Lost to Wisconsin 7–27 |
| 92 | -84 | 2.953 |  Utah State (UTAH STATE) | SUN | 0–1 | 0.000 | 68 | 0 | Lost to Utah 3–23 |
| 94 | -86 | 2.993 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE) | IND BE | 0–1 | 0.000 | 68 | 0 | Lost to BYU 21–42 |
| 95 | -87 | 3.034 |  Maryland (MARYLAND) | ACC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 68 | 0 | Lost to Notre Dame 0–22 |
| 96 | -88 | 3.075 |  Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE) | SEC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 68 | 0 | Lost to Oregon 13–36 |
| 97 | -89 | 3.115 |  Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE) | SUN | 0–1 | 0.000 | 68 | 0 | Lost to Texas A&M 7–31 |
| 97 | -89 | 3.115 |  Nevada (NEVADA) | IND WAC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 68 | 0 | Lost to Washington State 7–31 |
| 99 | 16 | 3.115 |  Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH) | B12 | 0–1 | 0.000 | 68 | 0 | BYE |
| 100 | -92 | 3.237 |  North Texas (NORTH TEXAS) | SUN | 0–1 | 0.000 | 68 | 0 | Lost to Texas 0–27 |
| 101 | -93 | 3.278 |  UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE) | SUN | 0–1 | 0.000 | 68 | 0 | Lost to Ole Miss 3–31 |
| 102 | -94 | 3.400 |  SMU | IND WAC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 68 | 0 | Lost to Navy 7–38 |
| 103 | 13 | 3.600 |  Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE) | PAC | 1–1 | 0.500 | 64 | 0 | Beat FCS 38–2 |
| 104 | -96 | 3.603 |  Akron (AKRON) | MAC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 68 | 0 | Lost to Iowa 21–57 |
| 105 | 9 | 3.625 |  New Mexico (NEW MEXICO) | MWC | 1–1 | 0.500 | 64 | 0 | Beat FCS 38–24 |
| 106 | -98 | 3.644 |  Tulsa (TULSA) | IND WAC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 68 | 0 | Lost to Oklahoma 0–37 |
| 107 | 10 | 3.664 |  Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE) | SUN | 0–2 | 0.000 | 68 | 0 | Lost to San José State 14–33 |
| 108 | -100 | 3.766 |  Wyoming (WYOMING) | MWC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 68 | 0 | Lost to Tennessee 7–47 |
| 109 | -101 | 3.847 |  Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT) | SEC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 68 | 0 | Lost to Georgia Tech 3–45 |
| 110 | -102 | 4.092 |  Baylor (BAYLOR) | B12 | 0–1 | 0.000 | 68 | 0 | Lost to California 22–70 |
| 110 | -102 | 4.092 |  UAB | USA | 0–1 | 0.000 | 68 | 0 | Lost to Florida 3–51 |
| 112 | -104 | 4.132 |  Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 68 | 0 | Lost to Michigan State 7–56 |
| 112 | -104 | 4.132 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN) | B10 | 0–1 | 0.000 | 68 | 0 | Lost to Air Force 3–52 |
| 114 | -106 | 7.346 |  San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE) | MWC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 68 | -1 | Lost to Fresno State 14–16 |
| 115 | -107 | 8.973 |  Kansas (KANSAS) | B12 | 0–1 | 0.000 | 68 | -1 | Lost to Iowa State 3–45 |
| 116 | -108 | 12.105 |  Buffalo (BUFFALO) | MAC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 68 | 0 | Lost to FCS 26–37 |
| 117 | -109 | 12.390 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS) | IND BE | 0–1 | 0.000 | 68 | 0 | Lost to FCS 19–37 |