2002 Week 3 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 | 34 | 0.573 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY) |  SEC | 2–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +2 | Beat UTEP 77–17 |
| 2 | 12 | 0.606 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE) |  B10 | 2–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +2 | Beat Kent State 51–17 |
| 3 | 10 | 0.625 |  Texas (TEXAS) |  B12 | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +1 | BYE |
| 4 | 51 | 0.625 |  Arkansas (ARKANSAS) | SEC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +1 | Beat Boise State 41–14 |
| 5 | 50 | 0.718 |  UCLA |  PAC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +2 | Beat Colorado State 30–19 |
| 6 | 12 | 0.741 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME) | IND FBSI | 2–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +2 | Beat Purdue 24–17 |
| 7 | 33 | 0.760 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN) | B10 | 2–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +2 | Beat Western Michigan 35–12 |
| 8 | 22 | 0.811 |  Cincinnati (CINCINNATI) |  USA | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +1 | BYE |
| 8 | 22 | 0.811 |  USC | PAC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +1 | BYE |
| 10 | 27 | 0.848 |  Georgia (GEORGIA) | SEC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +1 | BYE |
| 11 | -4 | 0.895 |  Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH) | IND BE | 2–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +2 | BYE |
| 12 | -9 | 0.956 |  California (CALIFORNIA) | PAC | 2–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +1 | Beat New Mexico State 34–13 |
| 13 | 11 | 0.997 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN) | B10 | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +3 | Beat West Virginia 34–17 |
| 14 | -9 | 1.002 |  Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH) |  ACC | 2–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +1 | Beat UConn 31–14 |
| 15 | -3 | 1.044 |  Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI) | SEC | 2–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +1 | Beat Memphis 38–16 |
| 16 | -8 | 1.058 |  Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA) | B12 | 2–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +1 | Beat Alabama 37–27 |
| 17 | 3 | 1.058 |  Utah (UTAH) |  MWC | 2–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +1 | Beat Indiana 40–13 |
| 18 | 4 | 1.081 |  Florida State (FLORIDA STATE) | ACC | 2–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +3 | BYE |
| 19 | -10 | 1.086 |  Iowa (IOWA) | B10 | 2–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +1 | Beat Miami (OH) 29–24 |
| 20 | -9 | 1.131 |  Nebraska (NEBRASKA) | B12 | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +2 | Beat Utah State 44–13 |
| 21 | -6 | 1.156 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M) | B12 | 2–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +1 | Beat Pittsburgh 14–12 |
| 22 | -3 | 1.165 |  BYU | MWC | 2–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +1 | Beat Hawai'i 35–32 |
| 23 | 26 | 1.203 |  South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA) | USA | 2–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +1 | Beat Northern Illinois 37–6 |
| 24 | 21 | 1.207 |  Miami (MIAMI) | IND BE | 2–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +1 | Beat Florida 41–16 |
| 25 | 26 | 1.207 |  Oregon State (OREGON STATE) | PAC | 2–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +1 | Beat Temple 35–3 |
| 26 | 16 | 1.249 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE) | ACC | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +2 | Beat Navy 65–19 |
| 27 | 40 | 1.356 |  Tulane (TULANE) | USA | 2–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +1 | Beat Houston 34–13 |
| 28 | -27 | 1.370 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE) | B10 | 2–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Rice 27–10 |
| 29 | -28 | 1.380 |  Air Force (AIR FORCE) | MWC | 2–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +1 | Beat New Mexico 38–31 |
| 30 | -24 | 1.384 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE) | SEC | 2–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Middle Tennessee 26–3 |
| 31 | -16 | 1.403 |  Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE) | PAC | 2–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Idaho 49–14 |
| 32 | 15 | 1.412 |  Kansas State (KANSAS STATE) | B12 | 2–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat UL Monroe 68–0 |
| 33 | 42 | 1.442 |  Louisville (LOUISVILLE) | USA | 1–1 | 0.500 | 47 | +1 | Beat Duke 40–3 |
| 34 | -8 | 1.454 |  Missouri (MISSOURI) | B12 | 2–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Ball State 41–6 |
| 35 | -18 | 1.515 |  Oregon (OREGON) | PAC | 2–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +1 | Beat Fresno State 28–24 |
| 36 | 35 | 1.544 |  Washington (WASHINGTON) | PAC | 1–1 | 0.500 | 47 | +1 | Beat San José State 34–10 |
| 37 | -34 | 1.555 |  Florida (FLORIDA) | SEC | 1–1 | 0.500 | 47 | +1 | Lost to Miami 16–41 |
| 38 | 24 | 1.566 |  Toledo (TOLEDO) |  MAC | 2–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Eastern Michigan 65–13 |
| 39 | 33 | 1.597 |  Clemson (CLEMSON) | ACC | 1–1 | 0.500 | 47 | +1 | Beat Louisiana Tech 33–13 |
| 40 | -11 | 1.608 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE) | IND BE | 2–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Stanford 34–27 |
| 41 | 7 | 1.631 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA) | B10 | 2–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Louisiana 35–11 |
| 42 | -5 | 1.650 |  Penn State (PENN STATE) | B10 | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | BYE |
| 43 | 1 | 1.701 |  Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS) | USA | 2–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Illinois 23–20 |
| 44 | -11 | 1.767 |  Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH)) | MAC | 1–1 | 0.500 | 47 | +1 | Lost to Iowa 24–29 |
| 45 | 21 | 1.771 |  Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN) | MAC | 2–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Wyoming 32–20 |
| 46 | 6 | 1.883 |  Arizona (ARIZONA) | PAC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | BYE |
| 46 | 6 | 1.883 |  Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN) | MAC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | BYE |
| 48 | 6 | 1.892 |  Marshall (MARSHALL) | MAC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | BYE |
| 49 | -15 | 2.061 |  Colorado State (COLORADO STATE) | MWC | 2–1 | 0.667 | 44 | +2 | Lost to UCLA 19–30 |
| 50 | -9 | 2.117 |  Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS) | MAC | 1–1 | 0.500 | 47 | +1 | Lost to South Florida 6–37 |
| 51 | 18 | 2.407 |  Iowa State (IOWA STATE) | B12 | 2–1 | 0.667 | 44 | 0 | Beat FCS 58–6 |
| 52 | 27 | 2.503 |  TCU | USA | 1–1 | 0.500 | 47 | 0 | Beat Northwestern 48–24 |
| 53 | -27 | 2.561 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH) | IND BE | 1–1 | 0.500 | 47 | 0 | Lost to Texas A&M 12–14 |
| 54 | 41 | 2.612 |  Maryland (MARYLAND) | ACC | 1–1 | 0.500 | 47 | 0 | Beat Akron 44–14 |
| 55 | 48 | 2.732 |  Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE) | PAC | 2–1 | 0.667 | 44 | 0 | Beat UCF 46–13 |
| 56 | -21 | 2.737 |  Alabama (ALABAMA) | SEC | 1–1 | 0.500 | 47 | 0 | Lost to Oklahoma 27–37 |
| 57 | 22 | 2.755 |  Auburn (AUBURN) | SEC | 1–1 | 0.500 | 47 | 0 | Beat FCS 56–0 |
| 58 | -33 | 2.768 |  Houston (HOUSTON) | USA | 1–1 | 0.500 | 47 | 0 | Lost to Tulane 13–34 |
| 59 | 33 | 2.788 |  UNLV | MWC | 1–1 | 0.500 | 47 | 0 | Beat Kansas 31–20 |
| 60 | -37 | 2.805 |  Boise State (BOISE STATE) | IND WAC | 1–1 | 0.500 | 47 | 0 | Lost to Arkansas 14–41 |
| 61 | 38 | 2.844 |  Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH) | B12 | 1–1 | 0.500 | 47 | 0 | Beat SMU 24–14 |
| 62 | -52 | 2.876 |  Navy (NAVY) | IND FBSI | 1–1 | 0.500 | 47 | 0 | Lost to NC State 19–65 |
| 63 | -14 | 2.912 |  Purdue (PURDUE) | B10 | 1–1 | 0.500 | 47 | 0 | Lost to Notre Dame 17–24 |
| 64 | -21 | 2.942 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA) | IND BE | 1–1 | 0.500 | 47 | 0 | Lost to Wisconsin 17–34 |
| 65 | -28 | 3.023 |  Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH) | IND WAC | 1–1 | 0.500 | 47 | 0 | Lost to Clemson 13–33 |
| 66 | -21 | 3.031 |  Memphis (MEMPHIS) | USA | 1–1 | 0.500 | 47 | 0 | Lost to Ole Miss 16–38 |
| 67 | -2 | 3.034 |  Hawai'i (HAWAII) | IND WAC | 1–1 | 0.500 | 47 | 0 | Lost to BYU 32–35 |
| 68 | -13 | 3.095 |  Stanford (STANFORD) | PAC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 90 | 0 | Lost to Boston College 27–34 |
| 69 | 16 | 3.136 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS) | B10 | 0–2 | 0.000 | 90 | 0 | Lost to Southern Miss 20–23 |
| 70 | -10 | 3.200 |  Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 1–1 | 0.500 | 47 | 0 | Lost to Michigan 12–35 |
| 71 | 20 | 3.206 |  LSU | SEC | 1–1 | 0.500 | 47 | 0 | Beat FCS 35–10 |
| 72 | 10 | 3.319 |  UConn (CONNECTICUT) | IND FBSI | 0–2 | 0.000 | 90 | 0 | Lost to Georgia Tech 14–31 |
| 73 | 27 | 3.330 |  North Texas (NORTH TEXAS) |  SUN | 1–1 | 0.500 | 47 | 0 | Beat FCS 23–0 |
| 74 | -11 | 3.345 |  Temple (TEMPLE) | IND BE | 1–1 | 0.500 | 47 | 0 | Lost to Oregon State 3–35 |
| 75 | -12 | 3.368 |  Kent State (KENT STATE) | MAC | 1–1 | 0.500 | 47 | 0 | Lost to Ohio State 17–51 |
| 76 | 7 | 3.371 |  Fresno State (FRESNO STATE) | IND WAC | 1–2 | 0.333 | 86 | 0 | Lost to Oregon 24–28 |
| 77 | 33 | 3.413 |  Baylor (BAYLOR) | B12 | 1–1 | 0.500 | 47 | 0 | Beat FCS 50–12 |
| 78 | 31 | 3.417 |  Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT) | SEC | 1–1 | 0.500 | 47 | 0 | Beat FCS 49–18 |
| 79 | -11 | 3.487 |  Indiana (INDIANA) | B10 | 1–1 | 0.500 | 47 | 0 | Lost to Utah 13–40 |
| 80 | -5 | 3.506 |  Colorado (COLORADO) | B12 | 1–1 | 0.500 | 47 | -1 | Beat San Diego State 34–14 |
| 81 | 6 | 3.541 |  Virginia (VIRGINIA) | ACC | 1–2 | 0.333 | 86 | 0 | Beat South Carolina 34–21 |
| 82 | -21 | 3.634 |  UTEP | IND WAC | 1–1 | 0.500 | 47 | 0 | Lost to Kentucky 17–77 |
| 83 | -13 | 3.686 |  Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST) | ACC | 1–1 | 0.500 | 47 | -1 | Beat East Carolina 27–22 |
| 84 | -6 | 3.712 |  North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA) | ACC | 1–1 | 0.500 | 47 | -1 | Beat Syracuse 30–22 |
| 85 | -64 | 3.719 |  San José State (SAN JOSE STATE) | IND WAC | 1–1 | 0.500 | 47 | 0 | Lost to Washington 10–34 |
| 86 | 10 | 3.746 |  Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE) | SEC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 90 | 0 | BYE |
| 87 | 10 | 3.786 |  Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE) | SUN | 0–2 | 0.000 | 90 | 0 | Lost to Minnesota 11–35 |
| 87 | 10 | 3.786 |  Nevada (NEVADA) | IND WAC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 90 | 0 | BYE |
| 89 | 3 | 3.847 |  Utah State (UTAH STATE) | SUN | 0–2 | 0.000 | 90 | 0 | Lost to Nebraska 13–44 |
| 90 | 18 | 3.868 |  Wyoming (WYOMING) | MWC | 0–2 | 0.000 | 90 | 0 | Lost to Central Michigan 20–32 |
| 91 | 14 | 3.949 |  New Mexico (NEW MEXICO) | MWC | 1–2 | 0.333 | 86 | 0 | Lost to Air Force 31–38 |
| 92 | -20 | 3.982 |  Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE) | B12 | 1–1 | 0.500 | 47 | -1 | Beat FCS 45–10 |
| 93 | -63 | 4.077 |  Duke (DUKE) | ACC | 1–1 | 0.500 | 47 | -1 | Lost to Louisville 3–40 |
| 94 | -39 | 4.234 |  Ball State (BALL STATE) | MAC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 90 | 0 | Lost to Missouri 6–41 |
| 95 | 15 | 4.266 |  UAB | USA | 1–1 | 0.500 | 47 | -1 | Beat Troy 27–26 |
| 96 | -68 | 4.663 |  South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA) | SEC | 1–1 | 0.500 | 47 | -2 | Lost to Virginia 21–34 |
| 97 | 4 | 4.763 |  UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE) | SUN | 0–2 | 0.000 | 90 | 0 | Lost to Kansas State 0–68 |
| 98 | 14 | 4.864 |  Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 0–2 | 0.000 | 90 | 0 | Lost to Toledo 13–65 |
| 99 | 8 | 4.887 |  Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE) | SUN | 1–2 | 0.333 | 86 | -1 | Beat Tulsa 21–19 |
| 100 | -11 | 5.007 |  Troy (TROY) | IND FBSI | 0–2 | 0.000 | 90 | -1 | Lost to UAB 26–27 |
| 101 | 15 | 5.236 |  Buffalo (BUFFALO) | MAC | 1–1 | 0.500 | 47 | 0 | Beat Rutgers 34–11 |
| 102 | -27 | 5.251 |  Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE) | SUN | 0–2 | 0.000 | 90 | -1 | Lost to Tennessee 3–26 |
| 103 | -9 | 5.271 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE) | IND BE | 0–2 | 0.000 | 90 | -1 | Lost to North Carolina 22–30 |
| 104 | -32 | 5.292 |  UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA) | MAC | 0–2 | 0.000 | 90 | -1 | Lost to Arizona State 13–46 |
| 105 | -21 | 5.312 |  New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE) | SUN | 0–2 | 0.000 | 90 | -1 | Lost to California 13–34 |
| 106 | -18 | 5.312 |  Rice (RICE) | IND WAC | 0–2 | 0.000 | 90 | -1 | Lost to Michigan State 10–27 |
| 107 | -17 | 5.739 |  Idaho (IDAHO) | SUN | 0–2 | 0.000 | 90 | -1 | Lost to Washington State 14–49 |
| 108 | -4 | 6.024 |  Akron (AKRON) | MAC | 0–2 | 0.000 | 90 | -1 | Lost to Maryland 14–44 |
| 109 | 3 | 6.166 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN) | B10 | 0–2 | 0.000 | 90 | -1 | Lost to TCU 24–48 |
| 110 | -31 | 6.797 |  East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA) | USA | 0–2 | 0.000 | 90 | -2 | Lost to Wake Forest 22–27 |
| 111 | -5 | 7.061 |  Tulsa (TULSA) | IND WAC | 0–2 | 0.000 | 90 | -2 | Lost to Arkansas State 19–21 |
| 112 | -10 | 7.386 |  SMU | IND WAC | 0–2 | 0.000 | 90 | -2 | Lost to Texas Tech 14–24 |
| 113 | 2 | 7.508 |  Kansas (KANSAS) | B12 | 0–2 | 0.000 | 90 | -2 | Lost to UNLV 20–31 |
| 114 | 0 | 8.586 |  San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE) | MWC | 0–2 | 0.000 | 90 | -3 | Lost to Colorado 14–34 |
| 115 | 2 | 10.275 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS) | IND BE | 0–2 | 0.000 | 90 | -1 | Lost to Buffalo 11–34 |
| 116 | -31 | 10.336 |  Ohio (OHIO) | MAC | 0–2 | 0.000 | 90 | -1 | Lost to FCS 0–31 |
| 117 | -62 | 12.695 |  Army (ARMY) | USA | 0–1 | 0.000 | 90 | 0 | Lost to FCS 21–30 |