2002 Week 4 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 | 3 | 0.308 |  Arkansas (ARKANSAS) |  SEC | 2–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +4 | Beat South Florida 42–3 |
| 2 | 0 | 0.379 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE) |  B10 | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +6 | Beat Washington State 25–7 |
| 3 | 3 | 0.743 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME) | IND FBSI | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +5 | Beat Michigan 25–23 |
| 4 | 4 | 0.746 |  USC |  PAC | 2–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +3 | Beat Colorado 40–3 |
| 5 | 0 | 0.797 |  UCLA | PAC | 2–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +4 | Beat Oklahoma State 38–24 |
| 6 | 12 | 0.867 |  Florida State (FLORIDA STATE) |  ACC | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +5 | Beat Maryland 37–10 |
| 7 | 4 | 0.901 |  Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH) | IND BE | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +4 | Beat Marshall 47–21 |
| 8 | 2 | 0.909 |  Georgia (GEORGIA) | SEC | 2–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +3 | Beat South Carolina 13–7 |
| 9 | 7 | 0.923 |  Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA) |  B12 | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +3 | Beat UTEP 68–0 |
| 10 | 19 | 0.932 |  Air Force (AIR FORCE) |  MWC | 2–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +3 | BYE |
| 11 | 1 | 0.991 |  California (CALIFORNIA) | PAC | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +3 | Beat Michigan State 46–22 |
| 12 | -9 | 1.016 |  Texas (TEXAS) | B12 | 2–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +2 | Beat North Carolina 52–21 |
| 13 | 0 | 1.021 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN) | B10 | 4–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +5 | Beat Northern Illinois 24–21 |
| 14 | 25 | 1.049 |  Clemson (CLEMSON) | ACC | 2–1 | 0.667 | 33 | +4 | Beat Georgia Tech 24–19 |
| 15 | -14 | 1.053 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY) | SEC | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +3 | Beat Indiana 27–17 |
| 16 | 26 | 1.072 |  Penn State (PENN STATE) | B10 | 2–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +3 | Beat Nebraska 40–7 |
| 17 | 7 | 1.075 |  Miami (MIAMI) | IND BE | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +3 | Beat Temple 44–21 |
| 18 | 22 | 1.123 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE) | IND BE | 2–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +2 | BYE |
| 19 | 27 | 1.142 |  Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN) |  MAC | 2–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +2 | Beat Missouri 51–28 |
| 20 | 6 | 1.144 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE) | ACC | 4–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +4 | Beat Wake Forest 32–13 |
| 21 | 0 | 1.156 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M) | B12 | 2–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +2 | BYE |
| 22 | 24 | 1.221 |  Arizona (ARIZONA) | PAC | 2–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +2 | Beat Utah 23–17 |
| 23 | 12 | 1.243 |  Oregon (OREGON) | PAC | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +2 | Beat Idaho 58–21 |
| 24 | 1 | 1.277 |  Oregon State (OREGON STATE) | PAC | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +2 | Beat UNLV 47–17 |
| 25 | 16 | 1.349 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA) | B10 | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +2 | Beat Toledo 31–21 |
| 26 | 17 | 1.373 |  Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS) |  USA | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +2 | Beat Memphis 33–14 |
| 27 | -7 | 1.384 |  Nebraska (NEBRASKA) | B12 | 3–1 | 0.750 | 29 | +5 | Lost to Penn State 7–40 |
| 28 | 4 | 1.607 |  Kansas State (KANSAS STATE) | B12 | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat FCS 63–13 |
| 29 | 22 | 1.612 |  Iowa State (IOWA STATE) | B12 | 3–1 | 0.750 | 29 | +3 | Beat Iowa 36–31 |
| 30 | 0 | 1.645 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE) | SEC | 2–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | BYE |
| 31 | 3 | 1.728 |  Missouri (MISSOURI) | B12 | 2–1 | 0.667 | 33 | +2 | Lost to Bowling Green 28–51 |
| 32 | -25 | 1.728 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN) | B10 | 2–1 | 0.667 | 33 | +2 | Lost to Notre Dame 23–25 |
| 33 | -16 | 1.741 |  Utah (UTAH) | MWC | 2–1 | 0.667 | 33 | +2 | Lost to Arizona 17–23 |
| 34 | 15 | 1.843 |  Colorado State (COLORADO STATE) | MWC | 3–1 | 0.750 | 29 | +3 | Beat Louisville 36–33 |
| 35 | 10 | 1.892 |  Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN) | MAC | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Akron 24–17 |
| 36 | 25 | 1.966 |  Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH) | B12 | 2–1 | 0.667 | 33 | +2 | Beat Ole Miss 42–28 |
| 37 | -6 | 2.023 |  Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE) | PAC | 2–1 | 0.667 | 33 | +1 | Lost to Ohio State 7–25 |
| 38 | -24 | 2.054 |  Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH) | ACC | 2–1 | 0.667 | 33 | +1 | Lost to Clemson 19–24 |
| 39 | -2 | 2.082 |  Florida (FLORIDA) | SEC | 2–1 | 0.667 | 33 | +1 | Beat Ohio 34–6 |
| 40 | 17 | 2.101 |  Auburn (AUBURN) | SEC | 2–1 | 0.667 | 33 | +1 | Beat Vanderbilt 31–6 |
| 41 | -3 | 2.124 |  Toledo (TOLEDO) | MAC | 2–1 | 0.667 | 33 | +1 | Lost to Minnesota 21–31 |
| 42 | 26 | 2.124 |  Stanford (STANFORD) | PAC | 1–1 | 0.500 | 59 | +1 | Beat San José State 63–26 |
| 43 | -15 | 2.131 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE) | B10 | 2–1 | 0.667 | 33 | +1 | Lost to California 22–46 |
| 44 | 20 | 2.211 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA) | IND BE | 2–1 | 0.667 | 33 | +1 | Beat Cincinnati 35–32 |
| 45 | 11 | 2.240 |  Alabama (ALABAMA) | SEC | 2–1 | 0.667 | 33 | +1 | Beat North Texas 33–7 |
| 46 | 7 | 2.258 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH) | IND BE | 2–1 | 0.667 | 33 | +1 | Beat UAB 26–20 |
| 47 | 16 | 2.300 |  Purdue (PURDUE) | B10 | 2–1 | 0.667 | 33 | +1 | Beat Western Michigan 28–24 |
| 48 | 23 | 2.333 |  LSU | SEC | 2–1 | 0.667 | 33 | +1 | Beat Miami (OH) 33–7 |
| 49 | -26 | 2.343 |  South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA) | USA | 2–1 | 0.667 | 33 | +1 | Lost to Arkansas 3–42 |
| 50 | -42 | 2.370 |  Cincinnati (CINCINNATI) | USA | 1–1 | 0.500 | 59 | +1 | Lost to West Virginia 32–35 |
| 51 | -29 | 2.439 |  BYU | MWC | 2–1 | 0.667 | 33 | +1 | Lost to Nevada 28–31 |
| 52 | -33 | 2.492 |  Iowa (IOWA) | B10 | 2–1 | 0.667 | 33 | 0 | Lost to Iowa State 31–36 |
| 53 | -38 | 2.545 |  Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI) | SEC | 2–1 | 0.667 | 33 | 0 | Lost to Texas Tech 28–42 |
| 54 | 11 | 2.598 |  Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH) | IND WAC | 2–1 | 0.667 | 33 | 0 | Beat Tulsa 53–9 |
| 55 | 32 | 2.653 |  Nevada (NEVADA) | IND WAC | 1–1 | 0.500 | 59 | +1 | Beat BYU 31–28 |
| 56 | 4 | 2.685 |  Boise State (BOISE STATE) | IND WAC | 2–1 | 0.667 | 33 | 0 | Beat Wyoming 35–13 |
| 57 | -30 | 2.736 |  Tulane (TULANE) | USA | 2–1 | 0.667 | 33 | 0 | Lost to East Carolina 20–24 |
| 58 | -3 | 2.799 |  Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE) | PAC | 3–1 | 0.750 | 29 | -1 | Beat San Diego State 39–28 |
| 59 | -7 | 2.899 |  TCU | USA | 2–1 | 0.667 | 33 | 0 | Beat SMU 17–6 |
| 60 | -27 | 2.906 |  Louisville (LOUISVILLE) | USA | 1–2 | 0.333 | 69 | 0 | Lost to Colorado State 33–36 |
| 61 | 30 | 2.907 |  New Mexico (NEW MEXICO) | MWC | 2–2 | 0.500 | 59 | +1 | Beat Baylor 23–0 |
| 62 | -26 | 2.936 |  Washington (WASHINGTON) | PAC | 1–1 | 0.500 | 59 | 0 | BYE |
| 63 | -4 | 2.998 |  UNLV | MWC | 1–2 | 0.333 | 69 | +1 | Lost to Oregon State 17–47 |
| 64 | -6 | 3.068 |  Houston (HOUSTON) | USA | 2–1 | 0.667 | 33 | -1 | Beat Louisiana 36–17 |
| 65 | 10 | 3.087 |  Kent State (KENT STATE) | MAC | 2–1 | 0.667 | 33 | 0 | Beat FCS 37–34 |
| 66 | 10 | 3.266 |  Fresno State (FRESNO STATE) | IND WAC | 1–2 | 0.333 | 69 | 0 | BYE |
| 67 | 5 | 3.279 |  UConn (CONNECTICUT) | IND FBSI | 1–2 | 0.333 | 69 | 0 | Beat Buffalo 24–3 |
| 68 | 13 | 3.292 |  Virginia (VIRGINIA) | ACC | 1–2 | 0.333 | 69 | 0 | BYE |
| 69 | 17 | 3.325 |  Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE) | SEC | 1–1 | 0.500 | 59 | 0 | Beat FCS 51–13 |
| 70 | -8 | 3.368 |  Navy (NAVY) | IND FBSI | 1–1 | 0.500 | 59 | 0 | BYE |
| 71 | -23 | 3.412 |  Marshall (MARSHALL) | MAC | 1–1 | 0.500 | 59 | 0 | Lost to Virginia Tech 21–47 |
| 72 | -18 | 3.429 |  Maryland (MARYLAND) | ACC | 1–2 | 0.333 | 69 | 0 | Lost to Florida State 10–37 |
| 73 | -4 | 3.514 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS) | B10 | 1–2 | 0.333 | 69 | 0 | Beat Arkansas State 59–7 |
| 74 | -24 | 3.537 |  Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS) | MAC | 1–2 | 0.333 | 69 | 0 | Lost to Wisconsin 21–24 |
| 75 | -1 | 3.753 |  Temple (TEMPLE) | IND BE | 1–2 | 0.333 | 69 | 0 | Lost to Miami 21–44 |
| 76 | 33 | 3.869 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN) | B10 | 1–2 | 0.333 | 69 | 0 | Beat Duke 26–21 |
| 77 | 15 | 3.929 |  Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE) | B12 | 1–2 | 0.333 | 69 | -1 | Lost to UCLA 24–38 |
| 78 | -11 | 3.965 |  Hawai'i (HAWAII) | IND WAC | 1–1 | 0.500 | 59 | -1 | BYE |
| 79 | 1 | 3.977 |  Colorado (COLORADO) | B12 | 1–2 | 0.333 | 69 | -1 | Lost to USC 3–40 |
| 80 | 3 | 4.048 |  Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST) | ACC | 1–2 | 0.333 | 69 | -1 | Lost to NC State 13–32 |
| 81 | -15 | 4.060 |  Memphis (MEMPHIS) | USA | 1–2 | 0.333 | 69 | -1 | Lost to Southern Miss 14–33 |
| 82 | -38 | 4.068 |  Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH)) | MAC | 1–2 | 0.333 | 69 | -1 | Lost to LSU 7–33 |
| 83 | 1 | 4.182 |  North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA) | ACC | 1–2 | 0.333 | 69 | -1 | Lost to Texas 21–52 |
| 84 | 11 | 4.328 |  UAB | USA | 1–2 | 0.333 | 69 | -1 | Lost to Pittsburgh 20–26 |
| 85 | -6 | 4.350 |  Indiana (INDIANA) | B10 | 1–2 | 0.333 | 69 | -1 | Lost to Kentucky 17–27 |
| 86 | -13 | 4.371 |  North Texas (NORTH TEXAS) |  SUN | 1–2 | 0.333 | 69 | -1 | Lost to Alabama 7–33 |
| 87 | -5 | 4.415 |  UTEP | IND WAC | 1–2 | 0.333 | 69 | 0 | Lost to Oklahoma 0–68 |
| 88 | 6 | 4.572 |  Ball State (BALL STATE) | MAC | 1–1 | 0.500 | 59 | -1 | Beat FCS 23–21 |
| 89 | 7 | 4.600 |  South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA) | SEC | 1–2 | 0.333 | 69 | -2 | Lost to Georgia 7–13 |
| 90 | 20 | 4.641 |  East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA) | USA | 1–2 | 0.333 | 69 | -2 | Beat Tulane 24–20 |
| 91 | -21 | 4.660 |  Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 1–2 | 0.333 | 69 | -2 | Lost to Purdue 24–28 |
| 92 | -15 | 4.901 |  Baylor (BAYLOR) | B12 | 1–2 | 0.333 | 69 | -2 | Lost to New Mexico 0–23 |
| 93 | -6 | 5.014 |  Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE) | SUN | 0–3 | 0.000 | 104 | -1 | Lost to Houston 17–36 |
| 94 | -5 | 5.035 |  Utah State (UTAH STATE) | SUN | 1–2 | 0.333 | 69 | -2 | Beat FCS 38–33 |
| 95 | -17 | 5.037 |  Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT) | SEC | 1–2 | 0.333 | 69 | -2 | Lost to Auburn 6–31 |
| 96 | -6 | 5.108 |  Wyoming (WYOMING) | MWC | 0–3 | 0.000 | 104 | -1 | Lost to Boise State 13–35 |
| 97 | 5 | 5.108 |  Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE) | SUN | 0–2 | 0.000 | 104 | -1 | BYE |
| 98 | 6 | 5.108 |  UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA) | MAC | 0–2 | 0.000 | 104 | -1 | BYE |
| 99 | 1 | 5.211 |  Troy (TROY) | IND FBSI | 1–2 | 0.333 | 69 | -3 | Beat FCS 40–15 |
| 100 | 3 | 5.228 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE) | IND BE | 1–2 | 0.333 | 69 | -3 | Beat FCS 63–17 |
| 101 | -8 | 5.519 |  Duke (DUKE) | ACC | 1–2 | 0.333 | 69 | -3 | Lost to Northwestern 21–26 |
| 102 | -4 | 5.599 |  Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 1–2 | 0.333 | 69 | -2 | Beat FCS 35–32 |
| 103 | 10 | 5.603 |  Kansas (KANSAS) | B12 | 1–2 | 0.333 | 69 | -3 | Beat FCS 44–24 |
| 104 | -19 | 5.804 |  San José State (SAN JOSE STATE) | IND WAC | 1–2 | 0.333 | 69 | -1 | Lost to Stanford 26–63 |
| 105 | 2 | 6.180 |  Idaho (IDAHO) | SUN | 0–3 | 0.000 | 104 | -2 | Lost to Oregon 21–58 |
| 106 | -5 | 6.209 |  Buffalo (BUFFALO) | MAC | 1–2 | 0.333 | 69 | -1 | Lost to UConn 3–24 |
| 107 | -1 | 6.471 |  Rice (RICE) | IND WAC | 0–2 | 0.000 | 104 | -2 | BYE |
| 108 | -3 | 6.634 |  New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE) | SUN | 0–2 | 0.000 | 104 | -2 | BYE |
| 109 | 6 | 6.717 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS) | IND BE | 1–2 | 0.333 | 69 | -2 | Beat Army 44–0 |
| 110 | -11 | 6.938 |  Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE) | SUN | 1–3 | 0.250 | 103 | -4 | Lost to Illinois 7–59 |
| 111 | -3 | 6.939 |  Akron (AKRON) | MAC | 0–3 | 0.000 | 104 | -3 | Lost to Central Michigan 17–24 |
| 112 | 0 | 7.251 |  SMU | IND WAC | 0–3 | 0.000 | 104 | -3 | Lost to TCU 6–17 |
| 113 | -2 | 7.997 |  Tulsa (TULSA) | IND WAC | 0–3 | 0.000 | 104 | -4 | Lost to Louisiana Tech 9–53 |
| 114 | 0 | 8.132 |  San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE) | MWC | 0–3 | 0.000 | 104 | -5 | Lost to Arizona State 28–39 |
| 115 | -18 | 8.647 |  UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE) | SUN | 0–3 | 0.000 | 104 | -1 | Lost to FCS 19–24 |
| 116 | 0 | 9.122 |  Ohio (OHIO) | MAC | 0–3 | 0.000 | 104 | -2 | Lost to Florida 6–34 |
| 117 | 0 | 11.841 |  Army (ARMY) | USA | 0–2 | 0.000 | 104 | -2 | Lost to Rutgers 0–44 |