2002 Week 5 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 | 0.419 |  Arkansas (ARKANSAS) |  SEC | 2–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +4 | BYE |
| 2 | 5 | 0.653 |  Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH) | IND BE | 4–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +8 | Beat Texas A&M 13–3 |
| 3 | 7 | 0.771 |  Air Force (AIR FORCE) |  MWC | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +7 | Beat California 23–21 |
| 4 | -1 | 0.771 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME) | IND FBSI | 4–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +9 | Beat Michigan State 21–17 |
| 5 | -3 | 0.788 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE) |  B10 | 4–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +8 | Beat Cincinnati 23–19 |
| 6 | 0 | 0.811 |  Florida State (FLORIDA STATE) |  ACC | 4–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +9 | Beat Duke 48–17 |
| 7 | 9 | 0.920 |  Penn State (PENN STATE) | B10 | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +5 | Beat Louisiana Tech 49–17 |
| 8 | 9 | 0.951 |  Miami (MIAMI) | IND BE | 4–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +6 | Beat Boston College 38–6 |
| 9 | 0 | 0.991 |  Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA) |  B12 | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +4 | BYE |
| 10 | -2 | 1.053 |  Georgia (GEORGIA) | SEC | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +5 | Beat FCS 45–7 |
| 11 | 1 | 1.112 |  Texas (TEXAS) | B12 | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +4 | Beat Houston 41–11 |
| 12 | -8 | 1.148 |  USC |  PAC | 2–1 | 0.667 | 39 | +5 | Lost to Kansas State 20–27 |
| 13 | 0 | 1.169 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN) | B10 | 5–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +7 | Beat Arizona 31–10 |
| 14 | 1 | 1.191 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY) | SEC | 4–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +5 | Beat Middle Tennessee 44–22 |
| 15 | 5 | 1.204 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE) | ACC | 5–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +7 | Beat Texas Tech 51–48 |
| 16 | -2 | 1.214 |  Clemson (CLEMSON) | ACC | 3–1 | 0.750 | 21 | +6 | Beat Ball State 30–7 |
| 17 | 8 | 1.244 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA) | B10 | 4–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +5 | Beat Buffalo 41–17 |
| 18 | 1 | 1.280 |  Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN) |  MAC | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +3 | Beat Kansas 39–16 |
| 19 | -8 | 1.286 |  California (CALIFORNIA) | PAC | 3–1 | 0.750 | 21 | +5 | Lost to Air Force 21–23 |
| 20 | 8 | 1.384 |  Kansas State (KANSAS STATE) | B12 | 4–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +2 | Beat USC 27–20 |
| 21 | 11 | 1.414 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN) | B10 | 3–1 | 0.750 | 21 | +5 | Beat Utah 10–7 |
| 22 | 2 | 1.466 |  Oregon State (OREGON STATE) | PAC | 4–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +3 | Beat Fresno State 59–19 |
| 23 | 0 | 1.508 |  Oregon (OREGON) | PAC | 4–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +3 | Beat FCS 41–0 |
| 24 | 3 | 1.522 |  Nebraska (NEBRASKA) | B12 | 3–1 | 0.750 | 21 | +5 | BYE |
| 25 | 4 | 1.595 |  Iowa State (IOWA STATE) | B12 | 4–1 | 0.800 | 20 | +5 | Beat Troy 42–12 |
| 26 | 12 | 1.613 |  Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH) | ACC | 3–1 | 0.750 | 21 | +4 | Beat BYU 28–19 |
| 27 | -6 | 1.652 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M) | B12 | 2–1 | 0.667 | 39 | +4 | Lost to Virginia Tech 3–13 |
| 28 | 17 | 1.707 |  Alabama (ALABAMA) | SEC | 3–1 | 0.750 | 21 | +4 | Beat Southern Miss 20–7 |
| 29 | 10 | 1.720 |  Florida (FLORIDA) | SEC | 3–1 | 0.750 | 21 | +3 | Beat Tennessee 30–13 |
| 30 | 4 | 1.722 |  Colorado State (COLORADO STATE) | MWC | 3–1 | 0.750 | 21 | +5 | BYE |
| 31 | -13 | 1.823 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE) | IND BE | 2–1 | 0.667 | 39 | +3 | Lost to Miami 6–38 |
| 32 | 5 | 1.834 |  Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE) | PAC | 3–1 | 0.750 | 21 | +3 | Beat FCS 45–28 |
| 33 | -28 | 1.933 |  UCLA | PAC | 2–1 | 0.667 | 39 | +3 | Lost to Colorado 17–31 |
| 34 | 18 | 1.941 |  Iowa (IOWA) | B10 | 3–1 | 0.750 | 21 | +2 | Beat Utah State 48–7 |
| 35 | 6 | 2.090 |  Toledo (TOLEDO) | MAC | 3–1 | 0.750 | 21 | +2 | Beat UNLV 38–21 |
| 36 | -10 | 2.104 |  Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS) |  USA | 3–1 | 0.750 | 21 | +2 | Lost to Alabama 7–20 |
| 37 | 11 | 2.247 |  LSU | SEC | 2–1 | 0.667 | 39 | +2 | BYE |
| 38 | 24 | 2.248 |  Washington (WASHINGTON) | PAC | 2–1 | 0.667 | 39 | +1 | Beat Wyoming 38–7 |
| 39 | -8 | 2.260 |  Missouri (MISSOURI) | B12 | 2–1 | 0.667 | 39 | +2 | BYE |
| 40 | 0 | 2.271 |  Auburn (AUBURN) | SEC | 3–1 | 0.750 | 21 | +1 | Beat Mississippi State 42–14 |
| 41 | -5 | 2.274 |  Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH) | B12 | 2–2 | 0.500 | 54 | +3 | Lost to NC State 48–51 |
| 42 | -20 | 2.326 |  Arizona (ARIZONA) | PAC | 2–1 | 0.667 | 39 | +2 | Lost to Wisconsin 10–31 |
| 43 | 10 | 2.337 |  Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI) | SEC | 3–1 | 0.750 | 21 | +1 | Beat Vanderbilt 45–38 |
| 44 | 2 | 2.491 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH) | IND BE | 3–1 | 0.750 | 21 | +1 | Beat Rutgers 23–3 |
| 45 | -1 | 2.523 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA) | IND BE | 2–1 | 0.667 | 39 | +1 | BYE |
| 46 | 13 | 2.574 |  TCU | USA | 3–1 | 0.750 | 21 | +1 | Beat North Texas 16–10 |
| 47 | -5 | 2.597 |  Stanford (STANFORD) | PAC | 1–1 | 0.500 | 54 | +1 | BYE |
| 48 | 7 | 2.612 |  Nevada (NEVADA) | IND WAC | 2–1 | 0.667 | 39 | +1 | Beat Rice 31–21 |
| 49 | 7 | 2.633 |  Boise State (BOISE STATE) | IND WAC | 2–1 | 0.667 | 39 | +1 | BYE |
| 50 | -1 | 2.644 |  South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA) | USA | 2–1 | 0.667 | 39 | +1 | BYE |
| 51 | 7 | 2.684 |  Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE) | PAC | 3–1 | 0.750 | 21 | -1 | BYE |
| 52 | -2 | 2.739 |  Cincinnati (CINCINNATI) | USA | 1–2 | 0.333 | 80 | +2 | Lost to Ohio State 19–23 |
| 53 | -2 | 2.757 |  BYU | MWC | 2–2 | 0.500 | 54 | +1 | Lost to Georgia Tech 19–28 |
| 54 | 14 | 2.806 |  Virginia (VIRGINIA) | ACC | 2–2 | 0.500 | 54 | +1 | Beat Akron 48–29 |
| 55 | 17 | 2.861 |  Maryland (MARYLAND) | ACC | 2–2 | 0.500 | 54 | +1 | Beat Eastern Michigan 45–3 |
| 56 | -23 | 2.871 |  Utah (UTAH) | MWC | 2–2 | 0.500 | 54 | +1 | Lost to Michigan 7–10 |
| 57 | -3 | 2.871 |  Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH) | IND WAC | 2–2 | 0.500 | 54 | +1 | Lost to Penn State 17–49 |
| 58 | 2 | 2.876 |  Louisville (LOUISVILLE) | USA | 2–2 | 0.500 | 54 | 0 | Beat Army 45–14 |
| 59 | -29 | 2.880 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE) | SEC | 2–1 | 0.667 | 39 | -1 | Lost to Florida 13–30 |
| 60 | 11 | 2.952 |  Marshall (MARSHALL) | MAC | 2–1 | 0.667 | 39 | 0 | Beat UCF 26–21 |
| 61 | -26 | 2.970 |  Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN) | MAC | 3–1 | 0.750 | 21 | -2 | Lost to Indiana 29–39 |
| 62 | -19 | 3.001 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE) | B10 | 2–2 | 0.500 | 54 | 0 | Lost to Notre Dame 17–21 |
| 63 | 18 | 3.010 |  Memphis (MEMPHIS) | USA | 2–2 | 0.500 | 54 | 0 | Beat Tulane 38–10 |
| 64 | 18 | 3.081 |  Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH)) | MAC | 2–2 | 0.500 | 54 | +1 | Beat Kent State 27–20 |
| 65 | 20 | 3.084 |  Indiana (INDIANA) | B10 | 2–2 | 0.500 | 54 | +1 | Beat Central Michigan 39–29 |
| 66 | 13 | 3.159 |  Colorado (COLORADO) | B12 | 2–2 | 0.500 | 54 | 0 | Beat UCLA 31–17 |
| 67 | 11 | 3.187 |  Hawai'i (HAWAII) | IND WAC | 2–1 | 0.667 | 39 | -1 | Beat UTEP 31–6 |
| 68 | 21 | 3.227 |  South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA) | SEC | 2–2 | 0.500 | 54 | 0 | Beat Temple 42–21 |
| 69 | 7 | 3.248 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN) | B10 | 2–2 | 0.500 | 54 | +1 | Beat Navy 49–40 |
| 70 | 10 | 3.387 |  Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST) | ACC | 2–2 | 0.500 | 54 | 0 | Beat Purdue 24–21 |
| 71 | -24 | 3.407 |  Purdue (PURDUE) | B10 | 2–2 | 0.500 | 54 | -1 | Lost to Wake Forest 21–24 |
| 72 | -5 | 3.560 |  UConn (CONNECTICUT) | IND FBSI | 2–2 | 0.500 | 54 | -1 | Beat Ohio 37–19 |
| 73 | -9 | 3.683 |  Houston (HOUSTON) | USA | 2–2 | 0.500 | 54 | -1 | Lost to Texas 11–41 |
| 74 | -8 | 3.916 |  Fresno State (FRESNO STATE) | IND WAC | 1–3 | 0.250 | 89 | 0 | Lost to Oregon State 19–59 |
| 75 | 29 | 3.929 |  San José State (SAN JOSE STATE) | IND WAC | 2–2 | 0.500 | 54 | +1 | Beat Illinois 38–35 |
| 76 | -15 | 3.967 |  New Mexico (NEW MEXICO) | MWC | 2–3 | 0.400 | 78 | 0 | Lost to New Mexico State 13–24 |
| 77 | 0 | 4.028 |  Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE) | B12 | 2–2 | 0.500 | 54 | -3 | Beat SMU 52–16 |
| 78 | -13 | 4.061 |  Kent State (KENT STATE) | MAC | 2–2 | 0.500 | 54 | -2 | Lost to Miami (OH) 20–27 |
| 79 | -16 | 4.070 |  UNLV | MWC | 1–3 | 0.250 | 89 | 0 | Lost to Toledo 21–38 |
| 80 | -23 | 4.195 |  Tulane (TULANE) | USA | 2–2 | 0.500 | 54 | -2 | Lost to Memphis 10–38 |
| 81 | -12 | 4.222 |  Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE) | SEC | 1–2 | 0.333 | 80 | -1 | Lost to Auburn 14–42 |
| 82 | 1 | 4.314 |  North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA) | ACC | 1–2 | 0.333 | 80 | -1 | BYE |
| 83 | 9 | 4.516 |  Baylor (BAYLOR) | B12 | 2–2 | 0.500 | 54 | -4 | Beat Tulsa 37–25 |
| 84 | 24 | 4.574 |  New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE) |  SUN | 1–2 | 0.333 | 80 | -1 | Beat New Mexico 24–13 |
| 85 | 1 | 4.647 |  North Texas (NORTH TEXAS) | SUN | 1–3 | 0.250 | 89 | -2 | Lost to TCU 10–16 |
| 86 | -13 | 4.663 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS) | B10 | 1–3 | 0.250 | 89 | -2 | Lost to San José State 35–38 |
| 87 | -17 | 4.751 |  Navy (NAVY) | IND FBSI | 1–2 | 0.333 | 80 | -2 | Lost to Northwestern 40–49 |
| 88 | -13 | 4.953 |  Temple (TEMPLE) | IND BE | 1–3 | 0.250 | 89 | -2 | Lost to South Carolina 21–42 |
| 89 | 4 | 5.011 |  Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE) | SUN | 1–3 | 0.250 | 89 | -2 | Beat UAB 34–0 |
| 90 | 5 | 5.018 |  Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT) | SEC | 1–3 | 0.250 | 89 | -3 | Lost to Ole Miss 38–45 |
| 91 | 0 | 5.054 |  Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 1–2 | 0.333 | 80 | -3 | BYE |
| 92 | 13 | 5.097 |  Idaho (IDAHO) | SUN | 1–3 | 0.250 | 89 | -2 | Beat San Diego State 48–38 |
| 93 | -6 | 5.298 |  UTEP | IND WAC | 1–3 | 0.250 | 89 | -1 | Lost to Hawai'i 6–31 |
| 94 | -6 | 5.314 |  Ball State (BALL STATE) | MAC | 1–2 | 0.333 | 80 | -2 | Lost to Clemson 7–30 |
| 95 | -5 | 5.322 |  East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA) | USA | 1–2 | 0.333 | 80 | -3 | BYE |
| 96 | 5 | 5.356 |  Duke (DUKE) | ACC | 1–3 | 0.250 | 89 | -3 | Lost to Florida State 17–48 |
| 97 | 1 | 5.458 |  UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA) | MAC | 0–3 | 0.000 | 107 | -2 | Lost to Marshall 21–26 |
| 98 | -24 | 5.510 |  Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS) | MAC | 1–3 | 0.250 | 89 | +1 | Lost to FCS 26–29 |
| 99 | -2 | 5.580 |  Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE) | SUN | 0–3 | 0.000 | 107 | -2 | Lost to Kentucky 22–44 |
| 100 | 10 | 5.587 |  Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE) | SUN | 2–3 | 0.400 | 78 | -5 | Beat UL Monroe 33–21 |
| 101 | 2 | 5.844 |  Kansas (KANSAS) | B12 | 1–3 | 0.250 | 89 | -4 | Lost to Bowling Green 16–39 |
| 102 | -8 | 5.858 |  Utah State (UTAH STATE) | SUN | 1–3 | 0.250 | 89 | -4 | Lost to Iowa 7–48 |
| 103 | -4 | 5.887 |  Troy (TROY) | IND FBSI | 1–3 | 0.250 | 89 | -5 | Lost to Iowa State 12–42 |
| 104 | -20 | 5.986 |  UAB | USA | 1–3 | 0.250 | 89 | -4 | Lost to Louisiana 0–34 |
| 105 | -5 | 6.055 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE) | IND BE | 1–2 | 0.333 | 80 | -4 | BYE |
| 106 | 0 | 6.234 |  Buffalo (BUFFALO) | MAC | 1–3 | 0.250 | 89 | -1 | Lost to Minnesota 17–41 |
| 107 | -5 | 6.783 |  Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 1–3 | 0.250 | 89 | -5 | Lost to Maryland 3–45 |
| 108 | -12 | 7.122 |  Wyoming (WYOMING) | MWC | 0–4 | 0.000 | 107 | -4 | Lost to Washington 7–38 |
| 109 | 2 | 7.234 |  Akron (AKRON) | MAC | 0–4 | 0.000 | 107 | -6 | Lost to Virginia 29–48 |
| 110 | -1 | 7.237 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS) | IND BE | 1–3 | 0.250 | 89 | -4 | Lost to Pittsburgh 3–23 |
| 111 | -4 | 7.790 |  Rice (RICE) | IND WAC | 0–3 | 0.000 | 107 | -5 | Lost to Nevada 21–31 |
| 112 | 1 | 8.017 |  Tulsa (TULSA) | IND WAC | 0–4 | 0.000 | 107 | -7 | Lost to Baylor 25–37 |
| 113 | -1 | 8.393 |  SMU | IND WAC | 0–4 | 0.000 | 107 | -7 | Lost to Oklahoma State 16–52 |
| 114 | 2 | 8.515 |  Ohio (OHIO) | MAC | 0–4 | 0.000 | 107 | -4 | Lost to UConn 19–37 |
| 115 | -1 | 8.831 |  San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE) | MWC | 0–4 | 0.000 | 107 | -9 | Lost to Idaho 38–48 |
| 116 | -1 | 8.831 |  UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE) | SUN | 0–4 | 0.000 | 107 | -4 | Lost to Arkansas State 21–33 |
| 117 | 0 | 11.464 |  Army (ARMY) | USA | 0–3 | 0.000 | 107 | -5 | Lost to Louisville 14–45 |