2002 Week 7 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 | 0.600 |  Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH) | IND BE | 5–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +16 | BYE |
| 2 | -1 | 0.845 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME) | IND FBSI | 5–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +15 | Beat Stanford 31–7 |
| 3 | 0 | 0.924 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE) |  B10 | 6–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +17 | Beat Northwestern 27–16 |
| 4 | 7 | 0.977 |  Georgia (GEORGIA) |  SEC | 5–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +13 | Beat Alabama 27–25 |
| 5 | 2 | 1.016 |  Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA) |  B12 | 5–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +11 | Beat Missouri 31–24 |
| 6 | 7 | 1.019 |  Florida State (FLORIDA STATE) |  ACC | 5–1 | 0.833 | 12 | +16 | Beat Clemson 48–31 |
| 7 | -2 | 1.052 |  Miami (MIAMI) | IND BE | 5–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +10 | Beat UConn 48–14 |
| 8 | 4 | 1.162 |  Texas (TEXAS) | B12 | 5–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +10 | Beat Oklahoma State 17–15 |
| 9 | 1 | 1.184 |  Air Force (AIR FORCE) |  MWC | 5–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +11 | Beat Navy 48–7 |
| 10 | 6 | 1.279 |  Iowa State (IOWA STATE) | B12 | 5–1 | 0.833 | 12 | +12 | BYE |
| 11 | 15 | 1.299 |  Penn State (PENN STATE) | B10 | 4–1 | 0.800 | 19 | +11 | Beat Wisconsin 34–31 |
| 12 | -6 | 1.319 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN) | B10 | 5–1 | 0.833 | 12 | +13 | Lost to Penn State 31–34 |
| 13 | -5 | 1.345 |  Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN) |  MAC | 4–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +6 | Beat Ohio 72–21 |
| 14 | 3 | 1.355 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE) | ACC | 6–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +10 | BYE |
| 15 | 6 | 1.368 |  Oregon (OREGON) |  PAC | 5–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +8 | Beat Arizona 31–14 |
| 16 | 7 | 1.390 |  Iowa (IOWA) | B10 | 5–1 | 0.833 | 12 | +11 | Beat Purdue 31–28 |
| 17 | 14 | 1.437 |  California (CALIFORNIA) | PAC | 4–2 | 0.667 | 33 | +10 | Beat Washington 34–27 |
| 18 | -14 | 1.440 |  USC | PAC | 3–2 | 0.600 | 47 | +9 | Lost to Washington State 27–30 |
| 19 | -10 | 1.533 |  Florida (FLORIDA) | SEC | 4–2 | 0.667 | 33 | +10 | Lost to Ole Miss 14–17 |
| 20 | 5 | 1.554 |  Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE) | PAC | 5–1 | 0.833 | 12 | +10 | Beat USC 30–27 |
| 21 | 12 | 1.664 |  UCLA | PAC | 4–1 | 0.800 | 19 | +8 | Beat Oregon State 43–35 |
| 22 | 2 | 1.666 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN) | B10 | 4–1 | 0.800 | 19 | +8 | BYE |
| 23 | 19 | 1.764 |  Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH) | B12 | 4–2 | 0.667 | 33 | +9 | Beat Texas A&M 48–47 |
| 24 | 10 | 1.777 |  LSU | SEC | 4–1 | 0.800 | 19 | +6 | Beat Louisiana 48–0 |
| 25 | 5 | 1.911 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH) | IND BE | 5–1 | 0.833 | 12 | +6 | Beat Syracuse 48–24 |
| 26 | 2 | 1.921 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE) | IND BE | 3–1 | 0.750 | 31 | +6 | BYE |
| 27 | 21 | 1.939 |  Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI) | SEC | 4–1 | 0.800 | 19 | +5 | Beat Florida 17–14 |
| 28 | -1 | 1.943 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY) | SEC | 4–1 | 0.800 | 19 | +4 | BYE |
| 29 | -11 | 1.951 |  Alabama (ALABAMA) | SEC | 4–2 | 0.667 | 33 | +7 | Lost to Georgia 25–27 |
| 30 | -10 | 2.011 |  Colorado State (COLORADO STATE) | MWC | 4–2 | 0.667 | 33 | +8 | Lost to Fresno State 30–32 |
| 31 | -17 | 2.060 |  Clemson (CLEMSON) | ACC | 3–2 | 0.600 | 47 | +7 | Lost to Florida State 31–48 |
| 32 | -10 | 2.106 |  Arkansas (ARKANSAS) | SEC | 2–2 | 0.500 | 64 | +4 | Lost to Tennessee 38–41 |
| 33 | -18 | 2.148 |  Kansas State (KANSAS STATE) | B12 | 4–1 | 0.800 | 19 | +1 | Lost to Colorado 31–35 |
| 34 | 3 | 2.167 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA) | B10 | 5–1 | 0.833 | 12 | +3 | Beat Illinois 31–10 |
| 35 | 20 | 2.167 |  Maryland (MARYLAND) | ACC | 4–2 | 0.667 | 33 | +5 | Beat West Virginia 48–17 |
| 36 | 10 | 2.171 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE) | SEC | 4–1 | 0.800 | 19 | +2 | Beat Arkansas 41–38 |
| 37 | -18 | 2.192 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M) | B12 | 3–2 | 0.600 | 47 | +6 | Lost to Texas Tech 47–48 |
| 38 | 9 | 2.286 |  Virginia (VIRGINIA) | ACC | 4–2 | 0.667 | 33 | +6 | Beat Duke 27–22 |
| 39 | 15 | 2.291 |  Boise State (BOISE STATE) | IND WAC | 4–1 | 0.800 | 19 | +4 | Beat Hawai'i 58–31 |
| 40 | 1 | 2.358 |  Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS) |  USA | 4–1 | 0.800 | 19 | +1 | BYE |
| 41 | 4 | 2.360 |  Nebraska (NEBRASKA) | B12 | 4–2 | 0.667 | 33 | +5 | Beat FCS 38–14 |
| 42 | -2 | 2.361 |  Auburn (AUBURN) | SEC | 4–1 | 0.800 | 19 | +1 | BYE |
| 43 | -4 | 2.367 |  Louisville (LOUISVILLE) | USA | 3–2 | 0.600 | 47 | +4 | BYE |
| 44 | -12 | 2.396 |  Missouri (MISSOURI) | B12 | 3–2 | 0.600 | 47 | +5 | Lost to Oklahoma 24–31 |
| 45 | 11 | 2.411 |  Marshall (MARSHALL) | MAC | 3–1 | 0.750 | 31 | +3 | Beat Kent State 42–21 |
| 46 | 13 | 2.426 |  Colorado (COLORADO) | B12 | 3–2 | 0.600 | 47 | +4 | Beat Kansas State 35–31 |
| 47 | -12 | 2.449 |  Oregon State (OREGON STATE) | PAC | 4–2 | 0.667 | 33 | +3 | Lost to UCLA 35–43 |
| 48 | 3 | 2.468 |  Toledo (TOLEDO) | MAC | 3–2 | 0.600 | 47 | +3 | BYE |
| 49 | 4 | 2.474 |  TCU | USA | 4–1 | 0.800 | 19 | +2 | Beat Houston 34–17 |
| 50 | 8 | 2.479 |  Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH)) | MAC | 4–2 | 0.667 | 33 | +4 | Beat Cincinnati 31–26 |
| 51 | 10 | 2.488 |  South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA) | SEC | 4–2 | 0.667 | 33 | +3 | Beat Mississippi State 34–10 |
| 52 | 0 | 2.541 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE) | B10 | 3–2 | 0.600 | 47 | +4 | BYE |
| 53 | -24 | 2.557 |  Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH) | ACC | 4–2 | 0.667 | 33 | +3 | Lost to Wake Forest 21–24 |
| 54 | -18 | 2.565 |  Washington (WASHINGTON) | PAC | 3–2 | 0.600 | 47 | +3 | Lost to California 27–34 |
| 55 | -17 | 2.858 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA) | IND BE | 3–2 | 0.600 | 47 | +1 | Lost to Maryland 17–48 |
| 56 | -6 | 2.884 |  Purdue (PURDUE) | B10 | 3–3 | 0.500 | 64 | +3 | Lost to Iowa 28–31 |
| 57 | -14 | 2.903 |  Arizona (ARIZONA) | PAC | 3–2 | 0.600 | 47 | +2 | Lost to Oregon 14–31 |
| 58 | 10 | 3.020 |  Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST) | ACC | 3–3 | 0.500 | 64 | +4 | Beat Georgia Tech 24–21 |
| 59 | -15 | 3.136 |  Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE) | PAC | 4–2 | 0.667 | 33 | -3 | Lost to North Carolina 35–38 |
| 60 | 4 | 3.214 |  South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA) | USA | 3–2 | 0.600 | 47 | +2 | Beat North Texas 24–17 |
| 61 | -12 | 3.218 |  Cincinnati (CINCINNATI) | USA | 2–3 | 0.400 | 71 | +1 | Lost to Miami (OH) 26–31 |
| 62 | 5 | 3.218 |  Fresno State (FRESNO STATE) | IND WAC | 3–3 | 0.500 | 64 | +2 | Beat Colorado State 32–30 |
| 63 | -3 | 3.254 |  BYU | MWC | 3–2 | 0.600 | 47 | 0 | Beat Utah State 35–34 |
| 64 | 1 | 3.381 |  San José State (SAN JOSE STATE) | IND WAC | 4–2 | 0.667 | 33 | +1 | Beat SMU 34–23 |
| 65 | 15 | 3.420 |  North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA) | ACC | 2–3 | 0.400 | 71 | +1 | Beat Arizona State 38–35 |
| 66 | -9 | 3.451 |  Hawai'i (HAWAII) | IND WAC | 3–2 | 0.600 | 47 | -2 | Lost to Boise State 31–58 |
| 67 | -4 | 3.530 |  Utah (UTAH) | MWC | 2–3 | 0.400 | 71 | 0 | BYE |
| 68 | -2 | 3.868 |  Stanford (STANFORD) | PAC | 1–3 | 0.250 | 93 | +1 | Lost to Notre Dame 7–31 |
| 69 | 1 | 3.906 |  Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN) | MAC | 3–2 | 0.600 | 47 | -3 | BYE |
| 70 | 24 | 3.924 |  New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE) |  SUN | 2–3 | 0.400 | 71 | -1 | Beat UTEP 49–14 |
| 71 | -9 | 3.987 |  Nevada (NEVADA) | IND WAC | 2–3 | 0.400 | 71 | -2 | Lost to UNLV 17–21 |
| 72 | 21 | 3.996 |  Baylor (BAYLOR) | B12 | 3–2 | 0.600 | 47 | -4 | Beat Kansas 35–32 |
| 73 | 11 | 4.004 |  Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS) | MAC | 3–3 | 0.500 | 64 | +4 | Beat Ball State 41–29 |
| 74 | 5 | 4.043 |  UNLV | MWC | 2–3 | 0.400 | 71 | -1 | Beat Nevada 21–17 |
| 75 | -2 | 4.094 |  Indiana (INDIANA) | B10 | 2–3 | 0.400 | 71 | -1 | BYE |
| 76 | 1 | 4.124 |  Memphis (MEMPHIS) | USA | 2–3 | 0.400 | 71 | -2 | BYE |
| 77 | -6 | 4.204 |  Houston (HOUSTON) | USA | 2–3 | 0.400 | 71 | -2 | Lost to TCU 17–34 |
| 78 | 13 | 4.255 |  Tulane (TULANE) | USA | 3–3 | 0.500 | 64 | -4 | Beat UL Monroe 52–9 |
| 79 | -7 | 4.320 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN) | B10 | 2–4 | 0.333 | 85 | 0 | Lost to Ohio State 16–27 |
| 80 | -4 | 4.358 |  Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE) | B12 | 2–3 | 0.400 | 71 | -5 | Lost to Texas 15–17 |
| 81 | 6 | 4.392 |  New Mexico (NEW MEXICO) | MWC | 2–4 | 0.333 | 85 | -2 | BYE |
| 82 | 6 | 4.395 |  Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 2–3 | 0.400 | 71 | -3 | Beat Buffalo 31–17 |
| 83 | 3 | 4.475 |  Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE) | SUN | 4–3 | 0.571 | 63 | -7 | Beat Middle Tennessee 13–7 |
| 84 | -3 | 4.652 |  UAB | USA | 2–3 | 0.400 | 71 | -3 | BYE |
| 85 | -7 | 4.780 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS) | B10 | 1–5 | 0.167 | 104 | -3 | Lost to Minnesota 10–31 |
| 86 | -11 | 4.920 |  UConn (CONNECTICUT) | IND FBSI | 2–4 | 0.333 | 85 | -4 | Lost to Miami 14–48 |
| 87 | 11 | 4.936 |  Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 3–3 | 0.500 | 64 | -6 | Beat Akron 42–34 |
| 88 | 12 | 5.011 |  East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA) | USA | 2–3 | 0.400 | 71 | -6 | Beat Army 59–24 |
| 89 | -6 | 5.026 |  Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE) | SEC | 1–4 | 0.200 | 95 | -4 | Lost to South Carolina 10–34 |
| 90 | -8 | 5.044 |  Duke (DUKE) | ACC | 2–4 | 0.333 | 85 | -6 | Lost to Virginia 22–27 |
| 91 | 4 | 5.163 |  UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA) | MAC | 1–3 | 0.250 | 93 | -4 | BYE |
| 92 | -2 | 5.167 |  Kent State (KENT STATE) | MAC | 2–4 | 0.333 | 85 | -6 | Lost to Marshall 21–42 |
| 93 | -8 | 5.173 |  Kansas (KANSAS) | B12 | 2–4 | 0.333 | 85 | -6 | Lost to Baylor 32–35 |
| 94 | -25 | 5.243 |  Ball State (BALL STATE) | MAC | 2–3 | 0.400 | 71 | -5 | Lost to Northern Illinois 29–41 |
| 95 | 2 | 5.405 |  Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT) | SEC | 1–4 | 0.200 | 95 | -6 | BYE |
| 96 | 8 | 5.411 |  Troy (TROY) | IND FBSI | 2–4 | 0.333 | 85 | -8 | Beat FCS 41–3 |
| 97 | -23 | 5.503 |  Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH) | IND WAC | 2–4 | 0.333 | 85 | -7 | Lost to Rice 20–37 |
| 98 | -9 | 5.643 |  Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE) | SUN | 1–4 | 0.200 | 95 | -5 | Lost to LSU 0–48 |
| 99 | 3 | 5.749 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE) | IND BE | 1–4 | 0.200 | 95 | -7 | Lost to Pittsburgh 24–48 |
| 100 | -8 | 5.779 |  North Texas (NORTH TEXAS) | SUN | 1–5 | 0.167 | 104 | -7 | Lost to South Florida 17–24 |
| 101 | -2 | 5.936 |  Temple (TEMPLE) | IND BE | 1–4 | 0.200 | 95 | -7 | BYE |
| 102 | 5 | 6.102 |  Wyoming (WYOMING) | MWC | 1–4 | 0.200 | 95 | -6 | Beat FCS 34–30 |
| 103 | 0 | 6.493 |  Navy (NAVY) | IND FBSI | 1–4 | 0.200 | 95 | -8 | Lost to Air Force 7–48 |
| 104 | 1 | 6.540 |  Utah State (UTAH STATE) | SUN | 1–5 | 0.167 | 104 | -9 | Lost to BYU 34–35 |
| 105 | -9 | 6.566 |  Idaho (IDAHO) | SUN | 1–5 | 0.167 | 104 | -4 | Lost to FCS 31–38 |
| 106 | 9 | 6.817 |  Rice (RICE) | IND WAC | 1–4 | 0.200 | 95 | -9 | Beat Louisiana Tech 37–20 |
| 107 | -6 | 6.876 |  UTEP | IND WAC | 1–5 | 0.167 | 104 | -8 | Lost to New Mexico State 14–49 |
| 108 | 2 | 7.173 |  Akron (AKRON) | MAC | 0–6 | 0.000 | 111 | -12 | Lost to Eastern Michigan 34–42 |
| 109 | -1 | 7.219 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS) | IND BE | 1–4 | 0.200 | 95 | -7 | BYE |
| 110 | -4 | 7.304 |  Ohio (OHIO) | MAC | 1–5 | 0.167 | 104 | -6 | Lost to Bowling Green 21–72 |
| 111 | -2 | 8.007 |  Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE) | SUN | 0–5 | 0.000 | 111 | -7 | Lost to Arkansas State 7–13 |
| 112 | 1 | 8.298 |  SMU | IND WAC | 0–6 | 0.000 | 111 | -14 | Lost to San José State 23–34 |
| 113 | -2 | 8.313 |  Buffalo (BUFFALO) | MAC | 1–5 | 0.167 | 104 | -12 | Lost to Western Michigan 17–31 |
| 114 | -2 | 8.357 |  San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE) | MWC | 0–5 | 0.000 | 111 | -13 | BYE |
| 115 | -1 | 8.796 |  Tulsa (TULSA) | IND WAC | 0–5 | 0.000 | 111 | -13 | BYE |
| 116 | 0 | 9.243 |  UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE) | SUN | 0–5 | 0.000 | 111 | -8 | Lost to Tulane 9–52 |
| 117 | 0 | 10.203 |  Army (ARMY) | USA | 0–5 | 0.000 | 111 | -10 | Lost to East Carolina 24–59 |