2002 Week 8 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 | 0.567 |  Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH) | IND BE | 6–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +22 | Beat Boston College 28–23 |
| 2 | 0 | 0.831 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME) | IND FBSI | 6–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +21 | Beat Pittsburgh 14–6 |
| 3 | 2 | 0.864 |  Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA) |  B12 | 6–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +17 | Beat Texas 35–24 |
| 4 | 0 | 0.878 |  Georgia (GEORGIA) |  SEC | 6–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +19 | Beat Tennessee 18–13 |
| 5 | -2 | 0.906 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE) |  B10 | 7–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +23 | Beat San José State 50–7 |
| 6 | 1 | 0.977 |  Miami (MIAMI) | IND BE | 6–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +16 | Beat Florida State 28–27 |
| 7 | 2 | 1.184 |  Air Force (AIR FORCE) |  MWC | 6–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +15 | Beat BYU 52–9 |
| 8 | -2 | 1.185 |  Florida State (FLORIDA STATE) |  ACC | 5–2 | 0.714 | 23 | +18 | Lost to Miami 27–28 |
| 9 | 6 | 1.207 |  Oregon (OREGON) |  PAC | 6–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +14 | Beat UCLA 31–30 |
| 10 | 0 | 1.271 |  Iowa State (IOWA STATE) | B12 | 6–1 | 0.857 | 11 | +17 | Beat Texas Tech 31–17 |
| 11 | 7 | 1.306 |  USC | PAC | 4–2 | 0.667 | 31 | +14 | Beat California 30–28 |
| 12 | 1 | 1.326 |  Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN) |  MAC | 5–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +10 | Beat Central Michigan 45–35 |
| 13 | 1 | 1.336 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE) | ACC | 7–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +14 | Beat North Carolina 34–17 |
| 14 | 8 | 1.365 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN) | B10 | 5–1 | 0.833 | 15 | +14 | Beat Penn State 27–24 |
| 15 | 1 | 1.432 |  Iowa (IOWA) | B10 | 6–1 | 0.857 | 11 | +15 | Beat Michigan State 44–16 |
| 16 | -5 | 1.486 |  Penn State (PENN STATE) | B10 | 4–2 | 0.667 | 31 | +12 | Lost to Michigan 24–27 |
| 17 | -9 | 1.502 |  Texas (TEXAS) | B12 | 5–1 | 0.833 | 15 | +11 | Lost to Oklahoma 24–35 |
| 18 | 14 | 1.523 |  Arkansas (ARKANSAS) | SEC | 3–2 | 0.600 | 49 | +9 | Beat Auburn 38–17 |
| 19 | 5 | 1.566 |  LSU | SEC | 5–1 | 0.833 | 15 | +11 | Beat Florida 36–7 |
| 20 | 0 | 1.641 |  Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE) | PAC | 6–1 | 0.857 | 11 | +12 | Beat Stanford 36–11 |
| 21 | 12 | 1.747 |  Kansas State (KANSAS STATE) | B12 | 5–1 | 0.833 | 15 | +5 | Beat Oklahoma State 44–9 |
| 22 | -10 | 1.787 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN) | B10 | 5–2 | 0.714 | 23 | +12 | Lost to Indiana 29–32 |
| 23 | 7 | 1.798 |  Colorado State (COLORADO STATE) | MWC | 5–2 | 0.714 | 23 | +11 | Beat Wyoming 44–36 |
| 24 | 27 | 1.818 |  South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA) | SEC | 5–2 | 0.714 | 23 | +10 | Beat Kentucky 16–12 |
| 25 | 4 | 1.825 |  Alabama (ALABAMA) | SEC | 4–2 | 0.667 | 31 | +9 | BYE |
| 26 | -5 | 1.835 |  UCLA | PAC | 4–2 | 0.667 | 31 | +10 | Lost to Oregon 30–31 |
| 27 | 0 | 1.862 |  Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI) | SEC | 5–1 | 0.833 | 15 | +9 | Beat Arkansas State 52–17 |
| 28 | 9 | 1.927 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M) | B12 | 4–2 | 0.667 | 31 | +8 | Beat Baylor 41–0 |
| 29 | -12 | 1.944 |  California (CALIFORNIA) | PAC | 4–3 | 0.571 | 51 | +10 | Lost to USC 28–30 |
| 30 | 8 | 1.958 |  Virginia (VIRGINIA) | ACC | 5–2 | 0.714 | 23 | +11 | Beat Clemson 22–17 |
| 31 | -6 | 1.971 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH) | IND BE | 5–2 | 0.714 | 23 | +9 | Lost to Notre Dame 6–14 |
| 32 | 14 | 2.002 |  Colorado (COLORADO) | B12 | 4–2 | 0.667 | 31 | +8 | Beat Kansas 53–29 |
| 33 | -14 | 2.012 |  Florida (FLORIDA) | SEC | 4–3 | 0.571 | 51 | +11 | Lost to LSU 7–36 |
| 34 | -11 | 2.021 |  Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH) | B12 | 4–3 | 0.571 | 51 | +11 | Lost to Iowa State 17–31 |
| 35 | 6 | 2.087 |  Nebraska (NEBRASKA) | B12 | 5–2 | 0.714 | 23 | +8 | Beat Missouri 24–13 |
| 36 | -2 | 2.089 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA) | B10 | 6–1 | 0.857 | 11 | +6 | Beat Northwestern 45–42 |
| 37 | 8 | 2.089 |  Marshall (MARSHALL) | MAC | 4–1 | 0.800 | 22 | +5 | Beat Buffalo 66–21 |
| 38 | 1 | 2.124 |  Boise State (BOISE STATE) | IND WAC | 5–1 | 0.833 | 15 | +5 | Beat Tulsa 52–24 |
| 39 | -4 | 2.168 |  Maryland (MARYLAND) | ACC | 4–2 | 0.667 | 31 | +6 | BYE |
| 40 | -12 | 2.225 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY) | SEC | 4–2 | 0.667 | 31 | +4 | Lost to South Carolina 12–16 |
| 41 | 2 | 2.231 |  Louisville (LOUISVILLE) |  USA | 4–2 | 0.667 | 31 | +5 | Beat Memphis 38–32 |
| 42 | 6 | 2.268 |  Toledo (TOLEDO) | MAC | 4–2 | 0.667 | 31 | +4 | Beat Ball State 37–17 |
| 43 | 17 | 2.302 |  South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA) | USA | 4–2 | 0.667 | 31 | +7 | Beat Southern Miss 16–13 |
| 44 | -18 | 2.383 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE) | IND BE | 3–2 | 0.600 | 49 | +6 | Lost to Virginia Tech 23–28 |
| 45 | 9 | 2.414 |  Washington (WASHINGTON) | PAC | 4–2 | 0.667 | 31 | +5 | Beat Arizona 32–28 |
| 46 | -10 | 2.469 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE) | SEC | 4–2 | 0.667 | 31 | +3 | Lost to Georgia 13–18 |
| 47 | 2 | 2.473 |  TCU | USA | 5–1 | 0.833 | 15 | +1 | Beat Army 46–27 |
| 48 | 11 | 2.531 |  Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE) | PAC | 5–2 | 0.714 | 23 | +2 | Beat Oregon State 13–9 |
| 49 | -18 | 2.575 |  Clemson (CLEMSON) | ACC | 3–3 | 0.500 | 61 | +4 | Lost to Virginia 17–22 |
| 50 | 5 | 2.606 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA) | IND BE | 4–2 | 0.667 | 31 | +1 | Beat Rutgers 40–0 |
| 51 | 2 | 2.631 |  Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH) | ACC | 4–2 | 0.667 | 31 | +2 | BYE |
| 52 | 6 | 2.645 |  Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST) | ACC | 4–3 | 0.571 | 51 | +6 | Beat Duke 36–10 |
| 53 | -6 | 2.734 |  Oregon State (OREGON STATE) | PAC | 4–3 | 0.571 | 51 | +2 | Lost to Arizona State 9–13 |
| 54 | -14 | 2.798 |  Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS) | USA | 4–2 | 0.667 | 31 | 0 | Lost to South Florida 13–16 |
| 55 | -13 | 2.840 |  Auburn (AUBURN) | SEC | 4–2 | 0.667 | 31 | 0 | Lost to Arkansas 17–38 |
| 56 | -12 | 2.884 |  Missouri (MISSOURI) | B12 | 3–3 | 0.500 | 61 | +4 | Lost to Nebraska 13–24 |
| 57 | 9 | 2.919 |  Hawai'i (HAWAII) | IND WAC | 4–2 | 0.667 | 31 | -1 | Beat Nevada 59–34 |
| 58 | 4 | 2.968 |  Fresno State (FRESNO STATE) | IND WAC | 4–3 | 0.571 | 51 | +3 | Beat SMU 30–7 |
| 59 | -9 | 3.095 |  Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH)) | MAC | 4–3 | 0.571 | 51 | +2 | Lost to Northern Illinois 41–48 |
| 60 | -8 | 3.098 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE) | B10 | 3–3 | 0.500 | 61 | +3 | Lost to Iowa 16–44 |
| 61 | 12 | 3.204 |  Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS) | MAC | 4–3 | 0.571 | 51 | +8 | Beat Miami (OH) 48–41 |
| 62 | 13 | 3.413 |  Indiana (INDIANA) | B10 | 3–3 | 0.500 | 61 | +2 | Beat Wisconsin 32–29 |
| 63 | -6 | 3.480 |  Arizona (ARIZONA) | PAC | 3–3 | 0.500 | 61 | -1 | Lost to Washington 28–32 |
| 64 | 6 | 3.534 |  New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE) |  SUN | 3–3 | 0.500 | 61 | 0 | Beat Louisiana 31–28 |
| 65 | -2 | 3.564 |  BYU | MWC | 3–3 | 0.500 | 61 | 0 | Lost to Air Force 9–52 |
| 66 | -10 | 3.645 |  Purdue (PURDUE) | B10 | 3–4 | 0.429 | 72 | -1 | Lost to Illinois 31–38 |
| 67 | -3 | 3.665 |  San José State (SAN JOSE STATE) | IND WAC | 4–3 | 0.571 | 51 | +1 | Lost to Ohio State 7–50 |
| 68 | -7 | 3.668 |  Cincinnati (CINCINNATI) | USA | 2–4 | 0.333 | 77 | -1 | Lost to Tulane 17–35 |
| 69 | 9 | 3.737 |  Tulane (TULANE) | USA | 4–3 | 0.571 | 51 | -3 | Beat Cincinnati 35–17 |
| 70 | -5 | 3.786 |  North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA) | ACC | 2–4 | 0.333 | 77 | 0 | Lost to NC State 17–34 |
| 71 | 10 | 3.952 |  New Mexico (NEW MEXICO) | MWC | 3–4 | 0.429 | 72 | -1 | Beat UNLV 25–16 |
| 72 | 19 | 4.093 |  UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA) | MAC | 2–3 | 0.400 | 75 | -3 | Beat Western Michigan 31–27 |
| 73 | -4 | 4.239 |  Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN) | MAC | 3–3 | 0.500 | 61 | -3 | Lost to Bowling Green 35–45 |
| 74 | 10 | 4.273 |  UAB | USA | 3–3 | 0.500 | 61 | -4 | Beat Houston 51–34 |
| 75 | 1 | 4.283 |  Memphis (MEMPHIS) | USA | 2–4 | 0.333 | 77 | -4 | Lost to Louisville 32–38 |
| 76 | -5 | 4.297 |  Nevada (NEVADA) | IND WAC | 2–4 | 0.333 | 77 | -4 | Lost to Hawai'i 34–59 |
| 77 | 12 | 4.298 |  Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE) | SEC | 2–4 | 0.333 | 77 | -3 | Beat Troy 11–8 |
| 78 | 7 | 4.495 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS) | B10 | 2–5 | 0.286 | 93 | -3 | Beat Purdue 38–31 |
| 79 | -11 | 4.504 |  Stanford (STANFORD) | PAC | 1–4 | 0.200 | 99 | -1 | Lost to Washington State 11–36 |
| 80 | 3 | 4.540 |  Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE) | SUN | 4–4 | 0.500 | 61 | -7 | Lost to Ole Miss 17–52 |
| 81 | -14 | 4.561 |  Utah (UTAH) | MWC | 2–4 | 0.333 | 77 | -5 | Lost to San Diego State 17–36 |
| 82 | -3 | 4.650 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN) | B10 | 2–5 | 0.286 | 93 | -2 | Lost to Minnesota 42–45 |
| 83 | -6 | 4.679 |  Houston (HOUSTON) | USA | 2–4 | 0.333 | 77 | -5 | Lost to UAB 34–51 |
| 84 | -12 | 4.691 |  Baylor (BAYLOR) | B12 | 3–3 | 0.500 | 61 | -7 | Lost to Texas A&M 0–41 |
| 85 | 3 | 4.781 |  East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA) | USA | 2–3 | 0.400 | 75 | -6 | BYE |
| 86 | -6 | 4.815 |  Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE) | B12 | 2–4 | 0.333 | 77 | -8 | Lost to Kansas State 9–44 |
| 87 | -1 | 4.938 |  UConn (CONNECTICUT) | IND FBSI | 2–4 | 0.333 | 77 | -5 | BYE |
| 88 | 4 | 4.966 |  Kent State (KENT STATE) | MAC | 2–4 | 0.333 | 77 | -7 | BYE |
| 89 | -15 | 4.984 |  UNLV | MWC | 2–4 | 0.333 | 77 | -7 | Lost to New Mexico 16–25 |
| 90 | 11 | 5.168 |  Temple (TEMPLE) | IND BE | 2–4 | 0.333 | 77 | -8 | Beat Syracuse 17–16 |
| 91 | -9 | 5.170 |  Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 2–4 | 0.333 | 77 | -7 | Lost to UCF 27–31 |
| 92 | 5 | 5.351 |  Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH) | IND WAC | 2–4 | 0.333 | 77 | -9 | BYE |
| 93 | 1 | 5.563 |  Ball State (BALL STATE) | MAC | 2–4 | 0.333 | 77 | -9 | Lost to Toledo 17–37 |
| 94 | -4 | 5.570 |  Duke (DUKE) | ACC | 2–5 | 0.286 | 93 | -11 | Lost to Wake Forest 10–36 |
| 95 | -2 | 5.690 |  Kansas (KANSAS) | B12 | 2–5 | 0.286 | 93 | -10 | Lost to Colorado 29–53 |
| 96 | 10 | 5.693 |  Rice (RICE) | IND WAC | 2–4 | 0.333 | 77 | -11 | Beat Navy 17–10 |
| 97 | -10 | 5.696 |  Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 3–4 | 0.429 | 72 | -11 | Lost to Ohio 27–55 |
| 98 | 2 | 5.748 |  North Texas (NORTH TEXAS) | SUN | 1–5 | 0.167 | 100 | -9 | BYE |
| 99 | -1 | 5.841 |  Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE) | SUN | 1–5 | 0.167 | 100 | -8 | Lost to New Mexico State 28–31 |
| 100 | -4 | 5.956 |  Troy (TROY) | IND FBSI | 2–5 | 0.286 | 93 | -13 | Lost to Mississippi State 8–11 |
| 101 | 1 | 6.177 |  Wyoming (WYOMING) | MWC | 1–5 | 0.167 | 100 | -10 | Lost to Colorado State 36–44 |
| 102 | 8 | 6.229 |  Ohio (OHIO) | MAC | 2–5 | 0.286 | 93 | -5 | Beat Eastern Michigan 55–27 |
| 103 | -8 | 6.298 |  Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT) | SEC | 1–5 | 0.167 | 100 | -12 | Lost to Middle Tennessee 20–21 |
| 104 | 10 | 6.468 |  San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE) | MWC | 1–5 | 0.167 | 100 | -13 | Beat Utah 36–17 |
| 105 | -1 | 6.497 |  Utah State (UTAH STATE) | SUN | 1–5 | 0.167 | 100 | -11 | BYE |
| 106 | 1 | 6.822 |  UTEP | IND WAC | 1–5 | 0.167 | 100 | -10 | BYE |
| 107 | -8 | 6.869 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE) | IND BE | 1–5 | 0.167 | 100 | -15 | Lost to Temple 16–17 |
| 108 | 0 | 6.906 |  Akron (AKRON) | MAC | 1–6 | 0.143 | 112 | -15 | Beat FCS 49–21 |
| 109 | 2 | 7.002 |  Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE) | SUN | 1–5 | 0.167 | 100 | -9 | Beat Vanderbilt 21–20 |
| 110 | -5 | 7.159 |  Idaho (IDAHO) | SUN | 1–6 | 0.143 | 112 | -8 | Lost to UL Monroe 14–34 |
| 111 | -8 | 7.281 |  Navy (NAVY) | IND FBSI | 1–5 | 0.167 | 100 | -14 | Lost to Rice 10–17 |
| 112 | 4 | 7.404 |  UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE) | SUN | 1–5 | 0.167 | 100 | -8 | Beat Idaho 34–14 |
| 113 | -4 | 7.743 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS) | IND BE | 1–5 | 0.167 | 100 | -12 | Lost to West Virginia 0–40 |
| 114 | -1 | 8.257 |  Buffalo (BUFFALO) | MAC | 1–6 | 0.143 | 112 | -14 | Lost to Marshall 21–66 |
| 115 | 0 | 8.569 |  Tulsa (TULSA) | IND WAC | 0–6 | 0.000 | 115 | -17 | Lost to Boise State 24–52 |
| 116 | -4 | 8.756 |  SMU | IND WAC | 0–7 | 0.000 | 115 | -21 | Lost to Fresno State 7–30 |
| 117 | 0 | 9.586 |  Army (ARMY) | USA | 0–6 | 0.000 | 115 | -13 | Lost to TCU 27–46 |