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2002 Final AP Football Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conf Rec Pts Last Week
1 < 2 Ohio State (71) Big Ten 14-0 1775 W 31-24 (2OT) N #1 Miami (FL) (BCS NC/Fiesta )
2 < 1 Miami (FL) Big East 12-1 1693 L 31-24 (2OT) N #2 Ohio State (BCS NC/Fiesta)
3 < 4 Georgia SEC 13-1 1598 W 26-13 N #16 Florida State (Sugar)
4 < 5 USC Pac-10 11-2 1590 W 38-17 N #3 Iowa (Orange)
5 < 8 Oklahoma Big 12 12-2 1476 W 34-14 N #7 Washington State (Rose)
6 < 9 Texas Big 12 11-2 1363 W 35-20 N LSU (Cotton)
7 < 6 Kansas State Big 12 11-2 1356 W 34-27 N Arizona State (Holiday)
8 < 3 Iowa Big Ten 11-2 1334 L 38-17 N #5 USC (Orange)
9 < 12 Michigan Big Ten 10-3 1182 W 38-30 N #22 Florida (Outback)
10 < 7 Washington State Pac-10 10-3 1085 L 34-14 N #8 Oklahoma (Rose)
11 < 13 Alabama SEC 10-3 988 DNP
12 < 17 NC State ACC 11-3 943 W 28-6 N #11 Notre Dame (Gator)
13 < 20 Maryland ACC 11-3 844 W 30-3 N Tennessee (Peach)
14 < 19 Auburn SEC 9-4 821 W 13-9 N #10 Penn State (Capital One)
15 < 18 Boise State WAC 12-1 692 W 34-16 N Iowa State (Humanitarian)
16 < 10 Penn State Big Ten 9-4 675 L 13-9 N #19 Auburn (Capital One)
17 < 11 Notre Dame Ind 10-3 657 L 28-6 N #17 NC State (Gator)
18 < 21 Virginia Tech Big East 10-4 544 W 20-13 N Air Force (San Francisco)
19 < 24 Pittsburgh Big East 9-4 520 W 38-13 N Oregon State (Insight)
20 < 14 Colorado Big 12 9-5 307 L 31-28 (1OT) N Wisconsin (Alamo)
21 < 16 Florida State ACC 9-5 291 L 26-13 N #4 Georgia (Sugar)
22 < NR Virginia ACC 9-5 250  
23 < NR TCU CUSA 10-2 231 W 17-3 N Colorado State (Liberty)
24 < NR Marshall MAC 11-2 201 W 38-15 N Louisville (GMAC )
25 < 15 West Virginia Big East 9-4 195 L 48-22 N Virginia (Continental Tire)
RV < 22 Florida SEC 120 L 38-30 N #12 Michigan (Outback)
RV < NR Texas Tech Big 12 80  
RV < NR Oklahoma State Big 12 73  
RV < NR Boston College Big East 52  
RV < 23 Colorado State MWC 44 L 17-3 N TCU (Liberty)
RV < NR LSU SEC 38  
RV < NR South Florida Ind 27  
RV < NR Wisconsin Big Ten 15  
RV < NR Minnesota Big Ten 4  
RV < 25 Arkansas SEC 3 L 29-14 N Minnesota (Music City)
RV < NR Air Force MWC 2  
RV < NR Hawaii WAC 2  
RV < NR Purdue Big Ten 2  
RV < NR Fresno State WAC 1  
RV < NR North Texas Sun Belt 1  

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
Big Ten 4 8.5 4966
Big 12 4 9.5 4502
Big East 4 16.0 2952
ACC 4 17.0 2328
SEC 3 9.3 3407
Pac-10 2 7.0 2675
WAC 1 15.0 692
Ind 1 17.0 657
CUSA 1 23.0 231
MAC 1 24.0 201

Notes

  • * = Received first place votes (non-AP rankings); Hold the mouse cursor over these rankings to see the first place votes (where available) in a tooltip (for browsers that support tooltips)
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  • Polls from 1936-60 had 20 teams, 1961-67 had 10 teams, 1968-88 had 20 teams, and 1989-present had 25 teams.