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September 2, 2002 AP Football Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conf Rec Pts Last Week
1 < 1 Miami (FL) (34) Big East 1-0 1783 W 63-17 H Florida A&M
2 < 1 Oklahoma (21) Big 12 1-0 1744 W 37-0 A Tulsa
3 < 3 Texas (10) Big 12 1-0 1664  
4 < 4 Tennessee (5) SEC 1-0 1638  
5 < 5 Florida State (4) ACC 2-0 1609  
6 < 6 Florida SEC 1-0 1444  
7 < 13 Michigan Big Ten 1-0 1245  
8 < 10 Ohio State Big Ten 1-0 1233  
9 < 9 Nebraska Big 12 2-0 1189  
10 < 8 Georgia SEC 1-0 1176  
11 < 12 Washington State Pac-10 1-0 1112 W 31-7 N Nevada
12 < 16 Virginia Tech Big East 2-0 1072  
13 < 15 Oregon Pac-10 1-0 941  
14 < 11 Washington Pac-10 0-1 829  
15 < 18 Michigan State Big Ten 1-0 663  
16 < 19 Marshall MAC 1-0 614 W 50-17 H Appalachian State
17 < 7 Colorado Big 12 0-1 456  
18 < 20 USC Pac-10 0-0 455 DNP
19 < NR Colorado State MWC 2-0 437 W 19-14 N Colorado
20 < 23 Texas A&M Big 12 1-0 356  
21 < 25 NC State ACC 2-0 298  
22 < 22 South Carolina SEC 1-0 291 W 34-24 H New Mexico State
23 < NR Notre Dame Ind 1-0 264  
24 < 14 LSU SEC 0-1 237  
25 < NR Wisconsin Big Ten 2-0 191  
NR < 17 Louisville CUSA 0  
NR < 21 Maryland ACC 0  
NR < 24 Penn State Big Ten 0  

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
Big 12 5 10.2 5409
SEC 5 13.2 4786
Big Ten 4 13.8 3332
Pac-10 4 14.0 3337
Big East 2 6.5 2855
ACC 2 13.0 1907
MAC 1 16.0 614
MWC 1 19.0 437
Ind 1 23.0 264

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.