2002 FINAL POLLS

2002 AP POLL - Final Rankings
January 4, 2003
The Associated Press Top 25 college football poll, with number of first-place votes in parentheses, record, total points and previous ranking:
No. School
Record
Pts
Pv
1
 Ohio State (71)
14-0
1,775
2
2
 Miami FL
12-1
1,693
1
3
 Georgia
13-1
1,598
4
4
 Southern Cal
11-2
1,590
5
5
 Oklahoma
12-2
1,476
8
6
 Texas
11-2
1,363
9
7
 Kansas State
11-2
1,334
6
8
 Iowa
11-2
1,334
3
9
 Michigan
10-3
1,182
12
10
 Washington State
10-3
1,085
7
11
 Alabama
10-3
988
13
12
 North Carolina State
11-3
943
17
13
 Maryland
11-3
844
20
14
 Auburn
9-4
821
19
15
 Boise State
12-1
692
18
16
 Penn State
9-4
675
10
17
 Notre Dame
10-3
657
11
18
 Virginia Tech
10-4
544
21
19
 Pittsburgh
9-4
520
24
20
 Colorado
9-5
307
14
21
 Florida State
9-5
291
16
22
 Virginia
9-5
250
NR
23
 Texas Christian
10-2
231
NR
24
 Marshall
11-2
201
NR
25
 West Virginia
9-4
195
15

Others Receiving Votes: Florida 120, Texas Tech 80, Oklahoma State 73, Boston College 52, Colorado State 44, Louisiana State 38, South Florida 27, Wisconsin 15, Minnesota 4, Arkansas 3, Air Force 2, Hawaii 2, Purdue 2, Fresno State 1, North Texas 1.
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2002 COACHES POLL
Final Rankings
January 4, 2003
The USA TODAY/ESPN Coaches Top 25 college football poll, with number of first-place votes in parentheses, record, total points and previous ranking:
No. School
Record
Pts
Pv
1
 Ohio State (61)
14-0
1,525
2
2
 Miami FL
12-1
1,451
1
3
 Georgia
13-1
1,378
4
4
 Southern Cal
11-2
1,362
5
5
 Oklahoma
12-2
1,244
8
6
 Kansas State
11-2
1,230
6
7
 Texas
11-2
1,140
9
8
 Iowa
11-2
1,105
3
9
 Michigan
10-3
1,011
11
10
 Washington State
10-3
932
7
11
 North Carolina State
11-3
876
17
12
 Boise State
12-1
808
15
13
 Maryland
11-3
803
18
14
 Virginia Tech
10-4
644
19
15
 Penn State
9-4
619
10
16
 Auburn
9-4
579
22
17
 Notre Dame
10-3
525
12
18
 Pittsburgh
9-4
486
23
19
 Marshall
11-2
333
24
20
 West Virginia
9-4
297
13
21
 Colorado
9-5
291
14
22
 Texas Christian
10-2
274
NR
23
 Florida State
9-5
219
16
24
 Florida
8-5
145
20
25
 Virginia
9-5
141
NR

Others Receiving Votes: Boston College 129, Colorado State 100, Texas Tech 60, South Florida 28, Louisiana State 25, Fresno State 19, Oklahoma State 17, Hawaii 8, Minnesota 6, Air Force 4, Wisconsin 4, Bowling Green 2, North Texas 2, Tennessee 2, UCLA 1.
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2002 BCS POLL - Final Rankings
Bowl Championship Series Rankings
December 8, 2002
POLLS COMPUTER RANKINGS SOS
RANK
TEAM
AP
COACH
POLL
AVG
AND
BIL
COL
MAS
NYT
SAG
WLF
COMP
AVG
RANK
PTS
LOSS
QUAL
WIN
TOTAL
1
Miami FL
1
1
1.00
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1.17
19
0.76
0
-
2.93
2
Ohio State
2
2
2.00
1
2
2
2
3
2
1
1.67
20
0.80
0
0.50
3.97
3
Georgia
4
4
4.00
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
3.17
5
0.20
1
-
8.37
4
Southern Cal
5
5
5.00
5
6
4
3
2
4
4
3.67
1
0.04
2
0.20
10.51
5
Iowa
3
3
3.00
4
5
5
8
5
5
5
4.83
49
1.96
1
-
10.79
6
Washington St
7
7
7.00
8
9
8
5
10
6
6
7.00
21
0.84
2
0.70
16.14
7
Oklahoma
8
8
8.00
7
4
7
7
6
8
7
6.33
14
0.56
2
0.10
16.79
8
Kansas St
6
6
6.00
15
11
13
10
8
12
10
10.67
54
2.16
2
0.70
20.13
9
Notre Dame
11
12
11.50
6
8
6
6
14.5
7
8
6.83
15
0.60
2
-
20.93
10
Texas
9
9
9.00
10
7
9
11
12
9
11
9.50
22
0.88
2
0.30
21.08
11
Michigan
12
11
11.50
9
16
10
9
9
10
9
9.33
2
0.08
3
-
23.91
12
Penn State
10
10
10.00
12
14
14
15
11
16
14
13.33
16
0.64
3
-
26.97
13
Colorado
14
14
14.00
14
23
16
14
17
14
16
15.17
10
0.40
4
0.30
33.27
14
Florida St
16
16
16.00
13
24
12
13
19
13
13
13.83
3
0.12
4
-
33.95
15
West Virginia
15
13
14.00
19
15
17
19
16
19
18
17.33
41
1.64
3
-
35.97

 

Key:
Each Column in Brown (POLL Average, COMPuter Average, Strength of Schedule PTS, and LOSSes) counts for 25 percent of TOTAL.

POLL AVG: The average of The Associated Press media poll and the Coaches' poll. Others receiving votes are calculated in order received.

COMP AVG: The average of Anderson & Hester, Richard Billingsley, Colley Matrix, Kenneth Massey, New York Times, Jeff Sagarin and the Peter Wolfe rankings. The computer component will be determined by averaging six of the seven rankings. The lowest (worst) ranking will be disguarded.

SOS RANK: Rank of schedule strength compared to other D-I teams.

SOS PTS: Rank of schedule strength compared to other D-I teams of actual games played divided by 25. This component is calculated by determining the cumulative won/loss records of the team's opponents' opponents (33.3 percent).

LOSS: One point for each loss during the season.

QUAL WIN: The quality win component will reward to varying degrees teams that defeat opponents ranked among the top 10 in the weekly standings. The bonus point scale will range from a high of 1.0 points for a win over the top ranked team to a low of 0.1 for a victory over the 10th-ranked BCS team. The final BCS standings will determine final quality win points. If a team registers a victory over a team more than once during the regular season quality win points will be awarded just once. Quality win points are based on the standings determined by the subtotal. The final standings are reconfigured to reflect the quality win point deduction.

TOTAL: Final BCS total.

Note: Teams on NCAA probation (i.e. not eligible for postseason competition) are not listed in the BCS Standings. Teams with victories over teams on probation will receive appropriate quality win points.

Computer Polls:
AND - Anderson & Hester, BIL - Richard Billingsley, COL - Colley Matrix, MAS - Kenneth Massey, NYT - New York Times, SAG - Jeff Sagarin USA Today, WLF - Peter Wolfe