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2002 • Postseason

Current No. 1

1

Miami

Big East

Points

0

1st Place Votes

74

Top Five Snapshot

  1. Miami

    Big East

    1

  2. Ohio State

    Big Ten

    2

  3. Iowa

    Big Ten

    3

  4. Georgia

    SEC

    4

  5. USC

    Pac-10

    5

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2002 • AP Top 25

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Top Team

Miami

AP Top 25 • Postseason • Big East

Ranked Teams

25

Teams currently listed after any conference filtering.

Avg Points

0.0

Average poll points for teams in the current view.

First-Place Votes

74

Combined first-place votes in the selected week.

Biggest Riser

Michigan ▲1

Michigan moved from No. 13 to No. 12.

Biggest Faller

Virginia Tech ▼3

Virginia Tech moved from No. 18 to No. 21.

Most Consistent

Miami

Lowest rank variance across 16 ranked weeks.

Most Volatile

Iowa

Range of 21 ranking spots across 11 ranked weeks.

Chaos Index

69

Wild

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This week's ranking story

AP Top 25 2002 Postseason: Miami is No. 1, Michigan ▲1 is the biggest riser, Virginia Tech ▼3 is the biggest faller, no teams dropped out, and SEC leads with 5 ranked teams.

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AP Top 25 — 2002 (Postseason)

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RankSchoolRecordPrevChangePoints1st PlaceConferenceWhy moved
1
Miami
12-1No. 1—074Big EastHeld position after L 24-31 vs Ohio State.L 24-31 vs Ohio State
2
Ohio State
14-0No. 2—00Big TenHeld position after W 31-24 vs Miami.W 31-24 vs Miami
3
Iowa
11-2No. 3—00Big TenHeld position after L 17-38 at USC.L 17-38 at USC
4
Georgia
13-1No. 4—00SECHeld position after W 26-13 at Florida State.W 26-13 at Florida State
5
USC
11-2No. 5—00Pac-10Held position after W 38-17 vs Iowa.W 38-17 vs Iowa
6
Kansas State
11-2No. 6—00Big 12Held position after W 34-27 at Arizona State.W 34-27 at Arizona State
7
Washington State
10-3No. 7—00Pac-10Held position after L 14-34 vs Oklahoma.L 14-34 vs Oklahoma
8
Oklahoma
12-2No. 8—00Big 12Held position after W 34-14 at Washington State.W 34-14 at Washington State
9
Texas
11-2No. 9—00Big 12Held position after W 35-20 at LSU.W 35-20 at LSU
10
Penn State
9-4No. 10—00Big TenHeld position after L 9-13 at Auburn.L 9-13 at Auburn
11
Notre Dame
10-3No. 11—00FBS IndependentsHeld position after L 6-28 vs NC State.L 6-28 vs NC State
12
Michigan
10-3No. 13▲100Big TenMoved up 1 spot after W 38-30 at Florida.W 38-30 at Florida
13
Alabama
10-3No. 14▲100SECMoved up 1 spot after W 21-16 at Hawai'i.W 21-16 at Hawai'i
14
Colorado
9-5No. 12▼200Big 12Fell 2 spots after L 28-31 at Wisconsin.L 28-31 at Wisconsin
15
West Virginia
9-4No. 15—00Big EastHeld position after L 22-48 at Virginia.L 22-48 at Virginia
16
Florida State
9-5No. 16—00ACCHeld position after L 13-26 vs Georgia.L 13-26 vs Georgia
17
NC State
11-3No. 17—00ACCHeld position after W 28-6 at Notre Dame.W 28-6 at Notre Dame
18
Boise State
12-1No. 19▲100Western AthleticMoved up 1 spot after W 34-16 vs Iowa State.W 34-16 vs Iowa State
19
Auburn
9-4No. 20▲100SECMoved up 1 spot after W 13-9 vs Penn State.W 13-9 vs Penn State
20
Maryland
11-3No. 21▲100ACCMoved up 1 spot after W 30-3 at Tennessee.W 30-3 at Tennessee
21
Virginia Tech
10-4No. 18▼300Big EastFell 3 spots after W 20-13 vs Air Force.W 20-13 vs Air Force
22
Florida
8-5No. 23▲100SECMoved up 1 spot after L 30-38 vs Michigan.L 30-38 vs Michigan
23
Colorado State
10-4No. 24▲100Mountain WestMoved up 1 spot after L 3-17 vs TCU.L 3-17 vs TCU
24
Pittsburgh
9-4No. 25▲100Big EastMoved up 1 spot after W 38-13 at Oregon State.W 38-13 at Oregon State
25
Arkansas
9-5No. 22▼300SECFell 3 spots after L 14-29 at Minnesota.L 14-29 at Minnesota

Conference Snapshot

Representation within the selected poll and week.

SEC5 • Avg rank 16.6

Average points 0.0

Big East4 • Avg rank 15.3

Average points 0.0

Big Ten4 • Avg rank 6.8

Average points 0.0

Big 124 • Avg rank 9.3

Average points 0.0

ACC3 • Avg rank 17.7

Average points 0.0

Pac-102 • Avg rank 6.0

Average points 0.0

FBS Independents1 • Avg rank 11.0

Average points 0.0

Western Athletic1 • Avg rank 18.0

Average points 0.0

Mountain West1 • Avg rank 23.0

Average points 0.0

Stability & Volatility

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Most Consistent

Miami

Lowest rank variance across 16 ranked weeks.

Most Volatile

Iowa

Range of 21 ranking spots across 11 ranked weeks.

Season Ranking Movement

Compare how teams climbed, fell, or stayed steady week by week.

#1#5#10#15#20#25Miami • Regular • Week 1 • UnrankedMiami • Regular • Week 2 • No. 1Miami • Regular • Week 3 • No. 1Miami • Regular • Week 4 • No. 1Miami • Regular • Week 5 • No. 1Miami • Regular • Week 6 • No. 1Miami • Regular • Week 7 • No. 1Miami • Regular • Week 8 • No. 1Miami • Regular • Week 9 • No. 1Miami • Regular • Week 10 • No. 1Miami • Regular • Week 11 • No. 1Miami • Regular • Week 12 • No. 2Miami • Regular • Week 13 • No. 1Miami • Regular • Week 14 • No. 1Miami • Regular • Week 15 • No. 1Miami • Regular • Week 16 • No. 1Miami • Postseason • No. 1Ohio State • Regular • Week 1 • UnrankedOhio State • Regular • Week 2 • No. 10Ohio State • Regular • Week 3 • No. 8Ohio State • Regular • Week 4 • No. 6Ohio State • Regular • Week 5 • No. 6Ohio State • Regular • Week 6 • No. 6Ohio State • Regular • Week 7 • No. 5Ohio State • Regular • Week 8 • No. 5Ohio State • Regular • Week 9 • No. 4Ohio State • Regular • Week 10 • No. 4Ohio State • Regular • Week 11 • No. 6Ohio State • Regular • Week 12 • No. 3Ohio State • Regular • Week 13 • No. 2Ohio State • Regular • Week 14 • No. 2Ohio State • Regular • Week 15 • No. 2Ohio State • Regular • Week 16 • No. 2Ohio State • Postseason • No. 2Iowa • Regular • Week 1 • UnrankedIowa • Regular • Week 2 • UnrankedIowa • Regular • Week 3 • UnrankedIowa • Regular • Week 4 • UnrankedIowa • Regular • Week 5 • UnrankedIowa • Regular • Week 6 • UnrankedIowa • Regular • Week 7 • No. 24Iowa • Regular • Week 8 • No. 17Iowa • Regular • Week 9 • No. 15Iowa • Regular • Week 10 • No. 13Iowa • Regular • Week 11 • No. 9Iowa • Regular • Week 12 • No. 6Iowa • Regular • Week 13 • No. 6Iowa • Regular • Week 14 • No. 5Iowa • Regular • Week 15 • No. 4Iowa • Regular • Week 16 • No. 3Iowa • Postseason • No. 3Georgia • Regular • Week 1 • UnrankedGeorgia • Regular • Week 2 • No. 8Georgia • Regular • Week 3 • No. 10Georgia • Regular • Week 4 • No. 9Georgia • Regular • Week 5 • No. 8Georgia • Regular • Week 6 • No. 8Georgia • Regular • Week 7 • No. 7Georgia • Regular • Week 8 • No. 6Georgia • Regular • Week 9 • No. 5Georgia • Regular • Week 10 • No. 5Georgia • Regular • Week 11 • No. 5Georgia • Regular • Week 12 • No. 7Georgia • Regular • Week 13 • No. 7Georgia • Regular • Week 14 • No. 6Georgia • Regular • Week 15 • No. 5Georgia • Regular • Week 16 • No. 4Georgia • Postseason • No. 4USC • Regular • Week 1 • UnrankedUSC • Regular • Week 2 • No. 20USC • Regular • Week 3 • No. 18USC • Regular • Week 4 • No. 17USC • Regular • Week 5 • No. 11USC • Regular • Week 6 • No. 18USC • Regular • Week 7 • No. 18USC • Regular • Week 8 • No. 20USC • Regular • Week 9 • No. 19USC • Regular • Week 10 • No. 15USC • Regular • Week 11 • No. 11USC • Regular • Week 12 • No. 10USC • Regular • Week 13 • No. 8USC • Regular • Week 14 • No. 7USC • Regular • Week 15 • No. 6USC • Regular • Week 16 • No. 5USC • Postseason • No. 5

Chaos Meter

This score estimates how turbulent each week was across the rankings.

Peak Chaos Week

Regular • Week 8

100 points (Chaos)

Season Chaos Average

75.8

Average weekly turbulence for this season.

Regular • Week 10 • Calm

Ranked losses 0 • Top-10 losses 0 • New teams 0 • Movement 0

Regular • Week 248 • Shaky

Ranked losses 3 • Top-10 losses 1 • New teams 15 • Movement 4

Regular • Week 373 • Wild

Ranked losses 2 • Top-10 losses 1 • New teams 3 • Movement 56

Regular • Week 462 • Wild

Ranked losses 7 • Top-10 losses 2 • New teams 1 • Movement 29

Regular • Week 585 • Chaos

Ranked losses 5 • Top-10 losses 1 • New teams 4 • Movement 57

Regular • Week 668 • Wild

Ranked losses 4 • Top-10 losses 1 • New teams 2 • Movement 47

Regular • Week 770 • Wild

Ranked losses 8 • Top-10 losses 1 • New teams 2 • Movement 37

Regular • Week 8100 • Chaos

Ranked losses 6 • Top-10 losses 3 • New teams 3 • Movement 66

Regular • Week 982 • Chaos

Ranked losses 8 • Top-10 losses 1 • New teams 3 • Movement 47

Regular • Week 1095 • Chaos

Ranked losses 10 • Top-10 losses 2 • New teams 2 • Movement 51

Regular • Week 11100 • Chaos

Ranked losses 8 • Top-10 losses 3 • New teams 1 • Movement 90

Regular • Week 12100 • Chaos

Ranked losses 9 • Top-10 losses 3 • New teams 2 • Movement 59

Regular • Week 1383 • Chaos

Ranked losses 7 • Top-10 losses 1 • New teams 3 • Movement 51

Regular • Week 1473 • Wild

Ranked losses 9 • Top-10 losses 2 • New teams 3 • Movement 30

Regular • Week 15100 • Chaos

Ranked losses 6 • Top-10 losses 2 • New teams 3 • Movement 66

Regular • Week 1680 • Chaos

Ranked losses 2 • Top-10 losses 0 • New teams 1 • Movement 72

Postseason69 • Wild

Ranked losses 11 • Top-10 losses 4 • New teams 0 • Movement 16

Ratings Systems

No ratings data is available yet for 2002.

Weekly Leaders

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Most Weeks at No. 1

Miami

14 weeks at No. 1.

WeekLeaderConferencePoints1st Place
Regular • Week 1TennesseeSEC03
Regular • Week 2OklahomaBig 12027
Regular • Week 3MiamiBig East034
Regular • Week 4Streak 2MiamiBig East068
Regular • Week 5Streak 3MiamiBig East068
Regular • Week 6Streak 4MiamiBig East069
Regular • Week 7Streak 5MiamiBig East071
Regular • Week 8Streak 6MiamiBig East073
Regular • Week 9Streak 7MiamiBig East065
Regular • Week 10Streak 8MiamiBig East061
Regular • Week 11Streak 9MiamiBig East059
Regular • Week 12OklahomaBig 12042
Regular • Week 13MiamiBig East074
Regular • Week 14Streak 2MiamiBig East074
Regular • Week 15Streak 3MiamiBig East071
Regular • Week 16Streak 4MiamiBig East073
PostseasonStreak 5MiamiBig East074

Poll Dominance

Show which teams controlled the No. 1 ranking the most.

Miami14 weeks • streak 9

Multiple No. 1 runs • Most recent season 2002

Oklahoma2 weeks • streak 1

Multiple No. 1 runs • Most recent season 2002

Entries & Exits

Show when teams entered the rankings, dropped out, and returned.

WeekTeamEventRank
Regular • Week 2OklahomaEntered rankings1
Regular • Week 2MiamiEntered rankings1
Regular • Week 2TexasEntered rankings3
Regular • Week 2Florida StateEntered rankings5
Regular • Week 2FloridaEntered rankings6
Regular • Week 2ColoradoEntered rankings7
Regular • Week 2GeorgiaEntered rankings8
Regular • Week 2Ohio StateEntered rankings10
Regular • Week 2Washington StateEntered rankings12
Regular • Week 2MichiganEntered rankings13
Regular • Week 2Virginia TechEntered rankings16
Regular • Week 2USCEntered rankings20
Regular • Week 2MarylandEntered rankings21
Regular • Week 2Penn StateEntered rankings24
Regular • Week 2NC StateEntered rankings25
Regular • Week 2WisconsinDropped out25
Regular • Week 3Colorado StateEntered rankings19
Regular • Week 3Notre DameEntered rankings23
Regular • Week 3WisconsinEntered rankings25
Regular • Week 3LouisvilleDropped out17
Regular • Week 3MarylandDropped out21
Regular • Week 3Penn StateDropped out24
Regular • Week 4UCLAEntered rankings23
Regular • Week 4South CarolinaDropped out22
Regular • Week 5Penn StateEntered rankings15
Regular • Week 5Iowa StateEntered rankings21
Regular • Week 5CaliforniaEntered rankings23
Regular • Week 5Kansas StateEntered rankings25
Regular • Week 5Michigan StateDropped out15
Regular • Week 5MarshallDropped out16
Regular • Week 5ColoradoDropped out18
Regular • Week 5Colorado StateDropped out24
Regular • Week 6Oregon StateEntered rankings23
Regular • Week 6Colorado StateEntered rankings25
Regular • Week 6UCLADropped out20
Regular • Week 6CaliforniaDropped out23
Regular • Week 7AlabamaEntered rankings22
Regular • Week 7IowaEntered rankings24
Regular • Week 7NebraskaDropped out20
Regular • Week 7Oregon StateDropped out23
Regular • Week 8Air ForceEntered rankings21
Regular • Week 8AuburnEntered rankings24
Regular • Week 8Ole MissEntered rankings25
Regular • Week 8AlabamaDropped out22
Regular • Week 8Texas A&MDropped out23
Regular • Week 8Colorado StateDropped out25
Regular • Week 9ColoradoEntered rankings23
Regular • Week 9AlabamaEntered rankings24
Regular • Week 9Bowling GreenEntered rankings25
Regular • Week 9FloridaDropped out16
Regular • Week 9WisconsinDropped out23
Regular • Week 9AuburnDropped out24
Regular • Week 10Arizona StateEntered rankings23
Regular • Week 10MinnesotaEntered rankings25
Regular • Week 10Ole MissDropped out21
Regular • Week 10WashingtonDropped out22
Regular • Week 11Colorado StateEntered rankings24
Regular • Week 11Air ForceDropped out22
Regular • Week 12PittsburghEntered rankings22
Regular • Week 12FloridaEntered rankings23
Regular • Week 12MinnesotaDropped out23
Regular • Week 12TennesseeDropped out25
Regular • Week 13MarylandEntered rankings19
Regular • Week 13AuburnEntered rankings24
Regular • Week 13TCUEntered rankings25
Regular • Week 13Bowling GreenDropped out20
Regular • Week 13Iowa StateDropped out21
Regular • Week 13Arizona StateDropped out25
Regular • Week 14Boise StateEntered rankings23
Regular • Week 14Texas TechEntered rankings24
Regular • Week 14UCLAEntered rankings25
Regular • Week 14NC StateDropped out22
Regular • Week 14OregonDropped out23
Regular • Week 14AuburnDropped out24
Regular • Week 15AuburnEntered rankings20
Regular • Week 15NC StateEntered rankings21
Regular • Week 15West VirginiaEntered rankings24
Regular • Week 15TCUDropped out22
Regular • Week 15Texas TechDropped out24
Regular • Week 15UCLADropped out25
Regular • Week 16ArkansasEntered rankings22
Regular • Week 16LSUDropped out18