AP PollFSU, NC State and Maryland are Nos. 16, 17 and 20, respectively.
Associated Press Football Poll December 8, 2002
No.
Team (1st place)
Rec.
Pts.
Prev.
1.
Miami (74)
12-0
1,850
1
2.
Ohio St.
13-0
1,773
2
3.
Iowa
11-1
1,678
3
4.
Georgia
12-1
1,627
4
5.
Southern Cal
10-2
1,559
5
6.
Kansas St.
10-2
1,397
6
7.
Washington St.
10-2
1,388
7
8.
Oklahoma
11-2
1,371
8
9.
Texas
10-2
1,297
9
10.
Penn St.
9-3
1,107
10
11.
Notre Dame
10-2
1,104
11
12.
Michigan
9-3
1,061
13
13.
Alabama
10-3
984
14
14.
Colorado
9-4
758
12
15.
West Virginia
9-3
706
15
16.
Florida St.
9-4
661
16
17.
NC State
10-3
570
17
18.
Boise St.
11-1
505
19
19.
Auburn
8-4
483
20
20.
Maryland
10-3
446
21
21.
Virginia Tech
9-4
409
18
22.
Florida
8-4
309
23
23.
Colorado St.
10-3
277
24
24.
Pittsburgh
8-4
255
25
25.
Arkansas
9-4
160
22
Others receiving votes: LSU 109, Marshall 70, Tennessee 38, South Florida 26, Oklahoma St. 20, TCU 19, Oregon St. 14, Hawaii 9, Virginia 7, Boston College 2, Arizona St. 1.
