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2002 Final College Football Polls | 1/4/2003 AP Poll | |
1) Ohio State | | 2) Miami (FL) | | 3) Georgia | | 4) Southern California | | 5) Oklahoma | | 6) Texas | | 7) Kansas State | | 8) Iowa | | 9) Michigan | | 10) Washington State | | 11) Alabama | | 12) N. Carolina State | | 13) Maryland | | 14) Auburn | | 15) Boise State | | 16) Penn State | | 17) Notre Dame | | 18) Virginia Tech | | 19) Pittsburg | | 20) Colorado |
| 21) Florida State | | 22) Virginia | | 23) Texas Christian | | 24) Marshall | | 25) West Virginia | | 26) Florida | | 27) Texas Tech | | 28) Oklahoma State | | 29) Boston College | | 30) Colorado State |
1/4/2003 ESPN Poll (Coaches) | | 1) Ohio State | | 2) Miami (FL) | | 3) Georgia | | 4) Southern California | | 5) Oklahoma
| | 6) Kansas State | | 7) Texas | | 8) Iowa | | 9) Michigan | | 10) Washington State | | 11) N. Carolina State | | 12) Boise State | | 13) Maryland | | 14) Virginia Tech | | 15) Penn State | | 16) Auburn | | 17) Notre Dame | | 18) Pittsburg | | 19) Marshall | | 20) West Virginia | | 21) Colorado | | 22) Texas Christian | | 23) Flordia State | | 24) Florida | | 25) Virginia
| | 26) Boston College | | 27) Colorado State | | 28) Texas Tech | | 29) South Florida | | 30) Louisiana State |
| 12/8/2002 BCS Poll | | 1) Miami (FL) | | 2) Ohio State | | 3) Georgia | | 4) Southern California | | 5) Iowa | | 6) Washington State | | 7) Oklahoma | | 8) Kansas State | | 9) Notre Dame | |
10) Texas | | 11) Michigan | | 12) Penn State | | 13) Colorado | | 14) Florida State | | 15) West Virginia |
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Big Ten Conference Football Standings 2002
Conference Standings | Big10 | Total | Rank 01/04/03 | Bowl Games | | W | L | W | L | AP | ESPN | BCS | | Ohio State | 8 | 0 | 14 | 0 | #1 | #1 | #2 | Fiesta: OSU 31 Miami 24 (2OT) | | Iowa | 8
| 0 | 11 | 2 | #8 | #8 | #5 | Orange: Iowa 17 USC 38 | | Michigan | 6 | 2 | 10 | 3 | #9 | #9 | #11 | Outback: Michigan 38 Florida 30 | | Penn State | 5 | 3 | 9 | 4 | #16 | #15 | #12 | Citrus: Penn State 9 Auburn 13 | | Purdue | 4 | 4 | 7 | 6 | #37 | - | - |
Sun: Purdue 34 Washington 24 | | Illinois | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | - | - | - | - | | Minnesota | 3 | 5 | 8 | 5 | #34 | #34 | - | Music City: Minn. 29 Arkansas 14 | | Wisconsin | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6 | #33 | #35 | - | Alamo: Wisc. 31 Colorado 28 (OT) | | Michigan State | 2 | 6 | 4 | 8 | - | - |
- | - | | Indiana | 1 | 7 | 3 | 9 | - | - | - | - | | Northwestern | 1 | 7 | 3 | 9 | - | - | - | - | | Notes: Final record includes bowl game. Last BCS poll 12/08/02. |
Big Ten Football NCAA Stat Rankings 2002
National Rank 01/04/03 | Offense:rank; yards/game, points/game | Defense:rank; yards/game, points/game | | Total O | Pass O | Rush O | Pt | Total D | Pass D | Rush D | Pt | | Illinois | #10; 446 | #17; 282 | #46; 164 | 29 | #98; 420 | #79; 230 | #96; 190 | 26 | | Indiana | #69; 368 | #33; 252 | #93; 116 | 22 | #101; 428 |
#33; 193 | #113; 235 | 37 | | Iowa | #13; 424 | #63; 210 | #17; 214 | 37 | #47; 335 | #110; 273 | #5; 82 | 20 | | Michigan | #52; 381 | #44; 233 | #59; 148 | 28 | #42; 348 | #69; 225 | #31; 123 | 20 | | Michigan State | #65; 371 | #51; 229 | #66; 142 | 26 | #83; 403 | #30; 189 | #110; 214 | 33 | | Minnesota | #34; 393 | #82; 183 | #20; 210 |
29 | #48; 355 | #19; 178 | #90; 177 | 25 | | Northwestern | #42; 389 | #45; 232 | #53; 157 | 23 | #116; 502 | #29; 188 | #117; 314 | 41 | | Ohio State | #70; 364 | #92; 173 | #31; 191 | 29 | #23; 321 | #95; 243 | #3; 78 | 13 | | Penn State | #14; 424 | #72; 195 | #10; 229 | 34 | #27; 330 | #58; 215 | #21; 115 | 18 | | Purdue | #7; 452 |
#31; 256 | #30; 196 | 30 | #20; 317 | #40; 201 | #23; 116 | 22 | | Wisconsin | #83; 355 | #96; 165 | #33; 190 | 27 | #63; 373 | #67; 224 | #51; 149 | 23 | | Note: Final 2002 NCAA statistics include bowl games. |
Big Ten Football Schedule, Scores 2002
   | University of Illinois - Urbana/Champaign, Illinois | | Aug 31 Missouri L 20 - 33 | Oct 26 Indiana W 45 - 14 | | Sep 7 at Southern Miss L 20 - 23 | Nov 2 at Penn State L 7 - 18 | | Sep 14 Arkansas St W 59 - 14 | Nov 9 at Wisconsin W 37 - 20 | | Sep 21 San Jose St L 35 - 38 (OT) | Nov 16 Ohio State L 16 - 23 (OT) | | Sep 28 Michigan L 28 - 45 | Nov 22 at Northwestern W 31 - 24 | |
Oct 3 at Minnesota L 10 - 31 | | | Oct 12 Purdue W 38 - 31 (OT) | National Strength of Schedule, 38th |
   | Indiana University - Bloomington, Indiana | | Aug 31 William & Mary W 25 - 17 | Oct 26 at Illinois L 14 - 45 | | Sep 7 at Utah L 13 - 40 | Nov 2 at Northwestern L 37 - 41 |
| Sep 14 at Kentucky L 17 - 27 | Nov 9 Michigan State L 21 - 56 | | Sep 21 Central Michigan W 39 - 29 | Nov 16 Penn State L 25 - 58 | | Sept 28 at Ohio State L 17 - 45 | Nov 23 at Purdue L 10 - 34 | | Oct 12 Wisconsin W 32 - 29 | | | Oct 19 Iowa L 8 - 24 | National Strength of Schedule, 46th |
   | University of Iowa - Iowa City, Iowa 2002 Big Ten Conference Co-Champions | | Aug 31 Akron W 57 - 21 | Oct 19 at Indiana W 24 - 8 | | Sep 7 at Miami(Ohio) W 29 - 24 | Oct 26 at Michigan W 34 - 9 | | Sep 14 Iowa State L 31 - 36 | Nov 2 Wisconsin W 20 - 3 | | Sept 21 Utah State W 48 - 7 | Nov 9 Northwestern W 62 - 10 | | Sep 28 at Penn State W 42 - 35 (OT) | Nov 16 at Minnesota W 45 - 21 |
| Oct 5 Purdue W 31 - 28 | | | Oct 12 Michigan State W 44 - 16 | National Strength of Schedule, 66th |
   | University of Michigan - Ann Arbor, Michigan | | Aug 31 Washington W 31 - 29 | Oct 26 Iowa L 9 - 34 | | Sep 7 Western Michigan W 35 - 12 | Nov 2 Michigan State W 49 - 3 |
| Sep 14 at Notre Dame L 23 - 25 | Nov 9 at Minnesota W 41 - 24 | | Sep 21 Utah W 10 - 7 | Nov 16 Wisconsin W 21 - 14 | | Sep 28 at Illinios W 45 - 28 | Nov 23 at Ohio State L 9 - 14 | | Oct 12 Penn State W 27 - 24 (OT) | | | Oct 19 at Purdue W 23 - 21 | National Strength of Schedule, 11th |
   | Michigan State University - East Lansing, Michigan | | Aug 31 Eastern Michigan W 56 - 7 | Oct 26 Wisconsin L 24 - 42 | | Sep 7 Rice W 27 - 10 | Nov 2 at Michigan L 3 - 49 | | Sep 14 California L 22 - 46 | Nov 9 at Indiana W 56 - 21 | | Sep 21 Notre Dame L 17 - 21 | Nov 16 Purdue L 42 - 45 | | Sep 28 Northwestern W 39 - 24 | Nov 23 at Penn State L 7 - 61 | | Oct 12 at Iowa L 16 - 44
| | | Oct 19 Minnesota L 7 - 28 | National Strength of Schedule, 47th |
   | University of Minnesota - Minneapolis, Minnesota | | Aug 31 SW Texas State W 42 - 0 | Oct 19 at Michigan State W 28 - 7 | | Sep 7 at U Louisiana-Lafayette W 35 - 11 | Nov 2 at Ohio State L 3 - 34 |
| Sep 14 Toledo W 31 - 21 | Nov 9 Michigan L 24 - 41 | | Sep 21 Buffalo W 41 - 7 | Nov 16 Iowa L 21 - 45 | | Sep 28 at Purdue L 15 - 28 | Nov 23 at Wisconsin L 31 - 49 | | Oct 3 Illinois W 31 - 10 | | | Oct 10 Northwestern W 45 - 42 | National Strength of Schedule, 52nd |
 
| Northwestern University - Evanston, Illinois | | Aug 31 at Air Force L 3 - 52 | Oct 19 at Penn State L 0 - 49 | | Sep 7 Texas Christian L 24 - 48 | Oct 26 Purdue L 13 - 42 | | Sep 14 Duke W 26 - 21 | Nov 2 Indiana W 41 - 37 | | Sep 21 at Navy W 49 - 40 | Nov 9 at Iowa L 10 - 62 | | Sep 28 at Michigan State L 24 - 39 | Nov 23 Illinios L 24 - 31 | | Oct 5 Ohio State L 16 - 27 | | | Oct 10 at Minnesota L 42 - 45 | National Strength of Schedule, 51st |
   | Ohio State University - Columbus, Ohio 2002 National Champions, Big Ten Conference Co-Champions | | Aug 24 Texas Tech W 45 - 21 | Oct 19 at Wisconsin W 19 - 14 | | Sep 7 Kent W 51 - 17 | Oct 26 Penn State W 13 - 7 | | Sep 14 Washington State W 25 - 7 | Nov 2 Minnesota W 34 - 3 | | Sep 21 at Cincinnati W 23 - 19 |
Nov 9 at Purdue W 10 - 6 | | Sep 28 Indiana W 45 - 17 | Nov 16 at Illinios W 23 - 16 (OT) | | Oct 5 at Northwestern W 27 - 16 | Nov 23 Michigan W 14 - 9 | | Oct 12 San Jose St W 50 - 7 | National Strength of Schedule, 33rd |
   | Penn State University - State College, Pennsylvania | |
Aug 31 Central Florida W 27 - 24 | Oct 26 at Ohio State L 7 - 13 | | Sep 14 Nebraska W 40 - 7 | Nov 2 Illinios W 18 - 7 | | Sep 21 Lousiana Tech W 49 - 17 | Nov 9 Virginia W 35 - 14 | | Sep 28 Iowa L 35 - 42 (OT) | Nov 16 at Indiana W 58 - 25 | | Oct 5 at Wisconsin W 34 - 31 | Nov 23 Michigan State W 61 - 7 | | Oct 12 at Michigan L 24 - 27 (OT) | | | Oct 19 Northwestern W 49 - 0 | National Strength of Schedule, 22nd |
   | Purdue University - West Lafayette, Indiana | | Aug 31 Illinois State W 51 - 10 | Oct 19 Michigan L 21 - 23 | | Sep 7 at Notre Dame L 17 - 24 | Oct 26 at Northwestern W 42 - 13 | | Sep 14 Western Michigan W 28 - 24 | Nov 9 Ohio State L 6 - 10 | | Sep 21 Wake Forest L 21 - 24 | Nov 16 at Michigan State W 45 - 42 | | Sep 28 Minnesota W 28 - 15 | Nov 23 Indiana W 34 - 10 |
| Oct 5 at Iowa L 28 - 31 | | | Oct 12 at Illinois L 31 - 38 (OT) | National Strength of Schedule, 23rd |
   | University of Wisconsin - Madison, Wisconsin | | Aug 23 Fresno State W 23 - 21 | Oct 19 Ohio State L 14 - 19 | | Aug 31 at UNLV W 27 - 7 |
Oct 26 at Michigan State W 42 - 24 | | Sep 7 West Virginia W 34 - 17 | Nov 2 at Iowa L 3 - 20 | | Sep 14 Northern Illinois W 24 - 21 | Nov 9 Illinois L 20 - 37 | | Sep 21 Arizona W 31 - 10 | Nov 16 at Michigan L 14 - 21 | | Oct 5 Penn State L 31 -34 | Nov 23 Minnesota W 49 - 31 | | Oct 12 at Indiana L 29 - 32 | National Strength of Schedule, 9th |
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