The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press preseason college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, 2002 records, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote, and final ranking:
Record Pts Pvs
1. Oklahoma (32) 12-2 1,573 5
2. Ohio St. (27) 14-0 1,532 1
3. Miami (2) 12-1 1,484 2
4. Michigan (2) 10-3 1,329 9
5. Texas 11-2 1,322 6
6. Auburn (1) 9-4 1,300 14
7. Kansas St. (1) 11-2 1,221 7
8. Southern Cal 11-2 1,126 4
9. Virginia Tech 10-4 1,046 18
10. Pittsburgh 9-4 952 19
11. Georgia 13-1 928 3
12. Tennessee 8-5 766 —
13. Florida St. 9-5 737 21
14. LSU 8-5 736 —
15. Maryland 11-3 705 13
16. N.C. State 11-3 678 12w
17. Washington 7-6 643 —
18. Virginia 9-5 557 22
19. Purdue 7-6 468 —
20. Notre Dame 10-3 439 17
21. Wisconsin 8-6 350 —
22. Arizona St. 8-6 248 —
23. Colorado St. 10-4 205 —
24. Oklahoma St. 8-5 156 —
25. TCU 10-2 95 23
Others receiving votes: Florida 79, Nebraska 68, Oregon St. 68, Penn St. 56, Texas A&M 40, Alabama 33, Colorado 27, Arkansas 26, Missouri 22, Fresno St. 21, Mississippi 20, Minnesota 18, Boise St. 10, Oregon 10, Air Force 8, Iowa 8, Miami (Ohio) 5, Southern Miss. 3, Boston College 2, Hawaii 2, Washington St. 2, West Virginia 1.