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August 11, 2002 - The NCS Poll is the average of all 18 major polls listed at the bottom of this page. If for example a team is ranked 6th then they are given 6 points for that poll. The 18 different rankings are then added and the total is divided by 18 giving the average. If a team did not make one of the polls they are given 30 points for the non-ranking. More polls will be added in as they are released. A link is provided to each poll where one is available.
 
NATIONAL CHAMPS SYSTEM PREASEASON POLL
(the average Preseason Ranking for each team)

1. Miami (2.34)
2. Oklahoma (2.44)
3. Texas (2.61)
4. Florida State (3.50)
5. Tennessee (4.22)
6. Florida (8.33)
7. Colorado (8.61)
8. Georgia (10.17)
9. Washington (10.39)
10. Washington State (11.17)
11. Nebraska (11.22)
12. Ohio State (12.22)
13. Michigan (13.00)
14. Oregon (14.33)
15. Louisiana State (15.22)
16. Virginia Tech (17.67)
17. Louisville (19.39)
18. Marshall (20.28)
19. Michigan State (20.56)
20. Maryland (22.72)
21. Texas A&M (22.78)
22. Southern Cal (23.78)
23. South Carolina (23.78)
24. Penn State (24.50)
25. Auburn (25.67)

THE RELEASED MAJOR 2002 PRESEASON POLLS
ESPN/USA Today COACHES PRESEASON POLL
August 1, 2002

FIRST PLACE VOTES IN PARENTHESIS
1. Miami (34)
2. Texas (9)
3. Oklahoma (11)
4. Florida State (7)
5. Tennessee
6. Colorado
7. Florida
8. Nebraska
9. Washington
10. Michigan
11. Georgia
12. Ohio State
13. Louisiana State
14. Washington State
15. Oregon
16. Virginia Tech
17. Louisville
18. Michigan State
19. Southern Cal
20. Maryland
21. Marshall
22. South Carolina
23. Wisconsin
24. Penn State
25. North Carolina State
AP PRESEASON POLL
August 10, 2002

FIRST PLACE VOTES IN PARENTHESIS
1. Miami (27)
2. Oklahoma (21)
3. Florida State (10)
4. Texas (13)
5. Tennessee (1)
6. Florida
7. Colorado
8. Georgia
9. Washington
10. Nebraska
11. Washington State
12. Michigan
13. Ohio State
14. Louisiana State
15. Oregon
16. Virginia Tech
17. Louisville
18. Michigan State
19. Marshall
20. Southern Cal
21. Maryland
22. South Carolina
23. Texas A&M
24. Penn State
25. Wisconsin

1. Miami
2. Oklahoma
3. Texas
4. Florida State
5. Tennessee
6. Florida
7. Colorado
8. Oregon
9. Washington
10. Nebraska
11. Washington State
12. Louisiana State
13. Georgia
14. Michigan
15. Texas A&M
16. Ohio State
17. Maryland
18. Virginia Tech
19. Louisville
20. Michigan State
21. Marshall
22. South Carolina
23. Illinois
24. Alabama
25. Auburn
1. Oklahoma
2. Texas
3. Miami
4. Florida State
5. Colorado
6. Tennessee
7. Texas A&M
8. Florida
9. Georgia
10. South Carolina
11. Ohio State
12. Washington State
13. Oregon
14. Illinois
15. Southern Cal
16. Nebraska
17. Washington
18. Michigan State
19. Auburn
20. Michigan
21. Kansas State
22. Virginia Tech
23. Mississippi
24. Louisiana State
25. Penn State
Fox Sports
Darryl Richards
1. Miami
2. Oklahoma
3. Texas
4. Tennessee
5. Florida State
6. Washington
7. Colorado
8. Washington State
9. Georgia
10. Virginia Tech
11. Florida
12. Nebraska
13. Michigan
14. Louisiana State
15. Ohio State
16. Oregon
17. Mississippi
18. Marshall
19. Louisville
20. Michigan State
21. Penn State
22. UCLA
23. Oregon State
24. South Carolina
25. Southern Cal
cbs.sportsline
Dennis Dodd

1. Oklahoma
2. Texas
3. Miami
4. Tennessee
5. Florida State
6. Georgia
7. Washington State
8. Colorado
9. Washington
10. Ohio State
11. Florida
12. Michigan
13. Louisville
14. Louisiana State
15. Marshall
16. Oregon
17. Nebraska
18. Southern Cal
19. Alabama
20. Kansas State
21. North Carolina State
22. Texas A&M
23. Auburn
24. Maryland
25. Brigham Young
CNN/Sports Illustrated
Stewart Mandel

1. Miami
2. Texas
3. Oklahoma
4. Tennessee
5. Florida State
6. Florida
7. Oregon
8. Colorado
9. Washington
10. Georgia
11. Washington State
12. Ohio State
13. Nebraska
14. Michigan
15. Louisiana State
16. Virginia Tech
17. Texas A&M
18. Marshall
19. Auburn
20. Louisville
21. Michigan State
22. Illinois
23. North Carolina State
24. Mississippi
25. South Carolina
AJC
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

1. Texas
2. Tennessee
3. Miami
4. Florida State
5. Oklahoma
6. Washington State
7. Ohio State
8. Oregon
9. Virginia Tech
10. Florida
11. Nebraska
12. Georgia
13. Michigan
14. Washington
15. Louisiana State
16. Wisconsin
17. Colorado
18. Maryland
19. Marshall
20. Mississippi
21. Georgia Tech
22. South Carolina
23. Penn State
24. Illinois
25. Louisville
Phil Steele
magazine

1. Tennessee
2. Florida State
3. Texas
4. Miami
5. Oklahoma
6. Florida
7. Ohio State
8. Kansas State
9. Nebraska
10. Michigan
11. Southern Cal
12. Texas A&M
13. Arkansas
14. Boston College
15. Penn State
16. Michigan State
17. Washington
18. Oregon
19. Colorado
20. Clemson
21. Maryland
22. UCLA
23. Georgia
24. Virginia Tech
25. Marshall

1. Miami
2. Florida State
3. Oklahoma
4. Texas
5. Tennessee
6. Florida
7. Colorado
8. Oregon
9. Washington
10. Nebraska
11. Ohio State
12. Michigan
13. Washington State
14. Georgia
15. Louisiana State
16. Maryland
17. Texas A&M
18. Virginia Tech
19. Louisville
20. Notre Dame
21. Illinois
22. Boston College
23. South Carolina
24. Michigan State
25. Arkansas
Lindy's
magazine

1. Oklahoma
2. Miami
3. Texas
4. Florida State
5. Tennessee
6. Michigan
7. Washington
8. Georgia
9. Nebraska
10. Colorado
11. Ohio State
12. Florida
13. Washington State
14. Virginia Tech
15. Oregon
16. Louisiana State
17. Marshall
18. Michigan State
19. North Carolina State
20. Louisville
21. Alabama
22. Georgia Tech
23. Penn State
24. Texas A&M
25. Auburn
The Sporting News
magazine

1. Oklahoma
2. Florida State
3. Texas
4. Miami
5. Georgia
6. Washington State
7. Tennessee
8. Florida
9. Colorado
10. Ohio State
11. Nebraska
12. Washington
13. Louisville
14. Marshall
15. Michigan
16. Penn State
17. Louisiana State
18. Southern Cal
19. Auburn
20. Oregon
21. Virginia Tech
22. Purdue
23. Michigan State
24. North Carolina State
25. Oregon State

1. Florida State
2. Texas
3. Miami
4. Tennessee
5. Oklahoma
6. Washington
7. Louisiana State
8. Colorado
9. Michigan
10. Florida
11. Nebraska
12. Southern Cal
13. Ohio State
14. Georgia
15. Washington State
16. Louisville
17. Wisconsin
18. Virginia Tech
19. North Carolina State
20. Utah
21. Michigan State
22. Maryland
23. Marshall
24. South Carolina
25. Oregon

1. Texas
2. Miami
3. Oklahoma
4. Florida State
5. Tennessee
6. Georgia
7. Colorado
8. Florida
9. Oregon
10. Nebraska
11. Michigan State
12. Washington
13. Wisconsin
14. Louisiana State
15. Washington State
16. South Carolina
17. Maryland
18. Michigan
19. Syracuse
20. Louisville
21. Virginia Tech
22. Auburn
23. Ohio State
24. Marshall
25. Mississippi

1. Texas
2. Miami
3. Oklahoma
4. Florida State
5. Tennessee
6. Colorado
7. Florida
8. Washington
9. Washington State
10. Nebraska
11. Georgia
12. Oregon
13. Louisiana State
14. Ohio State
15. Michigan
16. Texas A&M
17. Virginia Tech
18. Michigan State
19. Louisville
20. Marshall
21. Boston College
22. Maryland
23. Alabama
24. Auburn
25. Penn State
Blue Ribbon
magazine

1. Tennessee
2. Oklahoma
3. Florida State
4. Texas
5. Miami
6. Washington State
7. Michigan
8. Georgia
9. Nebraska
10. Colorado
11. Florida
12. Ohio State
13. Washington
14. Louisville
15. Louisiana State
16. Marshall
17. Virginia Tech
18. Southern Cal
19. Michigan State
20. Oregon
21. Alabama
22. North Carolina State
23. Penn State
24. Maryland
25. Boston College
Football News
magazine

1. Oklahoma
2. Florida State
3. Texas
4. Miami
5. Tennessee
6. Georgia
7. Washington State
8. Colorado
9. Florida
10. Washington
11. Ohio State
12. Nebraska
13. Louisiana State
14. Michigan
15. Michigan State
16. Virginia Tech
17. Penn State
18. Marshall
19. Louisville
20. South Carolina
21. Maryland
22. Oregon State
23. Auburn
24. Oregon
25. Texas A&M

1. Oklahoma
2. Miami
3. Tennessee
4. Texas
5. Florida State
6. Colorado
7. Washington State
8. Florida
9. Oregon
10. Georgia
11. Washington
12. Ohio State
13. Louisiana State
14. Nebraska
15. Virginia Tech
16. Maryland
17. Marshall
18. South Carolina
19. Louisville
20. Michigan
21. Southern Cal
22. Texas A&M
23. Auburn
24. Illinois
25. Penn State