2002
MRI 2.0 · 117 teams rated · showing the top 117
| # | Team | Rec | Power | Résumé |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miami (FL) | 12–1 | 27.79 | 6.94 |
| 2 | USC | 11–2 | 25.89 | 7.96 |
| 3 | Oklahoma | 12–2 | 24.65 | 6.59 |
| 4 | Kansas State | 11–2 | 23.57 | 4.24 |
| 5 | Texas | 11–2 | 22.38 | 5.67 |
| 6 | Georgia | 13–1 | 19.60 | 7.46 |
| 7 | Ohio State | 14–0 | 19.57 | 8.37 |
| 8 | Florida State | 9–5 | 18.61 | 4.63 |
| 9 | Iowa | 11–2 | 17.83 | 4.99 |
| 10 | Alabama | 10–3 | 17.03 | 4.78 |
| 11 | Penn State | 9–4 | 16.99 | 3.61 |
| 12 | Michigan | 10–3 | 15.55 | 5.91 |
| 13 | Boise State | 12–1 | 15.36 | 2.86 |
| 14 | Florida | 8–5 | 14.90 | 3.40 |
| 15 | Virginia Tech | 10–4 | 14.90 | 3.62 |
| 16 | Washington State | 10–3 | 14.24 | 4.69 |
| 17 | Maryland | 11–3 | 14.09 | 4.33 |
| 18 | Colorado | 9–5 | 13.62 | 4.19 |
| 19 | NC State | 11–3 | 13.06 | 4.04 |
| 20 | Auburn | 9–4 | 12.31 | 3.70 |
| 21 | UCLA | 8–5 | 12.13 | 3.54 |
| 22 | Texas Tech | 9–5 | 11.90 | 3.91 |
| 23 | Oregon State | 8–5 | 11.70 | 2.27 |
| 24 | Notre Dame | 10–3 | 11.65 | 5.32 |
| 25 | Boston College | 9–4 | 11.60 | 2.48 |
| 26 | Tennessee | 8–5 | 11.03 | 2.34 |
| 27 | Pittsburgh | 9–4 | 10.73 | 3.38 |
| 28 | LSU | 8–5 | 10.24 | 2.76 |
| 29 | Arkansas | 9–5 | 9.66 | 3.44 |
| 30 | Nebraska | 7–7 | 9.11 | 0.88 |
| 31 | Washington | 7–6 | 8.96 | 1.80 |
| 32 | Wisconsin | 8–6 | 8.17 | 2.47 |
| 33 | Texas A&M | 6–6 | 8.04 | 0.68 |
| 34 | Oregon | 7–6 | 7.73 | 1.05 |
| 35 | Purdue | 7–6 | 7.71 | 1.19 |
| 36 | California | 7–5 | 7.70 | 1.91 |
| 37 | West Virginia | 9–4 | 7.28 | 3.59 |
| 38 | Virginia | 9–5 | 7.10 | 3.76 |
| 39 | Colorado State | 10–4 | 6.98 | 3.30 |
| 40 | Arizona State | 8–6 | 6.46 | 2.36 |
| 41 | TCU | 10–2 | 6.42 | 2.44 |
| 42 | Georgia Tech | 7–6 | 6.18 | 1.44 |
| 43 | Oklahoma State | 8–5 | 5.92 | 1.90 |
| 44 | Illinois | 5–7 | 5.82 | -0.42 |
| 45 | Iowa State | 7–7 | 5.60 | 1.85 |
| 46 | USF* | 9–2 | 4.89 | 2.51 |
| 47 | Kentucky | 7–5 | 4.65 | 1.28 |
| 48 | Ole Miss | 7–6 | 4.30 | 1.42 |
| 49 | Louisville | 7–6 | 4.03 | -0.03 |
| 50 | Cincinnati | 7–7 | 3.97 | -0.21 |
| 51 | Clemson | 7–6 | 3.60 | 1.60 |
| 52 | Minnesota | 8–5 | 3.49 | 1.87 |
| 53 | Toledo | 9–5 | 3.32 | 0.76 |
| 54 | Air Force | 8–5 | 3.22 | 0.32 |
| 55 | Wake Forest | 7–6 | 3.21 | 1.46 |
| 56 | Missouri | 5–7 | 2.95 | 0.50 |
| 57 | South Carolina | 5–7 | 2.91 | 0.15 |
| 58 | Southern Miss | 7–6 | 2.26 | 0.12 |
| 59 | Marshall | 11–2 | 2.26 | 1.83 |
| 60 | Bowling Green | 9–3 | 1.82 | 0.17 |
| 61 | Fresno State | 9–5 | 1.71 | 1.47 |
| 62 | Utah* | 5–6 | 1.34 | -1.57 |
| 63 | Hawaii | 10–4 | 1.32 | 0.86 |
| 64 | Miami (OH) | 7–5 | 0.60 | 0.33 |
| 65 | UCF | 7–5 | 0.30 | -0.46 |
| 66 | Syracuse | 4–8 | 0.04 | -1.27 |
| 67 | Stanford* | 2–9 | -1.74 | -1.14 |
| 68 | Michigan State | 4–8 | -2.07 | -1.42 |
| 69 | Tulane | 8–5 | -2.13 | -0.34 |
| 70 | Northern Illinois | 8–4 | -2.85 | 0.28 |
| 71 | Arizona | 4–8 | -3.78 | -0.69 |
| 72 | New Mexico | 7–7 | -3.79 | -0.94 |
| 73 | North Texas | 8–5 | -3.97 | 0.07 |
| 74 | BYU | 5–7 | -4.16 | -1.93 |
| 75 | East Carolina | 4–8 | -5.16 | -2.28 |
| 76 | UConn | 6–6 | -5.28 | -1.81 |
| 77 | North Carolina | 3–9 | -5.63 | -0.98 |
| 78 | Mississippi State | 3–9 | -6.63 | -1.89 |
| 79 | UNLV | 5–7 | -6.76 | -1.45 |
| 80 | Memphis | 3–9 | -7.32 | -3.87 |
| 81 | Temple | 4–8 | -7.47 | -1.03 |
| 82 | San Diego State | 4–9 | -8.20 | -2.28 |
| 83 | Western Michigan | 4–8 | -8.29 | -3.19 |
| 84 | Nevada | 5–7 | -8.62 | -1.95 |
| 85 | UAB | 5–7 | -9.19 | -2.06 |
| 86 | New Mexico State | 7–5 | -9.20 | -1.15 |
| 87 | San Jose State | 6–7 | -9.57 | -1.24 |
| 88 | Vanderbilt | 2–10 | -9.72 | -2.71 |
| 89 | Rice* | 4–7 | -10.31 | -3.65 |
| 90 | Northwestern | 3–9 | -10.35 | -2.08 |
| 91 | Indiana | 3–9 | -10.45 | -2.13 |
| 92 | Middle Tennessee | 4–8 | -10.48 | -4.17 |
| 93 | Louisiana Tech | 4–8 | -10.63 | -2.66 |
| 94 | Duke | 2–10 | -11.00 | -3.30 |
| 95 | Houston | 5–7 | -11.18 | -1.81 |
| 96 | Akron | 4–8 | -12.85 | -3.49 |
| 97 | Ohio | 4–8 | -12.92 | -3.21 |
| 98 | Troy | 4–8 | -13.00 | -3.48 |
| 99 | Ball State | 6–6 | -13.72 | -1.57 |
| 100 | Wyoming | 2–10 | -14.70 | -4.13 |
| 101 | Utah State* | 4–7 | -15.12 | -2.49 |
| 102 | Navy | 2–10 | -16.87 | -4.87 |
| 103 | Baylor | 3–9 | -17.94 | -1.69 |
| 104 | Central Michigan | 4–8 | -18.41 | -4.05 |
| 105 | SMU | 3–9 | -19.16 | -4.51 |
| 106 | Idaho | 2–10 | -19.16 | -5.34 |
| 107 | Kansas | 2–10 | -19.33 | -3.78 |
| 108 | Rutgers | 1–11 | -19.36 | -4.22 |
| 109 | Arkansas State | 6–7 | -19.84 | -3.48 |
| 110 | Louisiana | 3–9 | -20.04 | -4.49 |
| 111 | Kent State | 3–9 | -22.48 | -4.65 |
| 112 | Tulsa | 1–11 | -22.69 | -6.91 |
| 113 | Louisiana-Monroe | 3–9 | -24.13 | -4.75 |
| 114 | UTEP | 2–10 | -24.35 | -5.47 |
| 115 | Buffalo | 1–11 | -25.42 | -7.47 |
| 116 | Army | 1–11 | -25.98 | -6.78 |
| 117 | Eastern Michigan | 3–9 | -30.50 | -5.11 |
MRI 2.0 did not exist for this season - this is the same formula that rates the current one, computed after the fact from the season's game log.
* season was several games shorter than that year's typical schedule, for a reason not yet confirmed.