Weekly Rankings · Rankings Only
2002 AP Football Polls
Follow the available weekly polls through the final rankings.
18Polls48Teams Ranked
Notre Dame
Season Best: No. 4 · Ranked in 16 of 18 Polls · Final: No. 17
NR means outside the published Top 25. It does not mean the team received no votes.
2002 Season · Week 3
Week 3 AP Top 25
Source label: September 8 · Publication date unverified · 25 Ranked Teams
No. 1Miami
| Rank | Team | Movement | Points | First Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | — Previously No. 1 | — | 68 | |
| 2 | — Previously No. 2 | — | 3 | |
| 3 | — Previously No. 3 | — | 3 | |
| 4 | — Previously No. 4 | — | 0 | |
| 5 | — Previously No. 5 | — | 0 | |
| 6 | ↑ 2 Previously No. 8 | — | 0 | |
| 7 | — Previously No. 7 | — | 0 | |
| 8 | ↑ 1 Previously No. 9 | — | 0 | |
| 9 | ↑ 1 Previously No. 10 | — | 0 | |
| 10 | ↑ 1 Previously No. 11 | — | 0 | |
| 11 | ↑ 1 Previously No. 12 | — | 0 | |
| 12 | ↓ 6 Previously No. 6 | — | 0 | |
| 13 | — Previously No. 13 | — | 0 | |
| 14 | — Previously No. 14 | — | 0 | |
| 15 | — Previously No. 15 | — | 0 | |
| 16 | — Previously No. 16 | — | 0 | |
| 17 | ↑ 1 Previously No. 18 | — | 0 | |
| 18 | ↓ 1 Previously No. 17 | — | 0 | |
| 19 | ↑ 2 Previously No. 21 | — | 0 | |
| 20 | ↑ 3 Previously No. 23 | — | 0 | |
| 21 | ↓ 1 Previously No. 20 | — | 0 | |
| 22 | ↑ 3 Previously No. 25 | — | 0 | |
| 23 | New New to the Rankings | — | 0 | |
| 24 | ↓ 5 Previously No. 19 | — | 0 | |
| 25 | ↓ 1 Previously No. 24 | — | 0 |