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Final College Football Rankings : 2002-2003 Season
The National Champion is shown in Bold Italics.
| Rank | Team | Strength | Record |
| 1 | USC Trojans | 28.33 | 11-2 |
| 2 | Kansas State Wildcats | 23.44 | 11-2 |
| 3 | Oklahoma Sooners | 23.26 | 12-2 |
| 4 | Miami Hurricanes (Florida) | 19.60 | 12-1 |
| 5 | Georgia Bulldogs | 19.58 | 13-1 |
| 6 | Iowa Hawkeyes | 19.41 | 11-2 |
| 7 | Ohio State Buckeyes | 18.78 | 14-0 |
| 8 | Texas Longhorns | 16.38 | 11-2 |
| 9 | Penn State Nittany Lions | 16.12 | 9-4 |
| 10 | Maryland Terrapins | 15.87 | 10-3 |
| 11 | Boise State Broncos | 15.54 | 12-1 |
| 12 | North Carolina State Wolfpack | 15.39 | 11-3 |
| 13 | Washington State Cougars | 15.16 | 10-3 |
| 14 | Alabama Crimson Tide | 14.94 | 10-3 |
| 15 | Boston College Eagles | 14.34 | 9-4 |
| 16 | Auburn Tigers | 13.84 | 8-4 |
| 17 | Florida State Seminoles | 13.25 | 9-5 |
| 18 | Pittsburgh Panthers | 12.81 | 9-4 |
| 19 | Michigan Wolverines | 12.80 | 10-3 |
| 20 | Virginia Cavaliers | 12.24 | 9-5 |
| 21 | Texas Tech Red Raiders | 11.11 | 9-5 |
| 22 | Washington Huskies | 10.28 | 7-6 |
| 23 | Colorado Buffaloes | 10.15 | 9-5 |
| 24 | Purdue Boilermakers | 9.55 | 6-6 |
| 25 | California Golden Bears | 9.15 | 7-5 |
| 26 | Tennessee Volunteers | 8.51 | 8-5 |
| 27 | Virginia Tech Hokies | 8.00 | 10-4 |
| 28 | Wisconsin Badgers | 7.92 | 8-6 |
| 29 | Oregon State Beavers | 7.91 | 7-5 |
| 30 | UCLA Bruins | 7.73 | 8-5 |
| 31 | West Virginia Mountaineers | 7.65 | 9-4 |
| 32 | Oklahoma State Cowboys | 7.64 | 7-5 |
| 33 | Florida Gators | 7.59 | 8-5 |
| 34 | Arizona State Sun Devils | 7.33 | 7-6 |
| 35 | Illinois Fighting Illini | 6.73 | 5-7 |
| 36 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish | 6.45 | 10-3 |
| 37 | Texas Christian Horned Frogs | 5.97 | 10-2 |
| 38 | Northern Illinois Huskies | 5.96 | 8-3 |
| 39 | South Florida Bulls | 5.87 | 7-2 |
| 40 | Marshall Thundering Herd | 5.73 | 11-2 |
| 41 | Louisiana State Tigers | 5.52 | 8-5 |
| 42 | Kentucky Wildcats | 5.49 | 7-5 |
| 43 | Toledo Rockets | 4.84 | 8-5 |
| 44 | Wake Forest Demon Deacons | 4.50 | 7-6 |
| 45 | Colorado State Rams | 3.95 | 10-4 |
| 46 | Texas A&M Aggies | 3.88 | 6-6 |
| 47 | Connecticut Huskies | 3.60 | 5-6 |
| 48 | Missouri Tigers | 3.46 | 5-7 |
| 49 | Nebraska Cornhuskers | 3.43 | 6-7 |
| 50 | Cincinnati Bearcats | 3.19 | 7-7 |
| 51 | Minnesota Golden Gophers | 2.83 | 7-5 |
| 52 | Mississippi Rebels | 2.80 | 7-6 |
| 53 | Arkansas Razorbacks | 2.54 | 9-5 |
| 54 | Miami Redskins (Ohio) | 2.37 | 7-5 |
| 55 | Bowling Green Falcons | 1.80 | 9-3 |
| 56 | Central Florida Golden Knights | 1.76 | 7-5 |
| 57 | Tulane Green Wave | 1.67 | 7-5 |
| 58 | Georgia Tech Yellowjackets | 1.61 | 7-6 |
| 59 | North Texas Eagles | 1.27 | 7-5 |
| 60 | Fresno State Bulldogs | 0.97 | 9-5 |
| 61 | Iowa State Cyclones | 0.24 | 6-7 |
| 62 | Air Force Falcons | -0.08 | 8-5 |
| 63 | New Mexico Lobos | -0.55 | 6-7 |
| 64 | Oregon Ducks | -0.78 | 7-6 |
| 65 | Hawai'i Warriors | -1.14 | 9-4 |
| 66 | Clemson Tigers | -1.24 | 7-6 |
| 67 | South Carolina Gamecocks | -1.98 | 5-7 |
| 68 | Utah Utes | -2.35 | 5-6 |
| 69 | Arizona Wildcats | -2.60 | 3-8 |
| 70 | Ohio Bobcats | -2.72 | 4-7 |
| 71 | Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles | -3.70 | 6-6 |
| 72 | Syracuse Orangemen | -3.79 | 3-8 |
| 73 | UNLV Rebels | -4.49 | 5-7 |
| 74 | Michigan State Spartans | -4.56 | 4-8 |
| 75 | Louisville Cardinals | -4.65 | 7-6 |
| 76 | Stanford Cardinal | -5.06 | 2-9 |
| 77 | Ball State Cardinals | -5.21 | 5-6 |
| 78 | Temple Owls | -5.36 | 3-8 |
| 79 | San Diego State Aztecs | -5.44 | 4-9 |
| 80 | Mississippi State Bulldogs | -6.04 | 2-9 |
| 81 | Middle Tennessee State | -6.63 | 4-7 |
| 82 | Western Michigan Broncos | -6.64 | 3-8 |
| 83 | Brigham Young Cougars | -7.10 | 5-7 |
| 84 | Duke Blue Devils | -7.64 | 2-10 |
| 85 | Memphis Tigers | -7.74 | 2-9 |
| 86 | Nevada Wolf Pack | -7.98 | 5-7 |
| 87 | Northwestern Wildcats | -8.61 | 3-9 |
| 88 | New Mexico State Aggies | -8.61 | 7-5 |
| 89 | Rice Owls | -8.62 | 4-7 |
| 90 | Houston Cougars | -8.70 | 5-7 |
| 91 | Vanderbilt Commodores | -8.82 | 1-10 |
| 92 | Navy Midshipmen | -8.91 | 2-10 |
| 93 | UAB Blazers | -9.09 | 5-7 |
| 94 | East Carolina Pirates | -9.13 | 4-8 |
| 95 | Akron Zips | -9.28 | 3-8 |
| 96 | Wyoming Cowboys | -9.36 | 1-10 |
| 97 | North Carolina Tar Heels | -9.37 | 3-9 |
| 98 | San Jose State Spartans | -9.47 | 6-7 |
| 99 | Troy State Trojans | -9.56 | 0-8 |
| 100 | Utah State Aggies | -11.55 | 3-7 |
| 101 | Indiana Hoosiers | -12.61 | 2-9 |
| 102 | Rutgers Scarlet Knights | -12.77 | 1-10 |
| 103 | Arkansas State Indians | -13.39 | 4-7 |
| 104 | Louisiana Tech Bulldogs | -14.23 | 4-8 |
| 105 | Louisiana-Monroe Indians | -15.76 | 3-8 |
| 106 | Idaho Vandals | -16.08 | 2-9 |
| 107 | Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin Cajuns | -16.16 | 3-9 |
| 108 | Central Michigan Chippewas | -16.44 | 4-8 |
| 109 | Southern Methodist Mustangs | -17.64 | 3-9 |
| 110 | Baylor Bears | -17.93 | 2-9 |
| 111 | Kansas Jayhawks | -19.56 | 1-10 |
| 112 | Tulsa Golden Hurricane | -20.19 | 1-11 |
| 113 | Buffalo Bison | -21.65 | 1-10 |
| 114 | Army Black Knights | -22.24 | 1-10 |
| 115 | Texas El Paso Miners | -22.35 | 1-10 |
| 116 | Eastern Michigan Eagles | -22.96 | 1-9 |
| 117 | Kent State Golden Flashes | -24.24 | 1-9 |