ACFL Top 25 9-27-02
Teams Highlighted in Blue are in the BCS Tournament
| Rnk | Team |
| 1 | Tennessee |
| 2 | Oklahoma |
| 3 | Colorado |
| 4 | Oregon |
| 5 | Miami |
| 6 | Maryland |
| 7 | Florida |
| 8 | Texas |
| 9 | Illinois |
| 10 | Purdue |
| 11 | South Carolina |
| 12 | Alabama |
| 13 | Stanford |
| 14 | Syracuse |
| 15 | Michigan St |
| 16 | Virginia Tech |
| 17 | N Carolina |
| 18 | BYU |
| 19 | Boston College |
| 20 | UAB |
| 21 | Kansas St |
| 22 | UCLA |
| 23 | N Dame |
| 24 | LSU |
| 25 | Fresno St |