2002 NCAA Division II football rankings

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The 2002 NCAA Division II football rankings are from the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA). This is for the 2002 season.

Legend

  Increase in ranking
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  Not ranked previous week
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  Win–loss record
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  Number of first place votes
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Tied with team above or below also with this symbol

American Football Coaches Association poll

Preseason
St. Cloud State (5–0)
North Dakota (4–2)Bentley (7–0) тChadron State (6–2)St. Cloud State (7–2)Eastern New Mexico (8–2)25.
26.        Fayetteville State (6–1) т   26.
Preseason
[note 2]
Week 1
Sept 3[1]
Week 2
Sept 10[2]
Week 3
Sept 17[3]
Week 4
Sept 24[4]
Week 5
Oct 1[5]
Week 6
Oct 8[6]
Week 7
Oct 15[7]
Week 8
Oct 22[8]
Week 9
Oct 29[9]
Week 10
Nov 5[10]
Week 11
Nov 12[11]
Dropped:
  • 18
  • 19
Dropped:
  • 21 Fort Valley State
  • 23 Nebraska–Omaha
NoneDropped:
  • 16 North Dakota
  • 21 Shepherd
  • 22 Missouri Western State
Dropped:
25 Fort Valley State
Dropped:
  • 20 Bloomsburg
  • 25 Eastern New Mexico
Dropped:
  • 20 Findlay
  • 25 St. Cloud State
Dropped:
  • 19 Chadron State
  • 23 Western Washington
  • 25 North Dakota
Dropped:
  • 19 East Stroudsburg
  • 21 St. Cloud State
  • 23 Central Arkansas
Dropped:
  • 19 Harding
  • 24 Tusculum
Dropped:
24 Southern Arkansas

Notes

  1. ^ In the actual printed polls, IUP was listed as Indiana (PA)
  2. ^ Although one was published, no preseason poll has been found. 23 of the 25 rankings are known, based on the first regular season poll.

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