University of Tennessee Athletics
2002 ESPN/USA Today-Coaches Preseason Football Poll
August 02, 2002 | Football
Aug. 2, 2002
| 2002
ESPN/USA Today Preseason Football Coaches' Poll |
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| No. | Team (First-Place Votes) | Final
2001 Record |
PTS | 2001 Final Rank |
| 1 | Miami (Fla.) (34) | 12-0 | 1,444 | 1 |
| 2. | Texas (9) | 11-2 | 1,399 | 5 |
| 3 | Oklahoma (11) | 11-2 | 1,397 | 6 |
| 4. | Florida State (7) | 8-4 | 1,357 | 15 |
| 5. | TENNESSEE | 11-2 | 1,255 | 4 |
| 6. | Colorado | 10-3 | 1,010 | 9 |
| 7. | Florida | 10-2 | 972 | 3 |
| 8. | Nebraska | 11-2 | 951 | 7 |
| 9. | Washington | 8-4 | 914 | 19 |
| 10. | Michigan | 8-4 | 894 | 20 |
| 11. | Georgia | 8-4 | 858 | 25 |
| 12. | Ohio State | 7-5 | 761 | NR |
| 13. | LSU | 10-3 | 749 | 8 |
| 14. | Washington State | 10-2 | 748 | 11 |
| 15. | Oregon | 11-1 | 663 | 2 |
| 16. | Virginia Tech | 8-4 | 550 | 18 |
| 17. | Louisville | 11-2 | 378 | 16 |
| 18. | Michigan State | 7-5 | 371 | NR |
| 19. | Southern California | 6-6 | 349 | NR |
| 20. | Maryland | 10-2 | 315 | 10 |
| 21. | Marshall | 11-2 | 280 | 21 |
| 22. | South Carolina | 9-3 | 213 | 13 |
| 23. | Wisconsin | 5-7 | 210 | NR |
| 24. | Penn State | 5-6 | 206 | NR |
| 25. | NC State | 7-5 | 174 | NR |
| OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: Texas A&M 158; Auburn 150; UCLA 114; Kansas State 110; Boston College 85; Brigham Young 84; Georgia Tech 70; Syracuse 66; Illinois 55; Oregon State 54; Clemson 46; Purdue 45; Utah 44; Fresno State 42; Mississippi 41; Arkansas 40; Colorado State 39; Southern Mississippi 23; Iowa State 22; Stanford 21; Notre Dame 18; Hawaii 14; Arizona 12; Iowa 11; Texas Tech 11; Boise State 7; Pittsburgh 7; North Carolina 4; Toledo 4; Virginia 3; Minnesota 2; West Virginia 2; Louisiana Tech 1; UNLV 1; Wake Forest 1. | ||||
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