2002 Reward Ranking (after bowl games)
| Rank | Name | W | L | Reward | AP | ESPN/USA Today |
| 1 | OhioSt | 14 | 0 | 8.5752 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | MiamiFL | 12 | 1 | 6.6204 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Georgia | 13 | 1 | 6.5743 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | USC | 11 | 2 | 5.9639 | 4 | 4 |
| 5 | KansasSt | 11 | 2 | 5.7330 | 7 | 6 |
| 6 | Iowa | 11 | 2 | 5.7127 | 8 | 8 |
| 7 | Oklahoma | 12 | 2 | 5.6200 | 5 | 5 |
| 8 | Texas | 11 | 2 | 5.1362 | 6 | 7 |
| 9 | WashingtonSt | 10 | 3 | 5.0335 | 10 | 10 |
| 10 | NotreDame | 10 | 3 | 4.8910 | 17 | 17 |
| 11 | Michigan | 10 | 3 | 4.6165 | 9 | 9 |
| 12 | BoiseSt | 12 | 1 | 4.6030 | 15 | 12 |
| 13 | NCState | 11 | 3 | 4.3829 | 12 | 11 |
| 14 | Maryland | 11 | 3 | 4.1695 | 13 | 13 |
| 15 | Alabama | 10 | 3 | 4.1391 | 11 | Prob. |
| 16 | SouthFlorida | 9 | 2 | 3.8104 | 32 | 29 |
| 17 | Auburn | 9 | 4 | 3.6237 | 14 | 16 |
| 18 | TCU | 10 | 2 | 3.3512 | 23 | 22 |
| 19 | PennSt | 9 | 4 | 3.2923 | 16 | 15 |
| 20 | Marshall | 11 | 2 | 3.1575 | 24 | 19 |
| 21 | WestVirginia | 9 | 4 | 3.0671 | 25 | 20 |
| 22 | Pittsburgh | 9 | 4 | 2.9113 | 19 | 18 |
| 23 | BostonCollege | 9 | 4 | 2.8787 | 29 | 26 |
| 24 | VirginiaTech | 10 | 4 | 2.7211 | 18 | 14 |
| 25 | Florida | 8 | 5 | 2.6559 | 26 | 24 |
| 26 | Colorado | 9 | 5 | 2.5596 | 20 | 21 |
| 27 | TexasTech | 9 | 5 | 2.4690 | 27 | 28 |
| 28 | FloridaSt | 9 | 5 | 2.4042 | 21 | 23 |
| 29 | ColoradoSt | 10 | 4 | 2.2183 | 30 | 27 |
| 30 | Virginia | 9 | 5 | 2.0562 | 22 | 25 |
| 31 | Tennessee | 8 | 5 | 2.0332 | NR | 39 |
| 32 | Arkansas | 9 | 5 | 1.9614 | 35 | NR |
| 33 | Minnesota | 8 | 5 | 1.9388 | 34 | 34 |
| 34 | IowaSt | 7 | 7 | 1.8801 | ||
| 35 | LSU | 8 | 5 | 1.8778 | ||
| 36 | UCLA | 8 | 5 | 1.7309 | ||
| 37 | OklahomaSt | 8 | 5 | 1.6993 | ||
| 38 | BowlingGreen | 9 | 3 | 1.6753 | ||
| 39 | Washington | 7 | 6 | 1.6666 | ||
| 40 | Wisconsin | 8 | 6 | 1.6521 | ||
| 41 | GeorgiaTech | 7 | 6 | 1.4769 | ||
| 42 | Clemson | 7 | 6 | 1.4528 | ||
| 43 | TexasA&M | 6 | 6 | 1.4392 | ||
| 44 | Mississippi | 7 | 6 | 1.3791 | ||
| 45 | OregonSt | 8 | 5 | 1.3745 | ||
| 46 | California | 7 | 5 | 1.3546 | ||
| 47 | Purdue | 7 | 6 | 1.3398 | ||
| 48 | NIllinois | 8 | 4 | 1.2494 | ||
| 49 | Hawaii | 10 | 4 | 1.2148 | ||
| 50 | WakeForest | 7 | 6 | 1.1776 | ||
| 51 | Kentucky | 7 | 5 | 1.1400 | ||
| 52 | Oregon | 7 | 6 | 1.0444 | ||
| 53 | ArizonaSt | 8 | 6 | 1.0160 | ||
| 54 | FresnoSt | 9 | 5 | 0.8964 | ||
| 55 | Nebraska | 7 | 7 | 0.8567 | ||
| 56 | Toledo | 9 | 5 | 0.6919 | ||
| 57 | SouthCarolina | 5 |