Bowling Green State University Athletics
BGSU Receives Votes in ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll
September 15, 2002 | Football
Sept. 15, 2002
Bowling Green, Ohio - Bowling Green received two votes in this week's ESPN/USA Today coaches poll and are rated 40th as they prepare for their first road game of the season at Kansas on Saturday.
BGSU is 2-0 this year and have won its last five games dating back to last season. The Falcons are 2-0 in back-to-back seasons for the first time since 1975-76.
The USA TODAY/ESPN Coaches Top 25 college football coaches' poll, with number of first-place votes and record in parentheses, total points and previous ranking:
College Football Coaches' Top 25 Team Record Points Prev 1. MIAMI FLA (58) 3-0 1,522 1 2. TEXAS (2) 2-0 1,419 2 3. OKLAHOMA (1) 3-0 1,393 3 4. TENNESSEE 2-0 1,345 4 5. FLORIDA ST 3-0 1,294 5 6. OHIO ST 3-0 1,202 8 7. VIRGINIA TECH 3-0 1,153 9 8. GEORGIA 2-0 1,049 10 9. OREGON 3-0 1,005 12 10. FLORIDA 2-1 869 13 11. USC 2-0 844 16 12. NOTRE DAME 3-0 789 21 13. WASHINGTON 1-1 723 14 14. MICHIGAN 2-1 673 6 15. PENN ST 2-0 625 25 16. NO CAROLINA ST 4-0 555 20 17. WISCONSIN 4-0 475 18 18. WASHINGTON ST 2-1 470 11 19. NEBRASKA 3-1 462 7 20. LSU 2-1 361 22 21. TEXAS A&M 2-0 330 23 22. UCLA 2-0 247 -- 23. KANSAS ST 3-0 225 -- 24. IOWA ST 3-1 154 -- 25. COLORADO ST 3-1 150 --
Others Receiving Votes: MICHIGAN ST 80, OREGON ST 76, CLEMSON 53, MARSHALL 51, SOUTHERN MISS 48, BOSTON COLLEGE 39, AUBURN 35, ARKANSAS 30, BYU 26, COLORADO 14, AIR FORCE 13, MINNESOTA 7, GEORGIA TECH 6, SOUTH CAROLINA 5, BOWLING GREEN 2, ARIZONA 1, BOISE ST 1, FRESNO ST 1, LOUISIANA TECH 1, PURDUE 1, UTAH 1
