North Carolina State University Athletics
Unbeaten NC State Ranked 15th in New Coaches Poll
9/22/2002 12:00:00 AM | Football
Sept. 22, 2002
Now 5-0 for the first time since the 1991 season, NC State moved up one spot to 15th in this week's new ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll. The Wolfpack survived a furious rally by Texas Tech on Saturday and went on to defeat the Red Raiders in overtime, 51-48. The 2002 Pack is just the 8th team in school history to win its first five games to open a season. NC State will return home for a non-conference meeting with Massachusetts Saturday afternoon at Carter-Finley Stadium. Game time is 1:00 p.m.
1. Miami (59) 4-0
2. Texas (2) 3-0
3. Oklahoma 3-0
4. Florida State 4-0
5. Virginia Tech 4-0
6. Ohio State 4-0
7. Georgia 3-0
8. Oregon 4-0
9. Florida 3-1
10. Notre Dame 4-0
11. Tennessee 2-1
12. Penn State 3-0
13. Washington 2-1
14. Michigan 3-1
15. N.C. State 5-0
16. Wisconsin 5-0
17. Kansas State 4-0
18. Washington State 3-1
19. Nebraska 3-1
20. LSU 2-1
21. Iowa State 4-1
22. USC 2-1
23. Colorado State 3-1
24. Oregon State 4-0
25. Auburn 3-1
OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: Texas A&M 69, Clemson 39, Air Force 34, Marshall 33, Colorado 27, Arkansas 26, UCLA 25, Georgia Tech 16, Bowling Green 12, South Carolina 10, Southern Miss 8, Minnesota 6, Hawaii 5, Boston College 4, Iowa 2, BYU 2, Boise State 1.
DROPPED FROM RANKINGS: Texas A&M 21, UCLA 22.
