2002: Bowls & playoff

28 games. 11 ranked teams lost, four to unranked teams. Seven games matched two ranked teams. Winners are listed first; numbers before names are AP ranks going in.

The week in review

Ranked against ranked

Jan 3, 2003	2Ohio State 31, 1Miami 24upsetFiesta Bowl	Box score
Jan 2, 2003	5USC 38, 3Iowa 17upsetOrange Bowl	Box score
Jan 1, 2003	8Oklahoma 34, 7Washington State 14upsetRose Bowl	Box score
Jan 1, 2003	4Georgia 26, 16Florida State 13Sugar Bowl	Box score
Jan 1, 2003	17NC State 28, 11Notre Dame 6upsetGator Bowl	Box score
Jan 1, 2003	20Auburn 13, 10Penn State 9upsetCapital One Bowl	Box score

Upsets

Jan 3, 2003	2Ohio State 31, 1Miami 24upsetFiesta Bowl	Box score
Jan 2, 2003	5USC 38, 3Iowa 17upsetOrange Bowl	Box score
Jan 1, 2003	8Oklahoma 34, 7Washington State 14upsetRose Bowl	Box score
Jan 1, 2003	20Auburn 13, 10Penn State 9upsetCapital One Bowl	Box score
Jan 1, 2003	17NC State 28, 11Notre Dame 6upsetGator Bowl	Box score
Dec 28, 2002	Wisconsin 31, 12Colorado 28upsetAlamo Bowl	Box score

A ranked team beaten as the betting favorite, or, where no line is on file, by an unranked or lower-ranked team.

FBS vs. FBS

Dec 17, 2002	North Texas 24, Cincinnati 19New Orleans Bowl	Box score
Dec 18, 2002	Marshall 38, Louisville 15GMAC Bowl	Box score
Dec 23, 2002	Texas Tech 55, Clemson 15Tangerine Bowl	Box score
Dec 25, 2002	UCLA 27, New Mexico 13Las Vegas Bowl	Box score
Dec 25, 2002	Tulane 36, Hawai’i 28Hawai’i Bowl	Box score
Dec 26, 2002	Boston College 51, Toledo 25Motor City Bowl	Box score
Dec 26, 2002	25Pittsburgh 38, Oregon State 13Insight Bowl	Box score
Dec 27, 2002	Oklahoma State 33, Southern Miss 23Houston Bowl	Box score
Dec 27, 2002	Ole Miss 27, Nebraska 23Independence Bowl	Box score
Dec 27, 2002	6Kansas State 34, Arizona State 27Holiday Bowl	Box score
Dec 28, 2002	Virginia 48, 15West Virginia 22upsetContinental Tire Bowl	Box score
Dec 28, 2002	Wisconsin 31, 12Colorado 28upsetAlamo Bowl	Box score
Dec 30, 2002	Minnesota 29, 22Arkansas 14upsetMusic City Bowl	Box score
Dec 30, 2002	Wake Forest 38, Oregon 17Seattle Bowl	Box score
Dec 31, 2002	19Boise State 34, Iowa State 16Humanitarian Bowl	Box score
Dec 31, 2002	Purdue 34, Washington 24Sun Bowl	Box score
Dec 31, 2002	TCU 17, 24Colorado State 3upsetLiberty Bowl	Box score
Dec 31, 2002	Fresno State 30, Georgia Tech 21Silicon Valley Football Classic	Box score
Dec 31, 2002	21Maryland 30, Tennessee 3Peach Bowl	Box score
Dec 31, 2002	18Virginia Tech 20, Air Force 13San Francisco Bowl	Box score
Jan 1, 2003	13Michigan 38, 23Florida 30Outback Bowl	Box score
Jan 1, 2003	9Texas 35, LSU 20Cotton Bowl	Box score
Jan 1, 2003	20Auburn 13, 10Penn State 9upsetCapital One Bowl	Box score
Jan 1, 2003	17NC State 28, 11Notre Dame 6upsetGator Bowl	Box score
Jan 1, 2003	8Oklahoma 34, 7Washington State 14upsetRose Bowl	Box score
Jan 1, 2003	4Georgia 26, 16Florida State 13Sugar Bowl	Box score
Jan 2, 2003	5USC 38, 3Iowa 17upsetOrange Bowl	Box score
Jan 3, 2003	2Ohio State 31, 1Miami 24upsetFiesta Bowl	Box score