2002 Big Ten Conference football season

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DurationAugust, 2002
through January, 2003
Teams11
2002 Big Ten Conference football season
LeagueNCAA Division I-A
Sportfootball
DurationAugust, 2002
through January, 2003
Teams11
TV partner(s)ABC, ESPN, ESPN2
2003 NFL Draft
Top draft pickCharles Rogers (Michigan State)
Picked byDetroit Lions, first round (2nd overall)
Regular Season
Co-ChampionsOhio State
Iowa
  Runners-upMichigan
Season MVPBrad Banks (Iowa)
Football seasons
 2001
2003 
2002 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 1 Ohio State $#+  8 0   14 0  
No. 8 Iowa %+  8 0   11 2  
No. 9 Michigan  6 2   10 3  
No. 16 Penn State  5 3   9 4  
Purdue  4 4   7 6  
Illinois  4 4   5 7  
Minnesota  3 5   8 5  
Wisconsin  2 6   8 6  
Michigan State  2 6   4 8  
Northwestern  1 7   3 9  
Indiana  1 7   3 9  
  • # BCS National Champion
  • $ BCS representative as conference champion
  • % BCS at-large representative
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 2002 Big Ten Conference football season was the 107th season for the Big Ten Conference.

At 8-0 in conference play, Ohio State and Iowa shared the 2002 Big Ten championship. With a 13-0 regular season record, Ohio State was selected to play Miami in the 2003 Fiesta Bowl for the Bowl Championship Series National Championship.

Rankings

Bowl games

See also

References

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