2002–03 NCAA football bowl games | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Season | 2002 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number of bowls | 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
All-star games | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowl games | December 17, 2002 – January 3, 2003 |
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National Championship | 2003 Fiesta Bowl | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Location of Championship |
Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona |
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Champions | Ohio State Buckeyes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowl Challenge Cup winner | Big Ten | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Bowl Record by Conference | |||
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Conference | Bowls | Record | Final AP Poll |
Big 12 | 8 | 5–3 (0.625) | 4 |
ACC | 7 | 4–3 (0.571) | 4 |
Big Ten | 7 | 5–2 (0.714) | 4 |
Pac-10 | 7 | 2–5 (0.286) | 2 |
SEC | 7 | 3–4 (0.429) | 3 |
Big East | 5 | 3–2 (0.600) | 4 |
Conference USA | 5 | 2–3 (0.400) | 1 |
Mountain West | 3 | 0–3 (0.000) | 0 |
WAC | 3 | 2–1 (0.667) | 1 |
MAC | 2 | 1–1 (0.500) | 1 |
Sun Belt | 1 | 1–0 (1.000) | 0 |
Independents | 1 | 0–1 (0.000) | 1 |
The 2002–03 NCAA football bowl games were a series of 28 post-season games (including the Bowl Championship Series) played in December 2002 and January 2003 for Division I-A football teams and their all-stars. A total of 28 team-competitive games, and two all-star games, were played. The post-season began with the New Orleans Bowl on December 17, 2002, and concluded on January 18, 2003, with the season-ending Senior Bowl.