Emily LeikerSyracuse.com (Syracuse, NY)
Twitter: @emleiker
About: Emily Leiker is a sports reporter covering Syracuse athletics. Though her primary beat is football, she's also covered men's lacrosse and provided additional reporting on other beats. Prior to joining Syracuse.com, Emily spent time at USA Today, the News & Obeserver (Raleigh) and Columbia Missourian. She's covered three Division I football seasons, including ones that featured coach firings and departures, NCAA sanctions and AP Top 25 rankings. Between 2020 and 2022, Emily received three awards from the Associated Press Sports Editors and one from the Association of Women in Sports Media. She graduated from the University of Missouri in 2022 and is originally from Lynnwood, Washington.


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Nov 5, 2023Week 11 Rankings for Emily Leiker
1Georgia (49)
9-0Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 49 Voters
Lowest: 3 - 3 Voters
1558
Points
2Michigan (9)
9-0Actual: 2
Highest: 1 - 9 Voters
Lowest: 6 - Jon Wilner
1485
Points
3Ohio State (3)
9-0Actual: 3
Highest: 1 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 5 - Rece Davis
1453
Points
4Florida State (2)
9-0Actual: 4
Highest: 1 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 5 - 6 Voters
1411
Points
5Washington
9-0Actual: 5
Highest: 3 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 7 - Emily Adams
1333
Points
6Oregon
8-1Actual: 6
Highest: 5 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 9 - Mike Berardino
1240
Points
7Texas
8-1Actual: 7
Highest: 6 - 9 Voters
Lowest: 10 - Chuck Landon
1190
Points
8Alabama
8-1Actual: 8
Highest: 6 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 9 - 8 Voters
1143
Points
9Penn State
8-1Actual: 9
Highest: 5 - Kirk Kenney
Lowest: 10 - 17 Voters
1075
Points
10Ole Miss
8-1Actual: 10
Highest: 8 - Chuck Landon
Lowest: 10 - 45 Voters
1027
Points
11Louisville
8-1Actual: 11
Highest: 11 - 50 Voters
Lowest: 16 - Jon Wilner
926
Points

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12Oklahoma
7-2Actual: 17
Highest: 11 - Chuck Landon
Lowest: NR - Steven Johnson
547
Points
13Missouri
7-2Actual: 16
Highest: 11 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 21 - 2 Voters
644
Points
14LSU
6-3Actual: 18
Highest: 11 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - Tony Garcia
532
Points
15Oklahoma State
7-2Actual: 15
Highest: 11 - Kirk Bohls
Lowest: 23 - Mike Niziolek
660
Points
16Utah
7-2Actual: 13
Highest: 11 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 21 - Bob Asmussen
734
Points

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17Oregon State
7-2Actual: 12
Highest: 11 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 21 - Dave Reardon
772
Points
18Tennessee
7-2Actual: 14
Highest: 11 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 21 - 2 Voters
703
Points
19Notre Dame
7-3Actual: 22
Highest: 13 - Brian Howell
Lowest: NR - 7 Voters
270
Points
20James Madison
9-0Actual: 21
Highest: 13 - Ron Counts
Lowest: NR - 1 Voters
294
Points
21Tulane
8-1Actual: 20
Highest: 12 - David Jablonski
Lowest: NR - 2 Voters
351
Points
22Kansas
7-2Actual: 19
Highest: 12 - Ron Counts
Lowest: 24 - Jon Wilner
496
Points

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23Air Force
8-1Actual: 29
Highest: 19 - Blair Kerkhoff
Lowest: NR - 53 Voters
26
Points
24USC
7-3Actual: 28
Highest: 17 - Chuck Landon
Lowest: NR - 49 Voters
46
Points
25Arizona
5-3Actual: 23
Highest: 18 - Tony Garcia
Lowest: NR - 16 Voters
176
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 24-North Carolina25-Liberty