Emily Leiker Syracuse.com (Syracuse, NY) 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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Sep 5, 2023 Week 2 Rankings for Emily Leiker1 Georgia (58) 1-0 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 59 Voters Lowest: 3 - Rece Davis 1569 Points
2 Michigan (2) 1-0 Actual: 2Highest: 1 - 2 Voters Lowest: 6 - Ryan Aber 1485 Points
3 Alabama 1-0 Actual: 3Highest: 2 - 9 Voters Lowest: 5 - 9 Voters 1424 Points
4 Florida State (3) 1-0 Actual: 4Highest: 1 - 3 Voters Lowest: 9 - Brian Fonseca 1384 Points
5 USC 2-0 Actual: 6Highest: 3 - Kayla Anderson Lowest: 11 - Brett McMurphy 1255 Points
6 Penn State 1-0 Actual: 7Highest: 4 - Brian Fonseca Lowest: 11 - 2 Voters 1212 Points
7 Ohio State 1-0 Actual: 5Highest: 2 - 2 Voters Lowest: 11 - Kirk Bohls 1308 Points
8 Washington 1-0 Actual: 8Highest: 4 - Jon Wilner Lowest: 15 - Colten Bartholomew 1107 Points
9 Tennessee 1-0 Actual: 9Highest: 6 - Stephen Hargis Lowest: 15 - Mike Niziolek 975 Points
10 LSU 0-1 Actual: 14Highest: 6 - Jared MacDonald Lowest: NR - 1 Voters 706 Points
11 Notre Dame 2-0 Actual: 10Highest: 5 - Kirk Kenney Lowest: 15 - 3 Voters 967 Points
12 Texas 1-0 Actual: 11Highest: 6 - Ron Counts Lowest: 19 - Brett McMurphy 935 Points
13 Oregon 1-0 Actual: 13Highest: 7 - Brett McMurphy Lowest: 19 - Mike Berardino 823 Points
14 Clemson 0-1 Actual: 25Highest: 12 - Jared MacDonald Lowest: NR - 33 Voters 141 Points
15 Oregon State 1-0 Actual: 16Highest: 10 - Brett McMurphy Lowest: 25 - Kirk Bohls 558 Points
16 Oklahoma 1-0 Actual: 18Highest: 13 - Josh Furlong Lowest: NR - Steven Johnson 426 Points
17 Utah 1-0 Actual: 12Highest: 7 - Tom Murphy Lowest: 18 - Brett McMurphy 919 Points
18 Kansas State 1-0 Actual: 15Highest: 9 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - Colten Bartholomew 579 Points
19 North Carolina 1-0 Actual: 17Highest: 12 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 1 Voters 551 Points
20 Ole Miss 1-0 Actual: 20Highest: 13 - Stephen Hargis Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 379 Points
21 TCU 0-1 Actual: 29Highest: 18 - Colten Bartholomew Lowest: NR - 54 Voters 27 Points
22 Wisconsin 1-0 Actual: 19Highest: 12 - Steve Wiseman Lowest: NR - 1 Voters 407 Points
23 Tulane 1-0 Actual: 24Highest: 14 - Chris Murray Lowest: NR - 7 Voters 241 Points
24 Duke 1-0 Actual: 21Highest: 9 - Audrey Dahlgren Lowest: NR - 4 Voters 343 Points
25 UCLA 1-0 Actual: 27Highest: 15 - Mike Barber Lowest: NR - 48 Voters 55 Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 22-Colorado 23-Texas A&M
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