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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Oct 1, 2023 Week 6 Rankings for Emily Leiker1 Michigan (12) 5-0 Actual: 2Highest: 1 - 12 Voters Lowest: 7 - 2 Voters 1436 Points
2 Georgia (35) 5-0 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 35 Voters Lowest: 6 - Michael Lev 1501 Points
3 Penn State 5-0 Actual: 6Highest: 3 - 2 Voters Lowest: 9 - 2 Voters 1227 Points
4 Texas (10) 5-0 Actual: 3Highest: 1 - 10 Voters Lowest: 9 - Mike Niziolek 1426 Points
5 Washington 5-0 Actual: 7Highest: 2 - 2 Voters Lowest: 10 - Mike Berardino 1213 Points
6 USC 5-0 Actual: 9Highest: 4 - Mike Niziolek Lowest: 12 - 2 Voters 1077 Points
7 Ohio State (1) 4-0 Actual: 4Highest: 1 - Matt Baker Lowest: 7 - 2 Voters 1357 Points
8 Florida State (4) 4-0 Actual: 5Highest: 1 - 4 Voters Lowest: 9 - Scott Springer 1336 Points
9 Oregon 5-0 Actual: 8Highest: 6 - 3 Voters Lowest: 11 - Don Williams 1113 Points
10 Notre Dame 5-1 Actual: 10Highest: 6 - Kirk Kenney Lowest: 14 - Matt Brown 975 Points
11 Oklahoma 5-0 Actual: 12Highest: 9 - 3 Voters Lowest: 19 - David Briggs 840 Points
12 North Carolina 4-0 Actual: 14Highest: 10 - Mike Niziolek Lowest: 21 - 2 Voters 726 Points
13 Alabama 4-1 Actual: 11Highest: 8 - Brian Howell Lowest: 15 - Ryan Thorburn 921 Points
14 Washington State 4-0 Actual: 13Highest: 10 - 4 Voters Lowest: 22 - Mike Barber 765 Points
15 Ole Miss 4-1 Actual: 16Highest: 11 - Jordan Guskey Lowest: 23 - Brian Howell 616 Points
16 LSU 3-2 Actual: 23Highest: 14 - Don Williams Lowest: NR - 26 Voters 149 Points
17 Oregon State 4-1 Actual: 15Highest: 11 - Mike Barber Lowest: 22 - Kirk Bohls 633 Points
18 Duke 4-1 Actual: 19Highest: 15 - Rece Davis Lowest: NR - 1 Voters 384 Points
19 Utah 4-1 Actual: 18Highest: 14 - 2 Voters Lowest: 25 - 2 Voters 454 Points
20 Miami (FL) 4-0 Actual: 17Highest: 11 - Matt Brown Lowest: 22 - Don Williams 589 Points
21 UCLA 3-1 Actual: 29Highest: 20 - John Clay Lowest: NR - 57 Voters 19 Points
22 Louisville 5-0 Actual: 25Highest: 19 - Brian Howell Lowest: NR - 24 Voters 90 Points
23 Missouri 5-0 Actual: 21Highest: 14 - Chris Murray Lowest: NR - Don Williams 329 Points
24 Kentucky 5-0 Actual: 20Highest: 14 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 344 Points
25 Tennessee 4-1 Actual: 22Highest: 13 - Brian Howell Lowest: NR - 8 Voters 306 Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 24-Fresno State
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