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Emily LeikerSyracuse.com (Syracuse, NY)
E-mail: eleiker@syracuse.com
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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Sep 24, 2023Week 5 Rankings for Emily Leiker
1Georgia (55)
4-0Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 55 Voters
Lowest: 4 - David Jablonski
1562
Points
2Michigan (1)
4-0Actual: 2
Highest: 1 - Robert Cessna
Lowest: 8 - 2 Voters
1445
Points
3Penn State
4-0Actual: 6
Highest: 3 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 9 - 3 Voters
1244
Points
4USC
3-0Actual: 8
Highest: 4 - 5 Voters
Lowest: 20 - Scott Springer
1169
Points
5Washington (1)
3-0Actual: 7
Highest: 1 - Kirk Bohls
Lowest: 10 - Brian Howell
1228
Points
6Texas (2)
4-0Actual: 3
Highest: 1 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 9 - Mike Niziolek
1401
Points
7Ohio State (1)
4-0Actual: 4
Highest: 1 - Matt Baker
Lowest: 7 - 4 Voters
1370
Points
8Florida State (3)
4-0Actual: 5
Highest: 1 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 8 - 4 Voters
1366
Points
9Oregon
4-0Actual: 9
Highest: 6 - Scott Springer
Lowest: 11 - 4 Voters
1076
Points
10Notre Dame
4-1Actual: 11
Highest: 6 - Kirk Kenney
Lowest: 16 - Pete Martini
904
Points
11LSU
3-1Actual: 13
Highest: 10 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 19 - Adam Zucker
813
Points
12Oklahoma
4-0Actual: 14
Highest: 9 - Don Williams
Lowest: 19 - David Briggs
716
Points
13North Carolina
4-0Actual: 15
Highest: 11 - Mike Niziolek
Lowest: 23 - Kirk Bohls
659
Points
14Duke
4-0Actual: 17
Highest: 11 - Chris Murray
Lowest: 24 - Jon Wilner
648
Points
15Alabama
3-1Actual: 12
Highest: 8 - Brian Howell
Lowest: 18 - Ryan Thorburn
862
Points

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16Utah
4-0Actual: 10
Highest: 7 - Chris Murray
Lowest: 16 - Emily Leiker
981
Points
17Miami (FL)
4-0Actual: 18
Highest: 12 - Pete Martini
Lowest: 23 - Colten Bartholomew
523
Points
18Washington State
4-0Actual: 16
Highest: 10 - Michael Lev
Lowest: 19 - 5 Voters
652
Points
19Oregon State
3-1Actual: 19
Highest: 16 - Colten Bartholomew
Lowest: NR - 2 Voters
366
Points
20Ole Miss
3-1Actual: 20
Highest: 15 - Don Williams
Lowest: NR - 3 Voters
349
Points

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21UCLA
3-1Actual: 30
Highest: 20 - Don Williams
Lowest: NR - 54 Voters
28
Points
22Florida
3-1Actual: 22
Highest: 16 - Michael Lev
Lowest: NR - 12 Voters
220
Points
23Missouri
4-0Actual: 23
Highest: 18 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 16 Voters
197
Points
24Colorado
3-1Actual: 28
Highest: 21 - Brian Fonseca
Lowest: NR - 47 Voters
32
Points
25Kansas State
3-1Actual: 26
Highest: 19 - Kirk Bohls
Lowest: NR - 42 Voters
57
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 21-Tennessee24-Kansas25-Fresno State