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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.


Ballot Score

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Oct 15, 2023Week 8 Rankings for Emily Leiker
1Georgia (43)
7-0Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 44 Voters
Lowest: 6 - Matt Baker
1541
Points
2Michigan (16)
7-0Actual: 2
Highest: 1 - 16 Voters
Lowest: 7 - Chris Murray
1492
Points
3Penn State
6-0Actual: 7
Highest: 3 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - Jack Ebling
1253
Points
4Washington (2)
6-0Actual: 5
Highest: 1 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - Jack Ebling
1355
Points
5Florida State (1)
6-0Actual: 4
Highest: 1 - Scott Rabalais
Lowest: 7 - James Williams
1388
Points
6Ohio State (1)
6-0Actual: 3
Highest: 1 - Matt Baker
Lowest: 6 - 8 Voters
1393
Points
7Oklahoma
6-0Actual: 6
Highest: 2 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 8 - 2 Voters
1277
Points
8Texas
5-1Actual: 8
Highest: 7 - Tom D'Angelo
Lowest: NR - Jack Ebling
1098
Points
9North Carolina
6-0Actual: 10
Highest: 7 - Mike Niziolek
Lowest: NR - Jack Ebling
1011
Points
10Oregon
5-1Actual: 9
Highest: 7 - Jon Wilner
Lowest: NR - Jack Ebling
1034
Points
11Alabama
6-1Actual: 11
Highest: 9 - 14 Voters
Lowest: NR - Jack Ebling
987
Points
12Ole Miss
5-1Actual: 13
Highest: 10 - Chuck Landon
Lowest: NR - Jack Ebling
825
Points
13Oregon State
6-1Actual: 12
Highest: 8 - James Williams
Lowest: NR - Jack Ebling
834
Points
14Utah
5-1Actual: 14
Highest: 12 - David Briggs
Lowest: NR - Jack Ebling
695
Points
15USC
6-1Actual: 18
Highest: 11 - Brian Fonseca
Lowest: NR - 2 Voters
530
Points
16Notre Dame
6-2Actual: 15
Highest: 9 - James Williams
Lowest: NR - Jack Ebling
664
Points
17Duke
5-1Actual: 16
Highest: 13 - 3 Voters
Lowest: NR - Jack Ebling
593
Points
18Louisville
6-1Actual: 21
Highest: 13 - David Briggs
Lowest: NR - 7 Voters
309
Points

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19UCLA
4-2Actual: 25
Highest: 14 - Colten Bartholomew
Lowest: NR - 28 Voters
122
Points
20LSU
5-2Actual: 19
Highest: 12 - Don Williams
Lowest: NR - Jack Ebling
493
Points
21Tennessee
5-1Actual: 17
Highest: 12 - Stephen Hargis
Lowest: NR - Jack Ebling
557
Points
22Missouri
6-1Actual: 20
Highest: 15 - Jon Wilner
Lowest: NR - Jack Ebling
365
Points
23Air Force
6-0Actual: 22
Highest: 19 - 3 Voters
Lowest: NR - 1 Voters
245
Points
24Washington State
4-2Actual: 29
Highest: 21 - Colten Bartholomew
Lowest: NR - 58 Voters
11
Points

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25Miami (FL)
4-2Actual: 35
Highest: 25 - Emily Leiker
Lowest: NR - 61 Voters
1
Point
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 23-Tulane24-Iowa