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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.


Ballot Score

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Sep 10, 2023Week 3 Rankings for Emily Leiker
1Georgia (55)
2-0Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 56 Voters
Lowest: 3 - 3 Voters
1540
Points
2Michigan (2)
2-0Actual: 2
Highest: 1 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 6 - Dave Reardon
1458
Points
3Florida State (3)
2-0Actual: 3
Highest: 1 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 7 - 2 Voters
1413
Points
4USC
2-0Actual: 5
Highest: 3 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 9 - Tom D'Angelo
1269
Points
5Penn State
2-0Actual: 7
Highest: 4 - 4 Voters
Lowest: 12 - Jon Wilner
1204
Points
6Texas (2)
2-0Actual: 4
Highest: 1 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 10 - 2 Voters
1338
Points
7Ohio State
2-0Actual: 6
Highest: 2 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 11 - Kirk Bohls
1265
Points
8Washington
2-0Actual: 8
Highest: 5 - 5 Voters
Lowest: 12 - 5 Voters
1102
Points
9Tennessee
2-0Actual: 11
Highest: 8 - 5 Voters
Lowest: 15 - 2 Voters
929
Points
10Notre Dame
3-0Actual: 9
Highest: 4 - Kirk Kenney
Lowest: 14 - Greg Madia
1015
Points
11Alabama
1-1Actual: 10
Highest: 5 - Ryan Aber
Lowest: 16 - Mike Niziolek
953
Points
12Oregon
2-0Actual: 13
Highest: 8 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 17 - Kirk Bohls
827
Points
13Oregon State
2-0Actual: 16
Highest: 12 - Brett McMurphy
Lowest: 21 - Mike Niziolek
605
Points
14LSU
1-1Actual: 14
Highest: 9 - Greg Madia
Lowest: 25 - Randy Johnson
667
Points
15Kansas State
2-0Actual: 15
Highest: 8 - Greg Madia
Lowest: 24 - Brett McMurphy
636
Points
16North Carolina
2-0Actual: 20
Highest: 13 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 25 - 2 Voters
444
Points
17Oklahoma
2-0Actual: 19
Highest: 13 - Kayla Anderson
Lowest: 24 - Sean Reider
453
Points

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18Utah
2-0Actual: 12
Highest: 8 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 20 - Scott Springer
847
Points
19Duke
2-0Actual: 21
Highest: 13 - David Jablonski
Lowest: 25 - Jon Wilner
421
Points
20Ole Miss
2-0Actual: 17
Highest: 11 - Stephen Hargis
Lowest: 23 - Kirk Kenney
505
Points
21Colorado
2-0Actual: 18
Highest: 9 - David Jablonski
Lowest: 24 - Mike Berardino
481
Points

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22Tulane
1-1Actual: 30
Highest: 22 - Emily Leiker
Lowest: NR - 51 Voters
17
Points

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23Wisconsin
1-1Actual: 31
Highest: 23 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 57 Voters
10
Points
24TCU
1-1Actual: 28
Highest: 17 - Colten Bartholomew
Lowest: NR - 57 Voters
19
Points
25UCLA
2-0Actual: 24
Highest: 17 - Mike Barber
Lowest: NR - 25 Voters
107
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 22-Miami (FL)23-Washington State25-Iowa