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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Aug 12, 2024Pre-Season Rankings for Emily Leiker
1Georgia (46)
0-0Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 46 Voters
Lowest: 3 - 2 Voters
1532
Points
2Ohio State (15)
0-0Actual: 2
Highest: 1 - 15 Voters
Lowest: 5 - 2 Voters
1490
Points
3Oregon (1)
0-0Actual: 3
Highest: 1 - Brett McMurphy
Lowest: 6 - Kirk Kenney
1403
Points
4Texas
0-0Actual: 4
Highest: 2 - 6 Voters
Lowest: 6 - Koki Riley
1386
Points
5Notre Dame
0-0Actual: 7
Highest: 5 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 12 - Creg Stephenson
1122
Points
6Alabama
0-0Actual: 5
Highest: 3 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 10 - Eric Hansen
1260
Points
7Penn State
0-0Actual: 8
Highest: 5 - Pete Yanity
Lowest: 18 - Greg Madia
1060
Points
8Ole Miss
0-0Actual: 6
Highest: 4 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 15 - Chris Murray
1189
Points
9Utah
0-0Actual: 12
Highest: 5 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 21 - Chris Murray
887
Points
10Missouri
0-0Actual: 11
Highest: 6 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 20 - Matt Brown
927
Points
11LSU
0-0Actual: 13
Highest: 8 - Joe Arruda
Lowest: 20 - 2 Voters
804
Points
12Oklahoma
0-0Actual: 16
Highest: 6 - Chris Murray
Lowest: NR - 4 Voters
566
Points
13Michigan
0-0Actual: 9
Highest: 5 - 4 Voters
Lowest: 21 - Koki Riley
995
Points
14Florida State
0-0Actual: 10
Highest: 6 - 5 Voters
Lowest: 16 - 2 Voters
971
Points
15Clemson
0-0Actual: 14
Highest: 9 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 22 - Garland Gillen
689
Points
16Tennessee
0-0Actual: 15
Highest: 8 - Chris Murray
Lowest: NR - 2 Voters
629
Points
17Kansas State
0-0Actual: 18
Highest: 11 - Brett McMurphy
Lowest: NR - Chip Towers
526
Points
18Oklahoma State
0-0Actual: 17
Highest: 9 - Jon Wilner
Lowest: NR - Steven Johnson
538
Points
19Miami (FL)
0-0Actual: 19
Highest: 6 - Dylan Sinn
Lowest: NR - 5 Voters
492
Points

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20Louisville
0-0Actual: 26
Highest: 19 - Steven Johnson
Lowest: NR - 31 Voters
111
Points

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21Virginia Tech
0-0Actual: 27
Highest: 17 - Greg Madia
Lowest: NR - 40 Voters
77
Points
22Kansas
0-0Actual: 22
Highest: 14 - Rece Davis
Lowest: NR - 15 Voters
231
Points
23Arizona
0-0Actual: 21
Highest: 8 - Cody Nespor
Lowest: NR - 13 Voters
237
Points
24Iowa
0-0Actual: 25
Highest: 13 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 30 Voters
140
Points
25Boise State
0-0Actual: 28
Highest: 17 - Dave Preston
Lowest: NR - 47 Voters
47
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 20-Texas A&M23-USC24-NC State