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 3, 2024Week 2 Rankings for Emily Leiker
1Georgia (57)
1-0Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 57 Voters
Lowest: 2 - 5 Voters
1545
Points
2Ohio State (5)
1-0Actual: 2
Highest: 1 - 5 Voters
Lowest: 6 - Randy Johnson
1478
Points
3Texas
1-0Actual: 3
Highest: 2 - 7 Voters
Lowest: 6 - Koki Riley
1418
Points
4Alabama
1-0Actual: 4
Highest: 2 - Chris Murray
Lowest: 9 - Eric Hansen
1309
Points
5Notre Dame
1-0Actual: 5
Highest: 2 - David Jablonski
Lowest: 10 - 3 Voters
1240
Points
6Oregon
1-0Actual: 7
Highest: 3 - 4 Voters
Lowest: 13 - 2 Voters
1197
Points
7Penn State
1-0Actual: 8
Highest: 4 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 12 - Chris Murray
1146
Points
8Ole Miss
1-0Actual: 6
Highest: 4 - 14 Voters
Lowest: 12 - 2 Voters
1212
Points
9Utah
1-0Actual: 11
Highest: 5 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 20 - Robert Cessna
897
Points
10Missouri
1-0Actual: 9
Highest: 6 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 17 - Matt Brown
968
Points
11Oklahoma
1-0Actual: 15
Highest: 5 - Chris Murray
Lowest: 24 - Rece Davis
703
Points
12Tennessee
1-0Actual: 14
Highest: 9 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 21 - Jon Wilner
784
Points
13Miami (FL)
1-0Actual: 12
Highest: 3 - Randy Johnson
Lowest: 19 - Stephen Means
893
Points
14Kansas State
1-0Actual: 17
Highest: 12 - 5 Voters
Lowest: 20 - Adam Cole
607
Points
15Oklahoma State
1-0Actual: 16
Highest: 11 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 22 - Steven Johnson
610
Points

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16Michigan
1-0Actual: 10
Highest: 5 - Bob Ballou
Lowest: 19 - Koki Riley
935
Points
17USC
1-0Actual: 13
Highest: 2 - Randy Johnson
Lowest: 19 - Kirk Kenney
811
Points
18LSU
0-1Actual: 18
Highest: 13 - Matt Baker
Lowest: NR - 3 Voters
410
Points
19Arizona
1-0Actual: 20
Highest: 10 - Cody Nespor
Lowest: NR - 7 Voters
339
Points

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20Clemson
0-1Actual: 25
Highest: 16 - Jordan McPherson
Lowest: NR - 25 Voters
134
Points
21Louisville
1-0Actual: 22
Highest: 17 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 19 Voters
188
Points
22Kansas
1-0Actual: 19
Highest: 13 - Rece Davis
Lowest: NR - 5 Voters
349
Points
23Iowa
1-0Actual: 21
Highest: 11 - Dave Preston
Lowest: NR - 6 Voters
294
Points
24Georgia Tech
2-0Actual: 23
Highest: 15 - Greg Madia
Lowest: NR - 28 Voters
161
Points

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25Nebraska
1-0Actual: 30
Highest: 13 - Jon Wilner
Lowest: NR - 56 Voters
27
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 24-NC State