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 15, 2024Week 4 Rankings for Emily Leiker
1Texas (35)
3-0Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 34 Voters
Lowest: 3 - 7 Voters
1540
Points
2Georgia (23)
3-0Actual: 2
Highest: 1 - 23 Voters
Lowest: 6 - Adam Zucker
1518
Points
3Ohio State (5)
2-0Actual: 3
Highest: 1 - 5 Voters
Lowest: 5 - 2 Voters
1461
Points
4Ole Miss
3-0Actual: 5
Highest: 2 - Koki Riley
Lowest: 11 - Jon Wilner
1316
Points
5Alabama
3-0Actual: 4
Highest: 2 - Kirk Bohls
Lowest: 9 - Eric Hansen
1358
Points
6Missouri
3-0Actual: 7
Highest: 5 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 15 - Jon Wilner
1127
Points
7Tennessee
3-0Actual: 6
Highest: 3 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 12 - 3 Voters
1188
Points
8Miami (FL)
3-0Actual: 8
Highest: 5 - 4 Voters
Lowest: 12 - 6 Voters
1094
Points
9Oregon
3-0Actual: 9
Highest: 4 - Bob Ballou
Lowest: 13 - Andy Yamashita
1093
Points
10Penn State
2-0Actual: 10
Highest: 5 - Rece Davis
Lowest: 15 - Chris Murray
1050
Points
11Utah
3-0Actual: 12
Highest: 5 - Jon Wilner
Lowest: 16 - Robert Cessna
912
Points
12Kansas State
3-0Actual: 13
Highest: 9 - David Jablonski
Lowest: 18 - 2 Voters
836
Points
13USC
2-0Actual: 11
Highest: 3 - Randy Johnson
Lowest: 14 - Kirk Kenney
1008
Points
14Notre Dame
2-1Actual: 17
Highest: 13 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 3 Voters
477
Points
15Oklahoma State
3-0Actual: 14
Highest: 11 - Andy Yamashita
Lowest: 21 - Bob Ballou
742
Points
16Oklahoma
3-0Actual: 15
Highest: 10 - Chris Murray
Lowest: 24 - Rece Davis
649
Points
17Clemson
1-1Actual: 21
Highest: 16 - 3 Voters
Lowest: NR - 13 Voters
291
Points
18Louisville
2-0Actual: 19
Highest: 13 - Eric Hansen
Lowest: NR - 4 Voters
418
Points
19LSU
2-1Actual: 16
Highest: 13 - Matt Baker
Lowest: NR - Chip Towers
537
Points

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20Arizona
2-1Actual: 32
Highest: 20 - Emily Leiker
Lowest: NR - 57 Voters
15
Points
21Nebraska
3-0Actual: 22
Highest: 14 - Jon Wilner
Lowest: NR - 7 Voters
266
Points
22Michigan
2-1Actual: 18
Highest: 13 - Jordan McPherson
Lowest: NR - 5 Voters
447
Points

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23UNLV
3-0Actual: 29
Highest: 16 - Michael Lev
Lowest: NR - 45 Voters
54
Points
24Boise State
1-1Actual: 27
Highest: 17 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 45 Voters
62
Points

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25Indiana
3-0Actual: 34
Highest: 22 - Dave Preston
Lowest: NR - 57 Voters
13
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 20-Iowa State23-Northern Illinois24-Illinois25-Texas A&M