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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.


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Sep 29, 2024Week 6 Rankings for Emily Leiker
1Texas (19)
5-0Actual: 2
Highest: 1 - 19 Voters
Lowest: 3 - 6 Voters
1525
Points
2Alabama (40)
4-0Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 40 Voters
Lowest: 3 - 3 Voters
1549
Points
3Georgia
3-1Actual: 5
Highest: 2 - Brett McMurphy
Lowest: 8 - 7 Voters
1329
Points
4Ohio State (4)
4-0Actual: 3
Highest: 1 - 4 Voters
Lowest: 5 - 2 Voters
1445
Points
5Tennessee
4-0Actual: 4
Highest: 2 - Eric Hansen
Lowest: 8 - Kirk Kenney
1356
Points
6Penn State
4-0Actual: 7
Highest: 4 - Chip Towers
Lowest: 10 - Adam Cole
1208
Points
7Miami (FL)
5-0Actual: 8
Highest: 5 - 4 Voters
Lowest: 10 - 2 Voters
1170
Points
8Missouri
4-0Actual: 9
Highest: 6 - 4 Voters
Lowest: 12 - 2 Voters
1085
Points
9Ole Miss
4-1Actual: 12
Highest: 9 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 25 - Chris Murray
799
Points
10Oregon
4-0Actual: 6
Highest: 5 - 9 Voters
Lowest: 10 - Emily Leiker
1216
Points
11Clemson
3-1Actual: 15
Highest: 9 - 4 Voters
Lowest: 23 - Jon Wilner
694
Points
12Notre Dame
4-1Actual: 14
Highest: 8 - Josh Furlong
Lowest: 25 - Jon Wilner
748
Points
13LSU
4-1Actual: 13
Highest: 10 - Kirk Bohls
Lowest: 20 - 2 Voters
757
Points
14Michigan
4-1Actual: 10
Highest: 9 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 21 - Jon Wilner
913
Points
15USC
3-1Actual: 11
Highest: 11 - 21 Voters
Lowest: 16 - 2 Voters
854
Points

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16Louisville
3-1Actual: 22
Highest: 16 - 4 Voters
Lowest: NR - 18 Voters
223
Points
17Utah
4-1Actual: 18
Highest: 9 - Jon Wilner
Lowest: NR - 3 Voters
467
Points
18Iowa State
4-0Actual: 16
Highest: 9 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 23 - 2 Voters
656
Points
19Kansas State
4-1Actual: 20
Highest: 14 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 6 Voters
398
Points
20Indiana
5-0Actual: 23
Highest: 15 - Stephen Means
Lowest: NR - 21 Voters
172
Points
21Oklahoma
4-1Actual: 19
Highest: 14 - Dave Preston
Lowest: NR - 4 Voters
428
Points
22UNLV
4-0Actual: 25
Highest: 15 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 25 Voters
122
Points
23Boise State
3-1Actual: 21
Highest: 16 - Jon Wilner
Lowest: NR - 7 Voters
253
Points

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24Oklahoma State
3-2Actual: 33
Highest: 20 - Pete Yanity
Lowest: NR - 61 Voters
8
Points
25Arizona
3-1Actual: 27
Highest: 16 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 41 Voters
106
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 17-BYU24-Illinois25-Texas A&M