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John SteppeCedar Rapids Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA)
E-mail: john.steppe@thegazette.com
Twitter: @JSteppe1
About: I am the Iowa Hawkeyes football reporter for The Gazette. I previously covered business and sports enterprise for The Gazette. I’m a born-and-raised Midwesterner and Marquette University alumnus. When I’m not working, I’m likely hiking, eating cheese curds or watching more sports.


Ballot Score

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Sep 22, 2024Week 5 Rankings for John Steppe
1Texas (44)
4-0Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 44 Voters
Lowest: 3 - 5 Voters
1527
Points
2Georgia (13)
3-0Actual: 2
Highest: 1 - 13 Voters
Lowest: 5 - 2 Voters
1482
Points
3Ohio State (5)
3-0Actual: 3
Highest: 1 - 5 Voters
Lowest: 5 - 4 Voters
1432
Points
4Tennessee
4-0Actual: 5
Highest: 2 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 10 - 2 Voters
1283
Points
5Ole Miss
4-0Actual: 6
Highest: 2 - Koki Riley
Lowest: 9 - Jon Wilner
1269
Points
6Alabama
3-0Actual: 4
Highest: 3 - 7 Voters
Lowest: 9 - Eric Hansen
1328
Points
7Oregon
3-0Actual: 8
Highest: 4 - Bob Ballou
Lowest: 12 - 2 Voters
1073
Points
8Penn State
3-0Actual: 9
Highest: 6 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 12 - Adam Cole
1051
Points
9Miami (FL)
4-0Actual: 7
Highest: 5 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 12 - David Jablonski
1139
Points
10Missouri
4-0Actual: 11
Highest: 5 - Bob Ballou
Lowest: 12 - 4 Voters
1009
Points
11Utah
4-0Actual: 10
Highest: 4 - Jon Wilner
Lowest: 11 - 18 Voters
1037
Points
12Michigan
3-1Actual: 12
Highest: 10 - Josh Furlong
Lowest: 23 - Jon Wilner
805
Points
13USC
2-1Actual: 13
Highest: 13 - 19 Voters
Lowest: 20 - Kirk Bohls
690
Points
14LSU
3-1Actual: 14
Highest: 12 - Kirk Bohls
Lowest: 25 - Dylan Sinn
637
Points
15Notre Dame
3-1Actual: 16
Highest: 12 - 4 Voters
Lowest: NR - 7 Voters
546
Points
16Louisville
3-0Actual: 15
Highest: 11 - Eric Hansen
Lowest: NR - 2 Voters
553
Points
17Illinois
4-0Actual: 19
Highest: 10 - David Jablonski
Lowest: 25 - Mason Young
458
Points
18Clemson
2-1Actual: 17
Highest: 11 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 2 Voters
540
Points
19Iowa State
3-0Actual: 18
Highest: 11 - Michael Lev
Lowest: NR - 2 Voters
530
Points
20BYU
4-0Actual: 22
Highest: 12 - David Briggs
Lowest: NR - 9 Voters
327
Points
21Oklahoma State
3-1Actual: 20
Highest: 13 - 3 Voters
Lowest: NR - 4 Voters
388
Points
22Oklahoma
3-1Actual: 21
Highest: 13 - Adam Cole
Lowest: NR - 4 Voters
375
Points
23Boise State
2-1Actual: 25
Highest: 17 - Jon Wilner
Lowest: NR - 43 Voters
69
Points
24Boston College
3-1Actual: 28
Highest: 18 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 45 Voters
55
Points

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This pick is 5+ spots from the actual ranking.
25Pittsburgh
4-0Actual: 30
Highest: 19 - Chip Towers
Lowest: NR - 47 Voters
37
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 23-Kansas State24-Texas A&M