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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.


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Oct 6, 2024Week 7 Rankings for John Steppe
1Texas (52)
5-0Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 52 Voters
Lowest: 2 - 9 Voters
1516
Points
2Ohio State (9)
5-0Actual: 2
Highest: 1 - 9 Voters
Lowest: 2 - 52 Voters
1473
Points
3Oregon
5-0Actual: 3
Highest: 3 - 25 Voters
Lowest: 7 - 2 Voters
1348
Points
4Penn State
5-0Actual: 4
Highest: 3 - 11 Voters
Lowest: 8 - Matt Baker
1305
Points
5Alabama
4-1Actual: 7
Highest: 3 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 13 - Stephen Means
1182
Points
6Georgia
4-1Actual: 5
Highest: 3 - 21 Voters
Lowest: 10 - Dylan Sinn
1299
Points
7Tennessee
4-1Actual: 8
Highest: 6 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 15 - 3 Voters
1001
Points
8Notre Dame
4-1Actual: 11
Highest: 7 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 25 - 2 Voters
853
Points
9Miami (FL)
6-0Actual: 6
Highest: 3 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 16 - Alex Taylor
1187
Points
10Ole Miss
5-1Actual: 9
Highest: 5 - Adam Zucker
Lowest: 22 - David Jablonski
978
Points
11Iowa State
5-0Actual: 11
Highest: 5 - Dylan Sinn
Lowest: 20 - Jordan McPherson
853
Points
12Texas A&M
5-1Actual: 15
Highest: 7 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 21 - Jordan McPherson
702
Points
13BYU
5-0Actual: 14
Highest: 7 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 21 - Henry Greenstein
753
Points
14Clemson
4-1Actual: 10
Highest: 7 - Rece Davis
Lowest: 19 - 2 Voters
861
Points
15Kansas State
4-1Actual: 18
Highest: 13 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 2 Voters
459
Points
16Utah
4-1Actual: 16
Highest: 11 - 3 Voters
Lowest: NR - 5 Voters
473
Points
17Boise State
4-1Actual: 17
Highest: 9 - Matt Brown
Lowest: 24 - 2 Voters
463
Points
18Oklahoma
4-1Actual: 18
Highest: 9 - Dave Preston
Lowest: NR - 2 Voters
459
Points

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19LSU
4-1Actual: 13
Highest: 7 - Ian Kress
Lowest: NR - Dylan Sinn
827
Points
20Illinois
4-1Actual: 23
Highest: 11 - Dylan Sinn
Lowest: NR - 20 Voters
182
Points
21Indiana
6-0Actual: 18
Highest: 7 - Stephen Means
Lowest: NR - 1 Voters
459
Points
22SMU
5-1Actual: 25
Highest: 16 - Brian Fonseca
Lowest: NR - 15 Voters
165
Points

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23Syracuse
4-1Actual: 35
Highest: 23 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 58 Voters
6
Points
24Pittsburgh
5-0Actual: 22
Highest: 11 - Chip Towers
Lowest: NR - 13 Voters
196
Points
25Missouri
4-1Actual: 21
Highest: 12 - Emily Leiker
Lowest: NR - 6 Voters
352
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 24-Michigan