John Steppe Cedar Rapids Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA) 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 13, 2024 Week 8 Rankings for John Steppe1 Texas (56) 6-0 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 56 Voters Lowest: 2 - 6 Voters 1544 Points
2 Oregon (6) 6-0 Actual: 2Highest: 1 - 6 Voters Lowest: 3 - Pete Yanity 1493 Points
3 Penn State 6-0 Actual: 3Highest: 2 - Pete Yanity Lowest: 6 - 3 Voters 1380 Points
4 Ohio State 5-1 Actual: 4Highest: 3 - 22 Voters Lowest: 11 - Derek Redd 1357 Points
5 Alabama 5-1 Actual: 7Highest: 4 - Aaron McMann Lowest: 13 - 3 Voters 1127 Points
6 Georgia 5-1 Actual: 5Highest: 3 - 6 Voters Lowest: 9 - Dylan Sinn 1300 Points
7 Tennessee 5-1 Actual: 11Highest: 7 - 5 Voters Lowest: 16 - 2 Voters 959 Points
8 Notre Dame 5-1 Actual: 12Highest: 7 - 5 Voters Lowest: 23 - Jon Wilner 914 Points
9 Miami (FL) 6-0 Actual: 6Highest: 3 - 2 Voters Lowest: 12 - 2 Voters 1232 Points
10 Iowa State 6-0 Actual: 9Highest: 5 - Dylan Sinn Lowest: 18 - Eric Hansen 982 Points
11 LSU 5-1 Actual: 8Highest: 5 - Kate Rogerson Lowest: 16 - Bob Ballou 994 Points
12 BYU 6-0 Actual: 13Highest: 6 - 2 Voters Lowest: 17 - Bob Asmussen 889 Points
13 Clemson 5-1 Actual: 10Highest: 7 - 6 Voters Lowest: 16 - Chris Murray 980 Points
14 Texas A&M 5-1 Actual: 14Highest: 6 - Koki Riley Lowest: 20 - 2 Voters 744 Points
15 Kansas State 5-1 Actual: 17Highest: 13 - 3 Voters Lowest: 24 - 2 Voters 567 Points
16 Boise State 5-1 Actual: 15Highest: 10 - Bob Ballou Lowest: 22 - Henry Greenstein 597 Points
17 Ole Miss 5-2 Actual: 18Highest: 10 - Kirk Kenney Lowest: NR - 3 Voters 511 Points
18 Indiana 6-0 Actual: 16Highest: 7 - Stephen Means Lowest: 23 - Aaron McMann 580 Points
19 SMU 5-1 Actual: 21Highest: 15 - Brian Fonseca Lowest: NR - 5 Voters 260 Points
20 Pittsburgh 6-0 Actual: 20Highest: 11 - Chip Towers Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 397 Points
21 Missouri 5-1 Actual: 19Highest: 14 - Bob Asmussen Lowest: NR - 4 Voters 409 Points
22 Michigan 4-2 Actual: 24Highest: 17 - Brian Howell Lowest: NR - 33 Voters 133 Points
23 Syracuse 5-1 Actual: 33Highest: 23 - 3 Voters Lowest: NR - 56 Voters 13 Points
24 Vanderbilt 4-2 Actual: 26Highest: 17 - Kirk Bohls Lowest: NR - 31 Voters 68 Points
25 Illinois 5-1 Actual: 22Highest: 16 - Bob Asmussen Lowest: NR - 7 Voters 249 Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 23-Army 25-Navy