Madison HricikThe (Cedar Rapids) Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA)
E-mail: madison.hricik@thegazette.om
Twitter: @SportingMads
About: I cover the Iowa Football beat, bringing experience from reporting at major East Coast outlets including The Buffalo News, The News & Observer, The Richmond Times-Dispatch, and The Associated Press. I earned a master’s degree in broadcast and digital journalism from Syracuse University in 2025, where I was part of the sports media communications cohort, and a bachelor’s degree in media arts and design with a minor in sports communication from James Madison University in 2023.


Ballot Score

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Sep 8, 2026Week 1 Rankings for Madison Hricik
1Ohio State (46)
1-0Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 46 Voters
Lowest: 6 - Kirk Bohls
1684
Points
2Georgia
1-0Actual: 2
Highest: 2 - 23 Voters
Lowest: 9 - 3 Voters
1532
Points
3Indiana (8)
1-0Actual: 5
Highest: 1 - 8 Voters
Lowest: 9 - 4 Voters
1428
Points
4Texas (2)
1-0Actual: 4
Highest: 1 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 9 - 4 Voters
1462
Points
5Notre Dame (4)
1-0Actual: 3
Highest: 1 - 4 Voters
Lowest: 8 - 3 Voters
1512
Points
6Oregon (3)
1-0Actual: 6
Highest: 1 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 10 - 2 Voters
1422
Points
7Miami (FL) (1)
1-0Actual: 7
Highest: 1 - Javon Edmonds
Lowest: NR - Brian Fonseca
1405
Points
8Texas A&M
1-0Actual: 10
Highest: 8 - 7 Voters
Lowest: 17 - Ralph Russo
1079
Points
9LSU (5)
1-0Actual: 8
Highest: 1 - 5 Voters
Lowest: 16 - Dave Preston
1315
Points
10Oklahoma
1-0Actual: 11
Highest: 7 - Chelsie Brown
Lowest: 16 - Randy Johnson
1039
Points
11Ole Miss
1-0Actual: 9
Highest: 4 - Stephen Means
Lowest: 14 - 2 Voters
1154
Points
12Texas Tech
1-0Actual: 13
Highest: 8 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 20 - David Briggs
900
Points
13Alabama
1-0Actual: 12
Highest: 9 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 16 - Matt McGavic
910
Points
14BYU
1-0Actual: 15
Highest: 10 - Kirk Bohls
Lowest: 18 - Chris Carter
840
Points
15USC
2-0Actual: 14
Highest: 6 - Dylan Sinn
Lowest: 23 - Brett McMurphy
861
Points
16Washington
1-0Actual: 19
Highest: 14 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 5 Voters
489
Points
17Tennessee
1-0Actual: 18
Highest: 15 - 4 Voters
Lowest: NR - 3 Voters
491
Points
18Penn State
1-0Actual: 16
Highest: 13 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - Andy Yamashita
621
Points
19Iowa
1-0Actual: 21
Highest: 15 - Stephen Means
Lowest: NR - 4 Voters
369
Points
20SMU
0-0Actual: 17
Highest: 14 - Kirk Bohls
Lowest: 23 - 2 Voters
501
Points

EXTREME PICK

This pick is 5+ spots from the actual ranking.
21Michigan
1-0Actual: 28
Highest: 17 - Haley Sawyer
Lowest: NR - 46 Voters
69
Points
22Utah
1-0Actual: 20
Highest: 15 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 7 Voters
381
Points
23Louisville
0-1Actual: 24
Highest: 14 - Ralph Russo
Lowest: NR - 22 Voters
163
Points
24Houston
1-0Actual: 22
Highest: 16 - Bob Asmussen
Lowest: NR - 12 Voters
214
Points
25Missouri
1-0Actual: 23
Highest: 17 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 20 Voters
182
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 25-Virginia