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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.


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Sep 13, 2026Week 3 Rankings for Madison Hricik
1Texas (56)
2-0Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 56 Voters
Lowest: 5 - Murray Evans
1678
Points
2Georgia (3)
2-0Actual: 2
Highest: 1 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 8 - Stephen Means
1551
Points
3Notre Dame (1)
2-0Actual: 3
Highest: 1 - Rece Davis
Lowest: 7 - 2 Voters
1531
Points
4Indiana (3)
2-0Actual: 4
Highest: 1 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 8 - 2 Voters
1466
Points
5Ohio State
1-1Actual: 6
Highest: 2 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 10 - Randy Johnson
1407
Points
6Miami (FL) (4)
2-0Actual: 5
Highest: 1 - 4 Voters
Lowest: 8 - 2 Voters
1452
Points
7LSU (1)
2-0Actual: 7
Highest: 1 - Josh Furlong
Lowest: 13 - Dave Preston
1334
Points
8Ole Miss
2-0Actual: 8
Highest: 4 - Murray Evans
Lowest: 13 - Jon Wilner
1216
Points
9Texas A&M
2-0Actual: 9
Highest: 4 - Brian Fonseca
Lowest: 12 - Koki Riley
1165
Points
10Alabama
2-0Actual: 10
Highest: 7 - Dave Preston
Lowest: 15 - Bob Asmussen
1068
Points
11Texas Tech
2-0Actual: 13
Highest: 9 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 19 - Bob Asmussen
910
Points

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12Oregon
1-1Actual: 21
Highest: 11 - Bob Asmussen
Lowest: NR - 19 Voters
324
Points
13USC
3-0Actual: 12
Highest: 8 - 4 Voters
Lowest: 23 - Brett McMurphy
944
Points
14BYU
2-0Actual: 11
Highest: 8 - Kirk Bohls
Lowest: 16 - Chris Carter
966
Points
15Penn State
2-0Actual: 14
Highest: 12 - 3 Voters
Lowest: NR - Ryan Zuke
692
Points
16SMU
2-0Actual: 16
Highest: 12 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - Creg Stephenson
636
Points
17Tennessee
2-0Actual: 15
Highest: 12 - 4 Voters
Lowest: NR - Ralph Russo
676
Points
18Iowa
2-0Actual: 18
Highest: 13 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 4 Voters
391
Points
19Utah
2-0Actual: 17
Highest: 12 - Chris Carter
Lowest: NR - 3 Voters
558
Points
20Houston
2-0Actual: 22
Highest: 13 - Dylan Sinn
Lowest: NR - 10 Voters
292
Points

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21Washington
2-0Actual: 26
Highest: 14 - Stephen Means
Lowest: NR - 33 Voters
172
Points
22Oklahoma
1-1Actual: 24
Highest: 14 - Bob Asmussen
Lowest: NR - 15 Voters
222
Points
23Louisville
1-1Actual: 23
Highest: 12 - Ralph Russo
Lowest: NR - 10 Voters
244
Points
24Missouri
2-0Actual: 20
Highest: 14 - 3 Voters
Lowest: NR - 7 Voters
344
Points

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25Michigan
2-0Actual: 19
Highest: 12 - Bob Asmussen
Lowest: NR - 5 Voters
382
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 25-Virginia