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 27, 2026Week 4 Rankings for Madison Hricik
1Texas (62)
4-0Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 62 Voters
Lowest: 4 - Bob Ballou
1737
Points
2Georgia (6)
4-0Actual: 2
Highest: 1 - 6 Voters
Lowest: 8 - Stephen Means
1646
Points
3Ohio State
3-1Actual: 5
Highest: 2 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 10 - Pat Welter
1465
Points
4Notre Dame
4-0Actual: 3
Highest: 2 - 12 Voters
Lowest: 6 - 2 Voters
1581
Points
5Indiana (1)
4-0Actual: 6
Highest: 1 - Bob Ballou
Lowest: 15 - Jon Wilner
1408
Points
6Miami (FL) (1)
4-0Actual: 4
Highest: 1 - Creg Stephenson
Lowest: NR - Eric Johnson
1501
Points
7Alabama
4-0Actual: 7
Highest: 4 - David Jablonski
Lowest: 12 - Brenna Greene
1305
Points
8BYU
3-0Actual: 10
Highest: 6 - Kirk Bohls
Lowest: 17 - Ralph Russo
1078
Points
9Texas Tech
4-0Actual: 12
Highest: 7 - 5 Voters
Lowest: 18 - Dylan Sinn
1053
Points
10Florida
4-0Actual: 8
Highest: 2 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 15 - Matt McGavic
1272
Points
11Ole Miss
3-1Actual: 9
Highest: 3 - Stephen Means
Lowest: 17 - John Johnson
1089
Points
12LSU
3-1Actual: 11
Highest: 7 - Jon Wilner
Lowest: 15 - 2 Voters
1073
Points
13Utah
4-0Actual: 13
Highest: 8 - Nicole Auerbach
Lowest: 17 - 2 Voters
903
Points
14Oregon
2-1Actual: 15
Highest: 10 - Greg Luca
Lowest: 23 - Chris Murray
725
Points
15Iowa
4-0Actual: 14
Highest: 5 - Stephen Means
Lowest: 23 - Koki Riley
856
Points
16USC
4-1Actual: 18
Highest: 15 - John Johnson
Lowest: NR - 9 Voters
410
Points
17Mississippi State
4-0Actual: 16
Highest: 11 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 22 - Kirk Bohls
715
Points
18Houston
3-1Actual: 20
Highest: 14 - Koki Riley
Lowest: NR - 12 Voters
278
Points
19Tennessee
3-1Actual: 17
Highest: 11 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 1 Voters
663
Points
20UCLA
4-0Actual: 23
Highest: 10 - Dylan Sinn
Lowest: NR - 26 Voters
218
Points
21Boise State
2-1Actual: 22
Highest: 16 - Kirk Bohls
Lowest: NR - 24 Voters
221
Points
22SMU
2-1Actual: 21
Highest: 16 - Brian Fonseca
Lowest: NR - 21 Voters
246
Points

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23Michigan
3-1Actual: 31
Highest: 18 - Eric Johnson
Lowest: NR - 57 Voters
54
Points

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24Oklahoma State
3-1Actual: 19
Highest: 14 - Ralph Russo
Lowest: NR - 14 Voters
345
Points

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25James Madison
4-0Actual: 36
Highest: 20 - Creg Stephenson
Lowest: NR - 65 Voters
10
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 24-Kentucky25-Missouri