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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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Oct 25, 2026Week 8 Rankings for Madison Hricik
1Miami (FL) (59)
7-0Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 59 Voters
Lowest: 4 - 2 Voters
1735
Points
2Ohio State (10)
6-1Actual: 2
Highest: 1 - 10 Voters
Lowest: 5 - Pat Welter
1681
Points
3Georgia
6-1Actual: 3
Highest: 2 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 9 - David Jablonski
1511
Points
4Notre Dame
6-1Actual: 5
Highest: 2 - Koki Riley
Lowest: 9 - 3 Voters
1458
Points
5Indiana
7-1Actual: 4
Highest: 3 - 12 Voters
Lowest: 9 - 2 Voters
1459
Points
6BYU
6-1Actual: 8
Highest: 3 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 12 - Cameron Cox
1325
Points
7Utah (1)
7-0Actual: 6
Highest: 1 - Stephen Means
Lowest: 9 - 2 Voters
1413
Points
8UCLA
7-0Actual: 7
Highest: 2 - Stephen Means
Lowest: 12 - Koki Riley
1398
Points
9Kentucky
7-1Actual: 9
Highest: 5 - Murray Evans
Lowest: 16 - Koki Riley
1185
Points
10Texas
5-2Actual: 11
Highest: 9 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 20 - Nick Jacobs
966
Points
11Alabama
6-2Actual: 10
Highest: 6 - Nick Jacobs
Lowest: 17 - Stephen Means
1063
Points
12Texas Tech
6-1Actual: 13
Highest: 8 - David Jablonski
Lowest: 23 - 2 Voters
861
Points
13Wake Forest
6-1Actual: 14
Highest: 9 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 24 - Chelsie Brown
822
Points
14Ole Miss
5-2Actual: 12
Highest: 8 - Koki Riley
Lowest: 21 - Dylan Sinn
871
Points
15LSU
6-2Actual: 15
Highest: 9 - Nick Jacobs
Lowest: 25 - Brian Fonseca
813
Points
16Florida
5-2Actual: 17
Highest: 11 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 2 Voters
556
Points
17Tennessee
6-2Actual: 16
Highest: 10 - Chris Carter
Lowest: NR - 1 Voters
662
Points
18Boise State
6-1Actual: 20
Highest: 12 - Ian Kress
Lowest: NR - 4 Voters
422
Points
19Missouri
5-2Actual: 23
Highest: 15 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 9 Voters
329
Points
20SMU
6-1Actual: 19
Highest: 12 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 2 Voters
440
Points
21Northwestern
6-1Actual: 20
Highest: 11 - Stephen Means
Lowest: 24 - 3 Voters
422
Points
22Arizona
6-1Actual: 22
Highest: 11 - Koki Riley
Lowest: NR - Matt McGavic
400
Points

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This pick is 5+ spots from the actual ranking.
23Houston
6-2Actual: 18
Highest: 12 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 2 Voters
491
Points
24Wisconsin
5-2Actual: 25
Highest: 17 - Sarah Hughes
Lowest: NR - 22 Voters
125
Points
25Iowa
5-2Actual: 26
Highest: 17 - Jon Wilner
Lowest: NR - 42 Voters
76
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 24-Oklahoma State