Emily LeikerSyracuse.com (Syracuse, NY)
E-mail: eleiker@syracuse.com
Twitter: @emleiker
About: Emily Leiker is a sports reporter covering Syracuse athletics. Though her primary beat is football, she's also covered men's lacrosse and provided additional reporting on other beats. Prior to joining Syracuse.com, Emily spent time at USA Today, the News & Obeserver (Raleigh) and Columbia Missourian. She's covered three Division I football seasons, including ones that featured coach firings and departures, NCAA sanctions and AP Top 25 rankings. Between 2020 and 2022, Emily received three awards from the Associated Press Sports Editors and one from the Association of Women in Sports Media. She graduated from the University of Missouri in 2022 and is originally from Lynnwood, Washington.


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Aug 14, 2023Pre-Season Rankings for Emily Leiker
1Georgia (60)
0-0Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 60 Voters
Lowest: 2 - 3 Voters
1572
Points
2Michigan (2)
0-0Actual: 2
Highest: 1 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 7 - Ryan Aber
1490
Points
3Alabama
0-0Actual: 4
Highest: 2 - 4 Voters
Lowest: 7 - Matt Brown
1398
Points
4USC
0-0Actual: 6
Highest: 3 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 14 - Brett McMurphy
1245
Points
5Ohio State (1)
0-0Actual: 3
Highest: 1 - Robert Cessna
Lowest: 7 - 3 Voters
1400
Points
6LSU
0-0Actual: 5
Highest: 2 - Chad Leistikow
Lowest: 11 - 2 Voters
1276
Points
7Penn State
0-0Actual: 7
Highest: 5 - 6 Voters
Lowest: 12 - 2 Voters
1177
Points
8Florida State
0-0Actual: 8
Highest: 3 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 14 - Randy Johnson
1147
Points
9Clemson
0-0Actual: 9
Highest: 5 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 18 - Dave Reardon
1032
Points
10Tennessee
0-0Actual: 12
Highest: 7 - Jordan Crammer
Lowest: 17 - 2 Voters
868
Points
11Texas
0-0Actual: 11
Highest: 6 - Ron Counts
Lowest: 21 - Jordan Crammer
882
Points
12Washington
0-0Actual: 10
Highest: 4 - Jon Wilner
Lowest: 20 - Colten Bartholomew
977
Points
13Notre Dame
0-0Actual: 13
Highest: 5 - Kirk Kenney
Lowest: 16 - 3 Voters
863
Points
14Utah
0-0Actual: 14
Highest: 8 - Tom Murphy
Lowest: 22 - Brett McMurphy
811
Points
15Oregon
0-0Actual: 15
Highest: 9 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 21 - Greg Madia
732
Points
16Oregon State
0-0Actual: 18
Highest: 13 - Brett McMurphy
Lowest: NR - 9 Voters
406
Points
17Kansas State
0-0Actual: 16
Highest: 10 - Greg Madia
Lowest: NR - 2 Voters
501
Points
18Oklahoma
0-0Actual: 20
Highest: 15 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 17 Voters
296
Points
19TCU
0-0Actual: 17
Highest: 10 - Trevor Hass
Lowest: NR - 7 Voters
416
Points
20North Carolina
0-0Actual: 21
Highest: 13 - Kirk Kenney
Lowest: NR - 7 Voters
292
Points
21Wisconsin
0-0Actual: 19
Highest: 13 - David Jablonski
Lowest: NR - 6 Voters
386
Points
22Tulane
0-0Actual: 24
Highest: 15 - Stefan Krajisnik
Lowest: NR - 16 Voters
224
Points
23Iowa
0-0Actual: 25
Highest: 16 - Randy Johnson
Lowest: NR - 36 Voters
131
Points
24Texas Tech
0-0Actual: 26
Highest: 11 - Brett McMurphy
Lowest: NR - 35 Voters
101
Points
25Ole Miss
0-0Actual: 22
Highest: 15 - Stephen Hargis
Lowest: NR - 12 Voters
281
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 23-Texas A&M