Emily Leiker Syracuse.com (Syracuse, NY) 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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Dec 3, 2023 Week 15 Rankings for Emily Leiker1 Michigan (51) 13-0 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 51 Voters Lowest: 2 - 11 Voters 1539
2 Washington (11) 13-0 Actual: 2Highest: 1 - 11 Voters Lowest: 2 - 51 Voters 1499
3 Florida State 13-0 Actual: 4Highest: 3 - 32 Voters Lowest: 7 - 4 Voters 1358
4 Texas 12-1 Actual: 3Highest: 3 - 23 Voters Lowest: 7 - Jon Wilner 1375
5 Alabama 12-1 Actual: 5Highest: 3 - 5 Voters Lowest: 6 - 2 Voters 1329
6 Georgia 12-1 Actual: 6Highest: 3 - Scott Springer Lowest: 7 - 4 Voters 1256
7 Oregon 11-2 Actual: 8Highest: 6 - Jon Wilner Lowest: 9 - 4 Voters 1119
8 Ohio State 11-1 Actual: 7Highest: 3 - Kirk Kenney Lowest: 8 - 6 Voters 1185
9 Missouri 10-2 Actual: 9Highest: 8 - 3 Voters Lowest: 13 - 3 Voters 1014
10 Penn State 10-2 Actual: 10Highest: 9 - 12 Voters Lowest: 14 - 2 Voters 960
11 Ole Miss 10-2 Actual: 11Highest: 8 - Garland Gillen Lowest: 13 - Dave Reardon 944
12 Oklahoma 10-2 Actual: 12Highest: 9 - Steven Johnson Lowest: 15 - 2 Voters 867
13 LSU 9-3 Actual: 13Highest: 10 - 4 Voters Lowest: 17 - Brian Fonseca 823
14 Arizona 9-3 Actual: 14Highest: 10 - Adam Zucker Lowest: 16 - 8 Voters 740
15 Liberty 13-0 Actual: 18Highest: 14 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 1 Voters 424
16 SMU 11-2 Actual: 17Highest: 13 - Bob Asmussen Lowest: NR - Don Williams 432
17 Louisville 10-3 Actual: 16Highest: 13 - 3 Voters Lowest: 25 - Steve Wiseman 584
18 Iowa 10-3 Actual: 20Highest: 13 - Randy Johnson Lowest: NR - 3 Voters 356
19 Notre Dame 9-3 Actual: 15Highest: 10 - Scott Springer Lowest: 22 - Brian Fonseca 634
20 Troy 11-2 Actual: 27Highest: 20 - 3 Voters Lowest: NR - 32 Voters 65
21 Tulane 11-2 Actual: 23Highest: 17 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 12 Voters 201
22 Oklahoma State 9-4 Actual: 22Highest: 16 - Tony Garcia Lowest: NR - 12 Voters 256
23 NC State 9-3 Actual: 19Highest: 16 - 6 Voters Lowest: NR - 1 Voters 377
24 Toledo 11-2 Actual: 31Highest: 18 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 55 Voters 22
25 James Madison 11-1 Actual: 24Highest: 17 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 10 Voters 177
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 21-Oregon State 25-Tennessee
