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.


Ballot Score

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Sep 8, 2024Week 3 Rankings for Emily Leiker
1Georgia (54)
2-0Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 54 Voters
Lowest: 2 - 9 Voters
1566
Points
2Ohio State (5)
2-0Actual: 3
Highest: 1 - 5 Voters
Lowest: 4 - Randy Johnson
1476
Points
3Texas (4)
2-0Actual: 2
Highest: 1 - 4 Voters
Lowest: 4 - Koki Riley
1492
Points
4Alabama
2-0Actual: 4
Highest: 4 - 26 Voters
Lowest: 10 - Eric Hansen
1331
Points
5Ole Miss
2-0Actual: 5
Highest: 3 - Koki Riley
Lowest: 10 - 2 Voters
1323
Points
6Missouri
2-0Actual: 6
Highest: 5 - Bob Ballou
Lowest: 19 - Jon Wilner
1125
Points
7Tennessee
2-0Actual: 7
Highest: 4 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 13 - Brett McMurphy
1107
Points
8Miami (FL)
2-0Actual: 10
Highest: 5 - 5 Voters
Lowest: 16 - Stephen Means
1073
Points
9Utah
2-0Actual: 12
Highest: 4 - Jon Wilner
Lowest: 17 - Robert Cessna
1010
Points
10Oregon
1-0Actual: 9
Highest: 4 - Bob Ballou
Lowest: 17 - Adam Cole
1077
Points
11Penn State
2-0Actual: 8
Highest: 4 - Rece Davis
Lowest: 14 - Chris Murray
1090
Points
12USC
1-0Actual: 11
Highest: 3 - Randy Johnson
Lowest: 14 - Kirk Kenney
1022
Points
13Kansas State
2-0Actual: 14
Highest: 10 - Kirk Kenney
Lowest: 21 - 2 Voters
702
Points
14Oklahoma
2-0Actual: 15
Highest: 10 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - Rece Davis
672
Points
15LSU
1-1Actual: 16
Highest: 13 - 4 Voters
Lowest: NR - 1 Voters
521
Points
16Notre Dame
1-1Actual: 18
Highest: 13 - 3 Voters
Lowest: NR - 4 Voters
427
Points
17Oklahoma State
2-0Actual: 13
Highest: 11 - Jon Wilner
Lowest: 21 - Bob Ballou
734
Points
18Michigan
1-1Actual: 17
Highest: 12 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 3 Voters
503
Points
19Arizona
1-0Actual: 20
Highest: 12 - Stephen Means
Lowest: NR - 4 Voters
381
Points
20Clemson
1-1Actual: 22
Highest: 15 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 8 Voters
292
Points
21Louisville
2-0Actual: 19
Highest: 13 - Eric Hansen
Lowest: NR - 5 Voters
383
Points
22Nebraska
2-0Actual: 23
Highest: 12 - Jon Wilner
Lowest: NR - 31 Voters
142
Points

EXTREME PICK

This pick is 5+ spots from the actual ranking.
23Kansas
1-1Actual: 33
Highest: 18 - Brenna Greene
Lowest: NR - 56 Voters
22
Points
24Boise State
1-0Actual: 27
Highest: 13 - Adam Zucker
Lowest: NR - 41 Voters
77
Points
25Syracuse
2-0Actual: 29
Highest: 19 - Brian Howell
Lowest: NR - 35 Voters
63
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 21-Iowa State24-Boston College25-Northern Illinois