Jim Holder WTVA-Tupelo (Saltillo, MS) About: After spending almost a year in the financial investments business, Jim Holder returned to WTVA in December 2008. He previously spent 10 years in the WTVA sports department, where he began as a reporter and eventually became a weekday anchor.
Jim has co-hosted the football shows Friday Night Fever and First Down on FOX and has been honored by the Associated Press for Best Sports Reporting.
Before arriving at WTVA in 1998, Jim was the sports director at WBBJ-TV in Jackson, Tennessee. He is a 1993 graduate of the University of Southern Mississippi.
Jim and his wife, Nan, were married in 2002 and reside in Tupelo.
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Nov 24, 2019 Week 14 Rankings for Jim Holder1 LSU (50) 11-0 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 50 Voters Lowest: 3 - Nathan Baird 1537
2 Ohio State (9) 11-0 Actual: 2Highest: 1 - 9 Voters Lowest: 3 - 11 Voters 1486
3 Clemson (3) 11-0 Actual: 3Highest: 1 - 3 Voters Lowest: 4 - Jon Wilner 1440
4 Georgia 10-1 Actual: 4Highest: 3 - Jon Wilner Lowest: 8 - Tom Bragg 1347
5 Alabama 10-1 Actual: 5Highest: 4 - 9 Voters Lowest: 9 - Ryan Aber 1283
6 Utah 10-1 Actual: 6Highest: 4 - 5 Voters Lowest: 12 - Don Williams 1231
7 Oklahoma 10-1 Actual: 7Highest: 5 - 8 Voters Lowest: 10 - 2 Voters 1189
8 Michigan 9-2 Actual: 10Highest: 7 - John Bednarowski Lowest: 15 - 3 Voters 913
9 Florida 9-2 Actual: 8Highest: 7 - 11 Voters Lowest: 14 - Nathan Baird 1058
10 Cincinnati 10-1 Actual: 18Highest: 10 - Jim Holder Lowest: 24 - Jerry DiPaola 518
11 Notre Dame 9-2 Actual: 15Highest: 9 - John Bednarowski Lowest: 19 - Brett McMurphy 701
12 Penn State 9-2 Actual: 12Highest: 7 - Nathan Baird Lowest: 16 - 4 Voters 903
13 Memphis 10-1 Actual: 17Highest: 12 - 3 Voters Lowest: 23 - Don Williams 535
14 Wisconsin 9-2 Actual: 13Highest: 9 - 3 Voters Lowest: 19 - 2 Voters 791
15 Iowa 8-3 Actual: 19Highest: 13 - Tom D'Angelo Lowest: 23 - Tom Bragg 510
16 Minnesota 10-1 Actual: 9Highest: 7 - 6 Voters Lowest: 17 - 4 Voters 996
17 Baylor 10-1 Actual: 11Highest: 7 - Tom Bragg Lowest: 19 - John Bednarowski 910
18 Auburn 8-3 Actual: 16Highest: 8 - Don Williams Lowest: 21 - Conor O'Neill 635
19 Oregon 9-2 Actual: 14Highest: 9 - Neill Ostrout Lowest: 19 - Jim Holder 784
20 Boise State 10-1 Actual: 20Highest: 13 - Michael Vega Lowest: NR - Don Williams 410
21 Oklahoma State 8-3 Actual: 21Highest: 18 - Soren Petro Lowest: NR - Brian Howell 266
22 Iowa State 7-4 Actual: 26Highest: 20 - Don Williams Lowest: NR - 31 Voters 74
23 Appalachian State 10-1 Actual: 22Highest: 19 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 6 Voters 206
24 Virginia Tech 8-3 Actual: 23Highest: 20 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 17 Voters 147
25 USC 8-4 Actual: 25Highest: 19 - Sam McKewon Lowest: NR - 33 Voters 79
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 24-Navy
