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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Dec 1, 2019 Week 15 Rankings for Jim Holder1 LSU (40) 12-0 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 40 Voters Lowest: 2 - 22 Voters 1528
2 Ohio State (19) 12-0 Actual: 2Highest: 1 - 19 Voters Lowest: 3 - 9 Voters 1498
3 Clemson (3) 12-0 Actual: 3Highest: 1 - 3 Voters Lowest: 4 - Jon Wilner 1437
4 Georgia 11-1 Actual: 4Highest: 3 - Jon Wilner Lowest: 7 - Tom Bragg 1356
5 Utah 11-1 Actual: 5Highest: 4 - 7 Voters Lowest: 10 - Don Williams 1275
6 Oklahoma 11-1 Actual: 6Highest: 5 - 23 Voters Lowest: 8 - Michael Lev 1257
7 Florida 10-2 Actual: 7Highest: 6 - 9 Voters Lowest: 13 - Jerry DiPaola 1135
8 Notre Dame 10-2 Actual: 14Highest: 8 - 3 Voters Lowest: 18 - Tom Bragg 734
9 Wisconsin 10-2 Actual: 10Highest: 7 - 3 Voters Lowest: 17 - Michael Vega 971
10 Auburn 9-3 Actual: 11Highest: 7 - 2 Voters Lowest: 15 - 3 Voters 957
11 Alabama 10-2 Actual: 9Highest: 6 - 2 Voters Lowest: 17 - Ryan Aber 995
12 Penn State 10-2 Actual: 12Highest: 7 - Jon Wilner Lowest: 16 - 3 Voters 890
13 Memphis 11-1 Actual: 16Highest: 10 - 2 Voters Lowest: 20 - Don Williams 615
14 Baylor 11-1 Actual: 8Highest: 6 - Tom Bragg Lowest: 15 - Jon Wilner 1074
15 Iowa 9-3 Actual: 18Highest: 13 - 2 Voters Lowest: 23 - Tom Bragg 537
16 Oregon 10-2 Actual: 13Highest: 7 - Neill Ostrout Lowest: 17 - 2 Voters 799
17 Cincinnati 10-2 Actual: 21Highest: 17 - Jim Holder Lowest: NR - 7 Voters 237
18 Michigan 9-3 Actual: 17Highest: 10 - Jon Wilner Lowest: 22 - Joe Dubin 603
19 Boise State 11-1 Actual: 19Highest: 11 - Michael Vega Lowest: NR - Don Williams 463
20 Minnesota 10-2 Actual: 15Highest: 11 - 3 Voters Lowest: 20 - 2 Voters 683
21 Appalachian State 11-1 Actual: 20Highest: 18 - Michael Vega Lowest: NR - 4 Voters 288
22 Virginia 9-3 Actual: 22Highest: 19 - 5 Voters Lowest: NR - 5 Voters 231
23 USC 8-4 Actual: 24Highest: 19 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 14 Voters 157
24 Oklahoma State 8-4 Actual: 27Highest: 18 - Don Williams Lowest: NR - 48 Voters 36
25 Kansas State 8-4 Actual: 27Highest: 20 - Soren Petro Lowest: NR - 46 Voters 36
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 23-Navy 25-Air Force
