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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Oct 20, 2019 Week 9 Rankings for Jim Holder1 Alabama (24) 7-0 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 24 Voters Lowest: 5 - Jon Wilner 1486
2 Clemson (9) 7-0 Actual: 4Highest: 1 - 9 Voters Lowest: 6 - 2 Voters 1408
3 Oklahoma 7-0 Actual: 5Highest: 2 - Mark Whicker Lowest: 5 - 32 Voters 1343
4 Ohio State (13) 7-0 Actual: 3Highest: 1 - 13 Voters Lowest: 5 - 9 Voters 1429
5 LSU (16) 7-0 Actual: 2Highest: 1 - 16 Voters Lowest: 5 - 4 Voters 1462
6 Penn State 7-0 Actual: 6Highest: 5 - 2 Voters Lowest: 9 - Chadd Cripe 1224
7 Florida 7-1 Actual: 7Highest: 6 - 7 Voters Lowest: 12 - 3 Voters 1138
8 Georgia 6-1 Actual: 10Highest: 7 - 4 Voters Lowest: 12 - 7 Voters 1031
9 Notre Dame 5-1 Actual: 8Highest: 6 - 6 Voters Lowest: 12 - 2 Voters 1058
10 Auburn 6-1 Actual: 9Highest: 6 - Mark Whicker Lowest: 11 - 5 Voters 1054
11 Oregon 6-1 Actual: 11Highest: 7 - 2 Voters Lowest: 14 - Tom Bragg 979
12 Utah 6-1 Actual: 12Highest: 10 - 2 Voters Lowest: 14 - 4 Voters 852
13 SMU 7-0 Actual: 16Highest: 12 - Michael Vega Lowest: 22 - Soren Petro 587
14 Minnesota 7-0 Actual: 17Highest: 13 - 2 Voters Lowest: 23 - Nathan Baird 577
15 Baylor 7-0 Actual: 14Highest: 9 - Tom Bragg Lowest: 20 - John Bednarowski 732
16 Wisconsin 6-1 Actual: 13Highest: 10 - 3 Voters Lowest: 18 - 2 Voters 767
17 Texas 5-2 Actual: 15Highest: 11 - 2 Voters Lowest: 22 - Jerry DiPaola 627
18 Cincinnati 6-1 Actual: 18Highest: 14 - Andy Greder Lowest: 25 - Dylan Sinn 468
19 Michigan 5-2 Actual: 19Highest: 14 - Don Williams Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 440
20 Iowa 5-2 Actual: 20Highest: 15 - Mark Whicker Lowest: NR - 5 Voters 347
21 Iowa State 5-2 Actual: 23Highest: 15 - Tom Bragg Lowest: NR - 14 Voters 185
22 Appalachian State 6-0 Actual: 21Highest: 14 - Joe Dubin Lowest: NR - 4 Voters 286
23 Wake Forest 6-1 Actual: 25Highest: 19 - 3 Voters Lowest: NR - 25 Voters 118
24 Virginia 5-2 Actual: 27Highest: 18 - Jerry DiPaola Lowest: NR - 51 Voters 29
25 Pittsburgh 5-2 Actual: 28Highest: 22 - Mark Whicker Lowest: NR - 54 Voters 17
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 22-Boise State 24-Arizona State
