John SteppeCedar Rapids Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA)
E-mail: john.steppe@thegazette.com
Twitter: @JSteppe1
About: I am the Iowa Hawkeyes football reporter for The Gazette. I previously covered business and sports enterprise for The Gazette. I’m a born-and-raised Midwesterner and Marquette University alumnus. When I’m not working, I’m likely hiking, eating cheese curds or watching more sports.


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Aug 12, 2024Pre-Season Rankings for John Steppe
1Georgia (46)
0-0Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 46 Voters
Lowest: 3 - 2 Voters
1532
Points
2Ohio State (15)
0-0Actual: 2
Highest: 1 - 15 Voters
Lowest: 5 - 2 Voters
1490
Points
3Oregon (1)
0-0Actual: 3
Highest: 1 - Brett McMurphy
Lowest: 6 - Kirk Kenney
1403
Points
4Texas
0-0Actual: 4
Highest: 2 - 6 Voters
Lowest: 6 - Koki Riley
1386
Points
5Ole Miss
0-0Actual: 6
Highest: 4 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 15 - Chris Murray
1189
Points
6Penn State
0-0Actual: 8
Highest: 5 - Pete Yanity
Lowest: 18 - Greg Madia
1060
Points
7Alabama
0-0Actual: 5
Highest: 3 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 10 - Eric Hansen
1260
Points
8Notre Dame
0-0Actual: 7
Highest: 5 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 12 - Creg Stephenson
1122
Points
9LSU
0-0Actual: 13
Highest: 8 - Joe Arruda
Lowest: 20 - 2 Voters
804
Points
10Missouri
0-0Actual: 11
Highest: 6 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 20 - Matt Brown
927
Points

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11Oklahoma
0-0Actual: 16
Highest: 6 - Chris Murray
Lowest: NR - 4 Voters
566
Points
12Michigan
0-0Actual: 9
Highest: 5 - 4 Voters
Lowest: 21 - Koki Riley
995
Points
13Utah
0-0Actual: 12
Highest: 5 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 21 - Chris Murray
887
Points
14Florida State
0-0Actual: 10
Highest: 6 - 5 Voters
Lowest: 16 - 2 Voters
971
Points
15Oklahoma State
0-0Actual: 17
Highest: 9 - Jon Wilner
Lowest: NR - Steven Johnson
538
Points
16Clemson
0-0Actual: 14
Highest: 9 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 22 - Garland Gillen
689
Points
17Texas A&M
0-0Actual: 20
Highest: 10 - Joe Arruda
Lowest: NR - 18 Voters
292
Points
18Tennessee
0-0Actual: 15
Highest: 8 - Chris Murray
Lowest: NR - 2 Voters
629
Points
19Miami (FL)
0-0Actual: 19
Highest: 6 - Dylan Sinn
Lowest: NR - 5 Voters
492
Points
20Kansas State
0-0Actual: 18
Highest: 11 - Brett McMurphy
Lowest: NR - Chip Towers
526
Points
21Iowa
0-0Actual: 25
Highest: 13 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 30 Voters
140
Points
22USC
0-0Actual: 23
Highest: 14 - Eric Hansen
Lowest: NR - 22 Voters
172
Points

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23SMU
0-0Actual: 29
Highest: 18 - Karley Marotta
Lowest: NR - 51 Voters
33
Points
24Virginia Tech
0-0Actual: 27
Highest: 17 - Greg Madia
Lowest: NR - 40 Voters
77
Points

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25Memphis
0-0Actual: 34
Highest: 20 - Damien Sordelett
Lowest: NR - 54 Voters
16
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 21-Arizona22-Kansas24-NC State